There is inadequate institutional capacity to enable movement relocation, with global and national policies identified as too abstract and lacking guidance on ensuring equity . Lack of institutional capacity can lead to resettlements being stalled indefinitely. Climate-related resettlement can be facilitated by novel institutional structures that expand the definition of disaster to include slow onset events, adaptive management frameworks that facilitate a continuum of responses from supporting communities to community relocation and approaches that incorporate existing power dynamics . In 2018, the Fiji Government provided a framework for climate change-related relocation and equipped communities with rights in the planned relocation process . However, even with guidelines in place, local socio-cultural dynamics complicate planning, and relocation should take place only after cost-benefit analysis of all available adaptation options . At a local level, issues around land tenure, a lack of financial support, dedicated governance frameworks and complex planning processes delay action . Funding for climate-related resettlement is currently not readily available, exacerbated by
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