Where do we go now? Renters' experiences of housing precarity and climate disaster
Climate disasters, and responses to them, reinforce and exacerbate existing inequities and vulnerabilities, increasing complex legal needs and legal need problem clusters. This research project will explore the longer-term outcomes of renters who are evicted due to climate disasters, refining the role of community legal centres in disaster response spaces and determining whether access to legal information or advice might positively alter outcomes.
Climate disasters will continue to increase in frequency and severity, affecting regions and communities which have previously remained unscathed. Flood modelling by Melbourne Water suggests that 3 million homes could be affected by riverine flooding by 2030. Climate disasters, and our responses to them, reinforce and exacerbate existing inequities and vulnerabilities, increasing complex legal needs and legal need problem clusters. This research project will explore the longer-term outcomes of renters who are evicted due to climate disasters, refining the role of CLCs in disaster response spaces and determining whether access to legal information or advice might have positively altered outcomes.
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