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How Climate-Induced Migration Entered the UN Policy Agenda in 2007-2010: A Multiple Streams Assessment
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Abstract In 2007, issues regarding climate-induced migration took a giant leap on the international policy agenda at the same time as a growth of interest in and salience of climate security. From having been a technical non-issue since the 1980s, climate-induced migration became one of the most emphasised c... view more
In 2007, issues regarding climate-induced migration took a giant leap on the international policy agenda at the same time as a growth of interest in and salience of climate security. From having been a technical non-issue since the 1980s, climate-induced migration became one of the most emphasised consequences of climate change for a short period. After three years of fluidity in actors, institutions, and conceptual framings, issues of climate change and migration reached a formal recognition in the 2010 Cancún Adaptation Framework, marking a new era for policy discussions on climate-induced migration. This article sets out to show why this issue, which had been known to policymakers and academia for at least two decades, took such a major leap up the agenda at this specific point in time. The article draws from rich primary interview material together with an analytical framework based on the multiple streams framework in order to systematically answer this question. In doing so, the article primarily offers an empirical contribution to the knowledge and understanding of the specific agenda-setting mechanisms of climate-induced migration in an international policy context.... view less
Keywords
climate change; migration; refugee; UNO; international politics; global governance
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
climate-induced migration; multiple streams framework; windows of opportunity
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 16-26
Journal
Politics and Governance, 9 (2021) 4
Issue topic
Climate Change and Security
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed