The Dual Relationship Between Human Mobility and Climate Change in Central Asia: Tackling the Vulnerability of Mobility Infrastructure and Transport-Related Environmental Issues

Abstract Human mobility impacts the global climate and in turn human mobility. Fuel-based transport emits CO 2 electric raises issue of electricity production its environmental impacts. Conversely, roads, railways, vehicles ways travelling can be impacted by extreme events, such as floods, storms, thawing permafrost melting asphalt. This second aspect relationship between change is rarely explored, even within scholarship on ‘climate mobility’. Focusing Central Asia, this chapter presents specificities region regarding environment–mobilities nexus highlights adverse climate-related disruptions for populations region. The based author’s fieldwork particularly Tajikistan, press articles scientific literature topic. It discusses complex mobilities addresses interconnection justice provides policy recommendations to promote sustainable reduce dependence