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Resettlement of people living on islands in anticipation of climate impacts risks maladaptation, but some forms of population movement carry fewer risks and larger rewards in terms of adapting to climate change.

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1. Jon Barnett and Saffron J. O'Neill are in the Department of Resource Management and Geography, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia,
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Barnett, J., O'Neill, S. Islands, resettlement and adaptation.Nature Clim Change 2, 8–10 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1334

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• Published: 20 December 2011
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