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CJRF’s grantmaking on Non-Economic Loss and Damage (NELD) has taken an intentional accompaniment approach and is actively sharing what this has looked like in practice. One element of the accompaniment approach partners have truly appreciated has been a series of ...
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In 2023, United Nations University - EHS released a report exploring the work of CJRF partners addressing climate mobility. One key topic it explores is how migration can be a consequence of L&D.
How does displacement drive loss and damage? Can planned relocation reduce it—or, if poorly supported, create it? And what happens to those who cannot or choose not to move at all?
In 2023, United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) released a report exploring the work of CJRF partners addressing climate mobility. One key question it poses is: How can immobility drive L&D?
For the Banaban community, this question reflects a lived reality spanning generations. In the 1940s, the British colonial government mined their homeland—Banaba (Ocean Island)—for phosphate, leaving it uninhabitable. Forced to relocate, many Banabans moved to Rabi Island in Fiji, while others dispersed across the Pacific.
In Bangladesh’s coastal regions of Kutubdia and Bashkhali, climate-induced disasters have destroyed homes, land, and livelihoods, leaving families displaced and vulnerable. Many end up on embankments or roadsides without secure shelter or access to basic services like water, healthcare, or education.
In several Alaskan villages—including Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Newtok—residents made the decision to relocate over 20 years ago due to the threats posed by coastal erosion, flooding, and permafrost thaw.
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