Health, migration, and the climate crisis: an exploratory qualitative study in an informal settlement in Santiago, Chile

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dc.contributor.authorWatkins, Loreto
dc.contributor.authorBlanco, Estela
dc.contributor.authorBarraza, Javiera
dc.contributor.authorDíaz de León, Alejandra
dc.contributor.authorPérez, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorRocha-Jiménez, Teresita
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-10T19:36:56Z
dc.date.available2025-12-10T19:36:56Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractMigrants in urban areas of developing countries are among the most vulnerable populations to the impacts of the climate crisis. Already facing structural inequities, migrants must cope with limited access to stable housing, essential services, and climate-resilient infrastructure. In this paper, we explore the intersections of health, migration, and the climate crisis through an exploratory qualitative study conducted in Un Nuevo Amanecer, an informal urban settlement in Santiago, Chile. This approach, involving 21 migrant residents, examined health vulnerabilities and community strategies in response to climate crisis conditions. We addressed the effects of extreme weather events and urban conditions among migrant populations, such as landslides, heat, and cold waves, fires, floods, and air pollution. The settlement’s location on unsafe land and poor infrastructure exacerbates residents’ social and health vulnerabilities, including emerging illnesses, mental health impacts, and limited personal resources and institutional support to cope with climate events like fires and extreme weather. Our findings highlight the crucial role of urban environments in promoting health, well-being, and resilience, while also guiding the development of more effective strategies to address the challenges of the climate crisis in vulnerable migrant populations
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2025-12-10
dc.format.extent14 páginas
dc.fuente.origenSIPA
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/23748834.2025.2536890
dc.identifier.scopusidSCOPUS_ID:105015179942
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2025.2536890
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/107345
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001564237600001
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina; Blanco, Estela; 0000-0002-6232-9210; 1232774
dc.issue.numero5
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido completo
dc.pagina.final872
dc.pagina.inicio859
dc.revistaCities & Health
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectMigration
dc.subjectClimate crisis
dc.subjectInformal settlement
dc.subjectChile
dc.subject.ddc550
dc.subject.ods11 Sustainable cities and communities
dc.subject.ods13 Climate action
dc.subject.odspa11 Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.titleHealth, migration, and the climate crisis: an exploratory qualitative study in an informal settlement in Santiago, Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen9
sipa.codpersvinculados1232774
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