文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Using Government Resettlement Projects as a Sustainable Adaptation Strategy for Climate Change

作者：Lei, Yinru[1,2,3,4,5] Finlayson, C. Max[4] Thwaites, Rik[4,5] Shi, Guoqing[6] Cui, Lijuan[1,2,3]

第一作者：Lei, Yinru;雷茵茹

通信作者：Finlayson, CM[1]

机构：[1]Chinese Acad Forestry, Inst Wetland Res, Beijing 100091, Peoples R China;[2]Beijing Key Lab Wetland Ecol Funct & Restorat, Beijing 100091, Peoples R China;[3]Beijing Hanshiqiao Natl Wetland Ecosyst Res Stn, Beijing 101399, Peoples R China;[4]Charles Sturt Univ, Inst Land Water & Soc, Albury, NSW 2640, Australia;[5]Charles Sturt Univ, Sch Environm Sci, Albury, NSW 2640, Australia;[6]Natl Res Ctr Resettlement, Nanjing 210098, Jiangsu, Peoples R China

年份：2017

卷号：9

期号：8

外文期刊名：SUSTAINABILITY

收录：;Scopus(收录号：2-s2.0-85026767157);WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:000408861800088)，SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:000408861800088)】；

基金：This paper forms part of the primary author's PhD research. We are grateful for the financial sponsorship of Charles Sturt University and the Institute of Wetland Research. We thank the government officials who provided help during the survey, and all those who participated in the interviews in Shangnan County.

语种：英文

外文关键词：climate change; government resettlement projects; sustainable; adaptation; maladaptation

摘要：Given that increasing migration has been addressed as a major consequence of climate change, a growing number of scholars suggest that the planned relocation of people or Government Resettlement Projects (GRPs) should be included in climate change adaptation. This paper reviews the status of climate change and environmentally induced migration in China, and then presents an empirical case study in Shangnan County in northwest China, where a specific GRP called the Massive Southern Shaanxi Migration Program' (MSSMP) has been initiated in response to climate change-related impacts. The results showed that the MSSMP helped local residents to adapt better climate change by reducing exposures to risk, enabling mobility, providing financial incentives, raising living standards, and improving emotional status. Furthermore, the MSSMP added additional benefits for migrants compared with traditional GRPs by respecting voluntary participation, preparing for future risks, and reducing social isolation via a short relocation distance. However, GRPs could also be seen as a maladaptation to climate change because they disproportionately increase the burden on the most vulnerable community members, such as those who are financially disadvantaged, new migrants, and people who are left behind. The paper further suggests that the GRPs should be designed by involving multiple adaptation strategies as supplements for GRPs, and broadening the political schemes to consider the special needs of vulnerable groups. This study contributes to an understanding of the roles of GRPs in sustainable climate change adaptation, thereby facilitating the design, organization, and implication of future similar programs.