The unequal effects of resettlement in Coastal Regions: An intersectional vulnerability analysis of resettled fisher communities in Saint Louis, Senegal

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationHumboldt University of Berlinen
cg.contributor.affiliationLeibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)en
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversit´e Gaston Bergeren
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversit´e Paris Saclayen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)en
cg.contributor.initiativeFragility, Conflict, and Migration
cg.coverage.countrySenegal
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2SN
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.creator.identifierStephanie Jaquet: 0000-0002-5188-1966
cg.creator.identifierLeonardo Medina Santa Cruz: 0000-0001-5669-2083
cg.creator.identifierMICHELLE BONATTI: 0000-0001-8511-5365
cg.creator.identifierProf. Dr. habil. Stefan Sieber: 0000-0002-4849-7277
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105626en
cg.identifier.urlhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420925004509?via%3Dihuben
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn2212-4209en
cg.journalInternational Journal of Disaster Risk Reductionen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformation
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatCLIMATE CHANGEen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatPOLICYen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatRESILIENCEen
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigation
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutionsen
cg.volume127en
dc.contributor.authorRenkamp, Theresa Marieen
dc.contributor.authorReine, Hane Marieen
dc.contributor.authorJaquet, Stéphanieen
dc.contributor.authorMedina, Leonardoen
dc.contributor.authorBonatti, Michelleen
dc.contributor.authorSieber, Stefanen
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-25T07:28:21Z
dc.date.available2025-06-25T07:28:21Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/175298
dc.titleThe unequal effects of resettlement in Coastal Regions: An intersectional vulnerability analysis of resettled fisher communities in Saint Louis, Senegalen
dcterms.abstractThe coast of West Africa is particularly affected by coastal erosion and inundation as a result of sea-level rise. Managed resettlement has emerged as a crucial adaptation strategy for vulnerable coastal communities. However, the retreat of fisher communities and unequal resettlement outcomes in the Global South remain under-researched. This study seeks to examine how the vulnerability of various groups within fisher communities has evolved following their resettlement inland. Given the highly gendered division of labour in fishery-based livelihoods – and its effects on intra-household and community power relations – a contextually grounded vulnerability analysis must consider not only livelihood provision but also reproductive labour and structural causes of vulnerability. For this, the study applies a framework informed by feminist political ecology and intersectionality. A comparative case study analysis of resettled fisherfolks in Saint Louis, Senegal, was conducted through a mixed method approach, including a quantitative survey (n = 115), focus group discussions, and participatory mapping exercises. An intersectional analysis was conducted across social groups defined by location, gender, age, marital status, wives’ position, and household status. An increase in vulnerability was observed followingresettlement due to everyday struggles in providing livelihood, precarious living conditions affecting social reproductive work, and exposure to gender-based violence and criminality within the resettlement. As the adaptive capacity of certain groups, including young unmarried individuals and women, was especially diminished due to social isolation, limited agency and work opportunities, the resettlement increased marginalisation. Overall, the study shows that mismanagement of resettlement projects can lead to maladaptation. A successful resettlement necessitates a balanced, context-specific approach, combining immediate recovery efforts with strategic, long-term planning, and acknowledging communities' livelihood traditions as well as intersectional vulnerabilities.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2025-06-05
dcterms.bibliographicCitationRenkamp, T.M.; Reine, H.M.; Jaquet, S.; Medina, L.; Bonatti, M.; Sieber, S. (2025) The unequal effects of resettlement in Coastal Regions: An intersectional vulnerability analysis of resettled fisher communities in Saint Louis, Senegal. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 127: 105626. ISSN: 2212-4209en
dcterms.extent105626en
dcterms.issued2025-06-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
dcterms.publisherElsevier BVen
dcterms.subjectvulnerabilityen
dcterms.subjectgender analysisen
dcterms.subjectfisheriesen
dcterms.subjectadaptive capacityen
dcterms.subjectresettlementen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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