Future-making beyond (im)mobility through tethered resilience

Mallick, Bishawjit; Hunter, Lori; Ackerly, Brooke; Priordashini, Rup; Kelman, Ilan; Boas, Ingrid; Castro, Brianna; Czaika, Mathias; Ahmed, Bayes; Asan, Md. Nasif; Arboleda, Maijana Fajardo; Bailey, Ajay; Bayrak, Mucahid; Best, Kelsea; Carrico, Amanda; Draper, Jamie; Etzold, Benjamin; Farbotko, Carol; Gain, Animesh Kumar; Ghosh, Tuhin; Gilligan, Jonathan; Helbich, Marco; Labib, S. M.; Sampaio, Dora; Naser, Mostafa; Otsuki, Kei; Ronald, Balgah; Saha, Oishi Rani; Sakdapolrak, Patrick; Samanta, Gopa; Schmock, Klara; Sterly, Harald; Sultana, Zakia; van der Geest, Kees; Viani, Anna; van den Berg, J.

doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02506-8

Bishawjit Mallick, Lori Hunter, Brooke Ackerly, Rup Priordashini, Ilan Kelman, Ingrid Boas, Brianna Castro, Mathias Czaika, Bayes Ahmed, Md. Nasif Asan, Maijana Fajardo Arboleda, Ajay Bailey, Mucahid Bayrak, Kelsea Best, Amanda Carrico, Jamie Draper, Benjamin Etzold, Carol Farbotko, Animesh Kumar Gain, Tuhin Ghosh, Jonathan Gilligan, Marco Helbich, S. M. Labib, Dora Sampaio, Mostafa Naser, Kei Otsuki, Balgah Ronald, Oishi Rani Saha, Patrick Sakdapolrak, Gopa Samanta, Klara Schmock, Harald Sterly, Zakia Sultana, Kees van der Geest, Anna Viani, & J. van den Berg, Future-making beyond (im)mobility through tethered resilience, Nature Climate Change (2025). DOI PDF

Abstract:

Adaptation to climate change goes beyond the migration-non-migration divide. Families and communities combine mobility with rootedness, drawing on cultural ties, intergenerational learning, and lived knowledge to navigate risks and shape long-term futures.