Priorities for consent-based and well-supported climate relocations

Climate-related planned relocations are happening globally yet vary significantly. Drawing on diverse case studies, the authors of this paper present a framework to showcase these differences and identify advocacy priorities and research needs across contexts to ensure more consensual and well-supported relocation practices.

Bower, E., Durand-Delacre, D., Piggott-McKellar, A. et al. Priorities for consent-based and well-supported climate relocations. Nat Commun 16, 5412 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-61285-0