Remittances for Disaster Risk Management: Perspectives from Pacific Island Migrants Living in New Zealand
Abstract In many low-income countries, migrant remittances are essential in sustaining people’s livelihoods and become even more important during and after disasters. Researchers, policymakers, and practitioners increasingly emphasize the need to better support this people-based mechanism, so disast...
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| description | Abstract In many low-income countries, migrant remittances are essential in sustaining people’s livelihoods and become even more important during and after disasters. Researchers, policymakers, and practitioners increasingly emphasize the need to better support this people-based mechanism, so disaster risk can be reduced. This suggests the importance of understanding migrants’ perspectives on the remittance channels used and the challenges and opportunities of supporting remittances. However, such information is largely missing. Drawing on interviews and a focus group discussion carried out with Pacific Island migrants living in New Zealand, the article identifies the capacity of migrants to utilize different remittance channels and resources to assist those affected in their country of origin. Challenges faced include high transfer fees, lack of information and support from external stakeholders, and limited resources to effectively send both individual and collective remittances. The article concludes that there is a serious need to involve a large array of stakeholders in finding ways to better support remittances for disaster risk management, including migrants, government agencies, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and those receiving remittances. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2f2c65c8e802477baf6344f558621fc32022-12-21T18:55:54ZengSpringerOpenInternational Journal of Disaster Risk Science2095-00552192-63952018-09-019333134310.1007/s13753-018-0183-8Remittances for Disaster Risk Management: Perspectives from Pacific Island Migrants Living in New ZealandJenna Pairama0Loïc Le Dé1Public Health and Psychosocial Studies, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of TechnologyEmergency and Disaster Management, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of TechnologyAbstract In many low-income countries, migrant remittances are essential in sustaining people’s livelihoods and become even more important during and after disasters. Researchers, policymakers, and practitioners increasingly emphasize the need to better support this people-based mechanism, so disaster risk can be reduced. This suggests the importance of understanding migrants’ perspectives on the remittance channels used and the challenges and opportunities of supporting remittances. However, such information is largely missing. Drawing on interviews and a focus group discussion carried out with Pacific Island migrants living in New Zealand, the article identifies the capacity of migrants to utilize different remittance channels and resources to assist those affected in their country of origin. Challenges faced include high transfer fees, lack of information and support from external stakeholders, and limited resources to effectively send both individual and collective remittances. The article concludes that there is a serious need to involve a large array of stakeholders in finding ways to better support remittances for disaster risk management, including migrants, government agencies, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and those receiving remittances.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13753-018-0183-8Disaster risk managementMigrationNew ZealandPacific Island countriesRemittances |
| spellingShingle | Jenna Pairama Loïc Le Dé Remittances for Disaster Risk Management: Perspectives from Pacific Island Migrants Living in New Zealand International Journal of Disaster Risk Science Disaster risk management Migration New Zealand Pacific Island countries Remittances |
| title | Remittances for Disaster Risk Management: Perspectives from Pacific Island Migrants Living in New Zealand |
| title_full | Remittances for Disaster Risk Management: Perspectives from Pacific Island Migrants Living in New Zealand |
| title_fullStr | Remittances for Disaster Risk Management: Perspectives from Pacific Island Migrants Living in New Zealand |
| title_full_unstemmed | Remittances for Disaster Risk Management: Perspectives from Pacific Island Migrants Living in New Zealand |
| title_short | Remittances for Disaster Risk Management: Perspectives from Pacific Island Migrants Living in New Zealand |
| title_sort | remittances for disaster risk management perspectives from pacific island migrants living in new zealand |
| topic | Disaster risk management Migration New Zealand Pacific Island countries Remittances |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13753-018-0183-8 |
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