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Family and Social Policy in the Context of Climate Change: Socio-Ecological Risks and Eco-Friendly Family Policies

İklim Değişikliği Bağlamında Aile ve Sosyal Politika: Sosyo-Ekolojik Riskler ve Ekoloji Dostu Aile Politikaları

Emine Ataman(ARTVİN ÇORUH ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-6057-7499
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2026-06-24
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In doing so, it provides a comprehensive conceptual roadmap for policy development in Türkiye.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Climate change is not merely an environmental challenge but also a multidimensional social policy issue that reshapes family structures, care relations, gender roles, and intergenerational justice.
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Key Findings & Data:This study approaches family policy from a socio-ecological transformation perspective and aims to elaborate the framework of ecology-friendly family policies.
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Conclusion & Impact:In doing so, it provides a comprehensive conceptual roadmap for policy development in Türkiye.
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⚙️Variables:Aile politikası · iklim değişikliği · sürdürülebilirlik

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Climate change is not merely an environmental challenge but also a multidimensional social policy issue that reshapes family structures, care relations, gender roles, and intergenerational justice. Increasing extreme weather events, rising energy and food prices, and growing housing and health risks place disproportionate burdens on vulnerable groups, particularly children, older adults, women, and low-income families. These developments reveal the limitations of existing family policies in responding to emerging socio-ecological threats. This study approaches family policy from a socio-ecological transformation perspective and aims to elaborate the framework of ecology-friendly family policies. Building on a conceptual and theoretical foundation, the analysis draws upon international scholarship as well as policy orientations of the European Union and the United Nations, emphasizing sustainability and intergenerational justice. Within this framework, instruments such as an ecological minimum income, climate-sensitive measures for children and youth, support mechanisms for working mothers, and investments in climate-friendly social infrastructures are examined. The article argues that restructuring family policy in line with climate justice and adaptation goals is essential for reducing social vulnerabilities and ensuring the continuity of the welfare state. In doing so, it provides a comprehensive conceptual roadmap for policy development in Türkiye.

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İİklim değişikliği yalnızca çevresel bir sorun değil; aynı zamanda aile yapıları, bakım ilişkileri, toplumsal cinsiyet rolleri ve nesiller arası adalet üzerinde belirleyici etkiler yaratan çok boyutlu bir sosyal politika meselesidir. Artan aşırı hava olayları, enerji ve gıda fiyatlarındaki yükseliş, barınma ve sağlık riskleri özellikle çocuklar, yaşlılar, kadınlar ve düşük gelirli aileler üzerinde orantısız yükler oluşturmaktadır. Bu durum, mevcut aile politikalarının yeni sosyo-ekolojik tehditlere yanıt vermede yetersiz kaldığını göstermektedir. Bu çalışma, aile politikasını sosyo-ekolojik dönüşüm perspektifinden ele almakta ve ekoloji dostu aile politikası yaklaşımını tartışmayı amaçlamaktadır. Kavramsal ve kuramsal temele dayanan araştırma, uluslararası literatür ile Avrupa Birliği ve Birleşmiş Milletler belgeleri doğrultusunda sürdürülebilirlik ve nesiller arası adalet ilkelerine odaklanmaktadır. Bu çerçevede ekolojik asgari gelir, çocuk ve gençlere yönelik iklim duyarlı uygulamalar, çalışan annelerin desteklenmesi ve iklim dostu sosyal altyapılar temel politika araçları olarak değerlendirilmektedir. Çalışma, aile politikasının iklim adaleti ve uyumu hedefleri doğrultusunda yeniden yapılandırılmasının, toplumsal kırılganlıkların azaltılması ve sosyal devletin sürekliliği açısından zorunlu olduğunu savunmakta ve Türkiye için bütüncül bir kavramsal çerçeve sunmaktadır.

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Ataman, E. (2026). Family and Social Policy in the Context of Climate Change: Socio-Ecological Risks and Eco-Friendly Family Policies. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 1. https://doi.org/10.22466/acusbd.1881463

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