A globalized term to describe migrants who flee their country/home due to unfavorable environmental changes.

Globalization is involved because ideas are being spread that originate from the western world and are reaching islands that are not developed. This could be due to trade, technology advancements, etc...

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Other countries begin to look away from the crucial issues causing migration (economic, social problems) and focus the blame on climate change.

Because when individuals from developing countries are moving to industrialized countries it is seen as migration that needs explanation of what problem they are running from and vice versa, when an individual moves from a industrialized to developing country it is seen just as travel, leisure, "freedom of mobility", etc.

Migration and adaptation are currently seen as not related. Migration is seen as a flee from a homeland and adaptation would be dealing with the problems that arise domestically. The author argues that "mobility needs to be seen as a potential part of the solution rather than an inherent problem"

"An idea to be strongly resisted"

"solidarity and presenting an image of a cohesive community" or a sense of togetherness and non-abandonment... "exodus was simply not part of an acceptable future scenario"

The climate refugee discourse in Tuvalu can be compared to the spheres theory and the world is putting emphasis on the ethnoscape of climate refugees and neglecting financescape and others.

An underdeveloped country would lack the resources to domestically manage a climate disaster (i.e. disaster relief programs). Increasing likelihood of migration in underdeveloped countries.

Disadvantage: negative connotation of climate refugees becomes prevalent

Benefit: Their "climate vulnerability" can be a talking point for funding or aid.

I believe that if the UN is going to accept the label of "climate refugees" and these refugees move into a UN ally country or protective zone, that the UN should provide legal protection because some of these climate refugee may have moved because of political or economic reason that amplified climate changes and could be argued to fall under the category of political refugee.

Neoliberalism moves to impose a set of ideas and values on a certain group/nation. This notion of "climate refugee" began by talks in the developed (western) world and saw these less developed countries as something to fix rather than taking into consideration the opinion and position of the "climate refugee" population. Almost a hegemonic direction of discourse.

People have been moving in and out of the Tuvalu before climate change became a global issue. The moment it became a global issue, proponents of the negative effects of climate change pointed to climate change vulnerable areas-- like Tuvalu-- as a place to draw evidence. This is not the main reason people are migrating. Some migrate for the betterment of opportunity.

The other issues are not of western concern. Tuvalu is not a big global market actor so the outside world does not care about economic issues but are a location for climate change vulnerability.