Valuable Beyond Vulnerable: A Scoping Review on the Contributions of Older Forced Migrants in Post-migration Recovery  

作　　者：Prince Chiagozie Ekoh Christine A.Walsh 

机构地区：[1]Faculty of Social Work,University of Calgary,Calgary,AB T2N 1N4,Canada [2]Department of Social Work,University of Nigeria,Nsukka 410001,Nigeria

出　　处：《International Journal of Disaster Risk Science》2024年第2期186-197,共12页国际灾害风险科学学报（英文版）

基　　金：the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation;the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship for their generous support in funding his doctoral program。

摘　　要：During times of crisis, including pandemics, climate change, and forced migration, much of the discourse in ageing research and intervention centers on the vulnerabilities of older adults. Unfortunately, the valuable contributions of older adults to post-disaster recovery and healing are often overlooked and undervalued. Our aim in this scoping review is to shed light on the critical contributions of older forced migrants to post-migration recovery. We set the scene by introducing the two significant global demographic changes of the twenty-first century: forced migration and ageing. We provide a discourse on older forced migrants, ageing in situations of forced migration, and some of the challenges faced by older forced migrants. We then present some of the substantial roles of older forced migrants in post-migration recovery, including building resilience, contributing to culture and language transfer, providing emotional support, offering mentorship and leadership, participating in community building, and fostering social integration. We close by highlighting some of the lessons that can be drawn from understanding the unique roles played by older adults in post-forced migration recovery and the key actions necessary to promote these roles.

关 键 词：Older displaced persons Older forced migrants Older refugees Post-forced migration recovery 

分 类 号：C916[经济管理] C913.5[社会学]