Where to live? How climate change is forcing us to rethink our relationship with our surroundings
- Posted on September 28, 2026
- By Le Monde
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In brief
Climate change is reshaping where humans can safely live, forcing communities worldwide to reassess environmental and social factors. Beyond physical hazards like extreme temperatures, flooding, and drought, the psychological bond between residents and their environment proves crucial for successful adaptation. Understanding this human-place relationship becomes essential as populations migrate to climate-resilient regions, influencing urban planning and sustainable development strategies for the coming decades.
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Where to live? How climate change is forcing us to rethink our relationship with our surroundings
Excessive heat, water shortages, rising sea levels: A place's habitability depends first and foremost on physical thresholds. But it also depends on the relationship between a space and the people who live there, which plays a key role in how people adapt to climate change.
