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NO Golfcourses on St. Helena Island Cultural Protection Overlay District! Protect the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Protection Overlay for St. Helena Island - Sign the Petition! chng.it/nNjLxLqZ via @Change
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My transition out of academia is an opportune time to take stock of what I've learned from 17 years of research on disasters & climate impacts. Top of mind: in our decentralized land-use system, its going to take more than good information to make better development decisions. 🧵
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Thanks so much for the great feature! @betterbuyout loves working with our partners on this critical issue.
Alexandra Tempus@tempus_flies
Often politically abandoned, U.S. communities hit by climate disaster are turning to their own neighbors with a revolutionary question: should we move? @landpolicy, I profiled Climigration Network, where locals are co-creating their own paths to safety: lincolninst.edu/publications/a…
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Introducing the 2022 #Grist50 list! Meet 50 inspiring Fixers who are showing that a better, cleaner, more just future is still possible.
See the list: grist.org/fix/grist-50/2…
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The US is an oligarchy where 3 billionaires hoard more wealth than half the nation & working class people aren’t guaranteed healthcare or a living wage, yet Biden & the Democrats are on TV pontificating about bringing “democracy” to the world when we don’t have democracy at home.
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I’m so honored to be a part of the 2022 #Grist50 fixers team. Working with @betterbuyout to provide holistic relocation assistance to families affected by increasing climate impacts is hard work I’m deeply proud of. We still have so much work to do. #climatemigration
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As the cofounder and executive director of @betterbuyout, Kelly Leilani Main (@LeilaniMain) helps communities get ready for the climate migrations to come #Grist50 #kelly-leilani-main" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">grist.org/fix/grist-50/2…
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Even IF all nations meet their COP26 goals, US flood losses will grow 26.4 percent. (Note IF is in all caps)
washingtonpost.com/business/2022/…
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Our ED @LeilaniMain will be a panelist at the 2022 Consortium for Scenario Planning conference held by @landpolicy! She'll discuss our research with @dept_llc on adaptive reuse of buyout properties. Hope to see you there! #scenarios2022 tinyurl.com/a437c3zr
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy@landpolicy
Scenario planning enables communities to plan around uncertain events by exploring possible futures. Explore the intersection of #scenarioplanning & #climatechange at the 2022 Consortium for Scenario Planning conference, Feb. 3-4 2022. #scenarios2022 tinyurl.com/a437c3zr
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10. Perhaps this sounds politically realistic. But given the choice, I think a lot of governments would pick this kind of migration over chaotic displacement.
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9. At the moment adoption funding is mostly spent trying to help people stay put.
This is important and should continue.
But some *extra* adoption money earmarked for helping people move could be transformative
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8. It could mean carefully planned relocation projects that enable communities to move before they are forcibly displaced by the impacts of climate change.
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7. Through this lens, climate adaption starts to mean all kinds of different things:
It might mean creating housing and services in cities that people are likely to move to. 🏡🚉🏥🏙️
It could mean investing to create meaningful work for new arrivals. 👩💼👩🏭👷♀️
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6. Migration is often dangerous, difficult and risky for many. 🛑⚠️
But this is actually a reason for investing in it. My argument here is that adaptation funding should be invested in making migration safer.
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5. So migration is also creating a flow of cash directly to families in some of the most climate vulnerable places.
Again, why not use some adaptation funding to amplify and facilitate this existing trend?
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4. Migration actually helps build resilience for people who stay behind too.
Most people who move send money back to their families. 💵➡️👩👩👧👦
This creates financial stability in the face of livelihoods being eroded by climate change
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3. There are limits to what can be done with resilience building and in situ adaptation.
Pessimistic, maybe. But realistic.
Some people will need and want to move. Why not direct some adaptation funding towards helping them do that safely?
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