Climate Change and Conflict Report No.196 - • By Ria Shibata, Sylvia Frain, Iemaima Vaai
Report No.196: Climate Change's Intangible Loss and Damage: Exploring the Journeys of Pacific Youth Migrants
Image: jon lyall/Shutterstock.com
The report analyses the findings from a series of Talanoa discussions with young Pasifika migrants living in diaspora communities across Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and USA. It narrates the personal journeys of these young individuals as they cope with the pain of separation from their ancestral lands, and navigate their journey to preserve their identity, dignity, social cohesion and selfhood. The experiences of these youth migrants highlight some of the challenges related to intangible losses and damages that host countries and diaspora communities could address if they are to aid future climate-related migration effectively and assist the integration of migrants into their new societies.