Abstract
AbstractGlobal environmental change has been projected to have a greater impact on human mobility across the globe. In the recent past, the movement of people between islands in the Solomon Islands was voluntary, either through marriage or other social interactions. However, recently climate change-related impacts have begun to force people to move, particularly from the low-lying atolls. Although there is a drive from the international community to address climate change-related resettlement and relocation, there is an urgent need to better understand local migration intervening factors and address these intervening obstacles to the resettlement programme in the Solomon Islands. This chapter discusses the intervening aspects of climate change-related migration and rural–urban migration to Honiara City, the capital of Solomon Islands, the options to address resettlement challenges, and makes recommendations for institutional, legal, and financial mechanisms for the nation’s Resettlement Programme. It is hoped that discussions from this chapter will provide the needed insights and a better understanding of various social, economic, and cultural attributes of climate-related human mobility in relation to Honiara and thereby inform the development and implementation of sound and viable legal and policy measures.
Publisher
Springer Nature Singapore