Cambio climático y migraciones
Una aproximación Delphi en la búsqueda del consenso
Resumen
Los análisis sobre la influencia de los impactos negativos del cambio climático en las migraciones han aumentado en los últimos años. Sin embargo, existen grandes lagunas y posiciones disonantes. El objetivo del presente artículo es conocer el grado de consenso entre la comunidad científica en torno a las migraciones inducidas por el cambio climático, analizando los discursos generados a través del método Delphi. El estudio aborda los discursos en torno a los vínculos entre migraciones y cambio climático, el papel de la migración como estrategia de adaptación y las políticas públicas de cooperación y desarrollo. Concluimos que la investigación sobre cambio climático y migraciones todavía no ha alcanzado suficiente consenso debido al carácter relativamente reciente de la discusión, pero también a la escasez de investigación empírica y a la dificultad de establecer diálogo entre diferentes disciplinas, lo que habría condicionado un limitado desarrollo de políticas públicas.
Palabras clave
migraciones climáticas, métodos de investigación, investigación prospectiva, gobernanza, políticas públicasCitas
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