Success and failure in climate (im)mobility policy solutions around the Indo-Pacific

Principal Investigator

There is a prescient and ongoing need to better understand the drivers, patterns, and required support structures for people, households, and communities engaging with decisions around climate-related (im)mobilities. What we also know is that in these spaces of climate and disaster governance, preparation is exponentially more cost-effective than rapid response. We propose two key activities to manage the problem of understanding success and failure in climate policy possibility solutions in the Indo-Pacific. The first aspect is developing a baseline of climate (im)mobility policy solutions. This would involve developing a typology of climate (im)mobilities policy clusters to both highlight the diversity of mobility types that exist within this broad governance area and provide clarity towards what policy and practice should focus on for improved outcomes for people and communities. The second aspect of this project extends beyond its academic research-based roots to share the findings with policymakers and practitioners across the region. Therefore, we will directly engage with key stakeholders, sharing policy-focused interpretations of the findings and opening up a dialogue to understand the barriers to putting in place the practices we argue for. After these consultations, we will progress to a short, impactful monograph that brings together the academic and the practical to express both the state of climate mobilities governance across Oceania and where the field is heading in the future.

30 Jun 2025 - 30 Jun 2027

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