Climate Change, Disasters, and Internal Displacement in Asia and the Pacific

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Editors
List of contributors
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Acronyms
Table of treaties and international legal and policy documents
Chapter 1 Internal displacement in the context of disasters and climate change in Asia and the Pacific: Introduction to the volume
	Internal displacement in the context of disasters and climate change
	Displacement in the context of disasters and climate change in Asia and the Pacific
	Framing the issue: Merging human rights and political ecology in the study of disaster displacement
	Human rights in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation at international and regional levels
	Structure of the volume
	Notes
	References
	International legal and policy documents
Chapter 2 The role of national law and policy in addressing displacement in the context of disasters and climate change in Asia and the Pacific
	Introduction
	The Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement: A human rights-based framework in need of support
	A human rights-based approach to displacement in the context of disasters and climate change
	National law and policy relevant to disaster displacement in Asia and the Pacific
	Obstacles to implementation of national legal and policy frameworks in particular situations of disaster displacement
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
	International legal and policy documents
	National legal and policy documents
Prevention of and preparedness for displacement
	Chapter 3 Thailand: Flooding disaster, people’s displacement, and state response: A case study of Hat Yai municipality
		Introduction
		Research method
		Recent major flood disasters in Thailand
		Legal framework on disaster management in Thailand
		Flooding in Hat Yai City
		Physical infrastructure approach
		Soft infrastructure approach
		Disaster and displacement
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
		International legal and policy documents
		National legal and policy documents
	Chapter 4 The Philippines: Beyond resilience: Protecting the rights of internally displaced persons in Dulag, Leyte, in the wake of Super Typhoon Haiyan
		Introduction
		The study site and research methods
		The domestic legal framework
		Dulag, Leyte, and Typhoon Haiyan
		Conclusion and ways forward
		Notes
		References
		International legal and policy documents
		National legal and policy documents
Protection during evacuation and throughout displacement
	Chapter 5 Vanuatu: Protecting the rights of vulnerable groups during evacuation: A case study of Cyclone Pam and Mataso Island in Vanuatu
		Introduction
		Method
		The legal, policy, and governance framework in Vanuatu
		Case study of March 2015 Tropical Cyclone Pam, Mataso Island
		Analysis of the role played by law and policy
		Notes
		References
		International legal and policy documents
		National legal and policy documents
		Appendix 1: List of interviews
	Chapter 6 Cambodia: Unpacking the nature of displacement due to flooding in Phreah Kunlong through a human rights-based approach
		Introduction
		Methodology and approach
		Socio-economic background in relation to flooding
		Community disaster preparedness
		Mobility dynamics
		Benefits and drawbacks of movement
		Unpacking displacement
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
		International legal and policy documents
		National legal and policy documents
	Chapter 7 Bangladesh: Flood-related displacement in Fulchhari upazila
		Introduction
		The legal framework
		Displacement due to the 2017 flood in Fulchhari upazila
		Conclusion
		Note
		References
		International legal and policy documents
		National legal and policy documents
		Appendix 1: List of interviews
	Chapter 8 Indonesia: Human rights, persons with disabilities, and the politics of disaster displacement in post-eruption Mt. Sinabung
		Introduction
		Framing the study: A socially grounded human rights-based approach
		The legal and policy frameworks: Governing disaster displacement in Indonesia
		Local complexity and the rights of persons with disabilities during evacuation: The case of Mt. Sinabung
		Reflections from Mt. Sinabung: Protecting the rights of persons with disabilities during and after evacuation in the context of recurrent displacement
		Notes
		References
		International legal and policy documents
		National legal and policy documents
		Appendix 1: List of interviews
Durable solutions
	Chapter 9 Nepal: Protracted displacement from Haku Village, Rasuwa District in the aftermath of the 2015 earthquakes
		Introduction
		Method
		Research study site: Rasuwa district
		Displacement and durable solutions
		Concluding remarks
		Notes
		References
		International legal and policy documents
		National legal and policy documents
	Chapter 10 Solomon Islands: Flooding, displacement, and durable solutions: The April 2014 flood in Honiara
		Introduction
		Method
		Solomon Islands legal framework relating to disasters and displacement
		The April 2014 flood in Honiara
		The role of law and policy: What more could have been done?
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
		International legal and policy documents
		National law and policy
	Conclusion: A research and policy agenda for addressing displacement in the context of disasters and climate change
		Policy implications emerging from the research
		Avenues for further research
		Notes
Index