Oceanic cosmopolitanism: the complexity of waiting for future climate refugees
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Lysaker, O. (2022). Oceanic cosmopolitanism: the complexity of waiting for future climate refugees. Journal of Global Ethics. 10.1080/17449626.2022.2105383Abstract
Waiting may feel like wasted time for people inhabiting small, low-lying, and extremely vulnerable island states as they await rising sea levels. Their homes may soon become uninhabitable due to climate change. The interplay between accelerating natural hazards, an increasing number of climate refugees, and the lack of adequate international refugee protection can prolong their waiting time. Therefore, I examine this experience within the complexity of the waiting framework consisting of existential, legal, and natural waiting. I explore the negative implications of climate refugees’ waiting and how such waiting may be prevented.