Second National Communication to the UNFCCC

Second National Communication to the UNFCCC

Climate Change
Other
2012
See the publication
Year of publication
2012
Specific thematic area
Climate adaptation and/or mitigation
Sector of governance
Climate change
Type of human mobility
Relocation
Characteristics of human mobility
Not available
Type of environmental driver
None
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
None
Type of provision related to human mobility in disaster and climate change contexts
DIRECT GENERAL - The document brings the definition of "retreat".
Sub-region
South-eastern Asia
Region
South-eastern Asia
Macro-region
Asia
Author/issuing body
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Relevant GCM objective
    GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available

Retreat - abandonment of land and structures in vulnerable areas and resettlement of inhabitants; the prevention of development near coastal areas through the imposition of more stringent setback limits, land acquisition, land use restriction and prohibition of reconstruction in areas damaged by storms; and taking measures to enable wetlands to migrate inland.

P. 63

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).