Climate events and the role of adaptive capacity for (im-)mobility

Population and Environment, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 43(3), P. 367 - 392

Published: Jan. 8, 2022

Abstract The study examines the relationship between sudden- and gradual-onset climate events migration, hypothesizing that this is mediated by adaptive capacity of affected individuals. We use survey data from regions Cambodia, Nicaragua, Peru, Uganda, Vietnam were both types with representative samples non-migrant residents referral migrants. Although some patterns are country-specific, general findings indicate less educated lower-income people likely to migrate after exposure sudden-onset compared their counterparts higher levels education economic resources. These results caution against sweeping predictions future climate-related will be accompanied widespread migration.

Language: Английский

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Contextualizing Climate Change Impacts on Human Mobility in African Drylands

Earth s Future, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 10(6)

Published: May 11, 2022

Abstract Climate change is expected to have important implications for human mobility. This article discusses and contextualizes key insights from a recently published study by Thalheimer, Williams, van der Geest, Otto in Earth's Future (2021), https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EF001958 . The authors synthesize findings the climate science impact literature, among others IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C, explore role climatic drivers mobility African drylands. Facing number economic, social, political challenges, these areas are highly vulnerable global warming related risks. this region outcome complex interactions between individual contextual factors shaping peoples' needs incentives move as well their constraints. As highlight, can influence outcomes through channels, including impacts food water security, poverty livelihood risks, conflicts. These relevant both rural cities, with latter representing primary destination climate‐induced migration Africa. complexity diversity nexus call integrative approaches policy that bridge different disciplines sectors. should be based fair, equal, inclusive processes knowledge production, transfer, implementation involve stakeholders. Inclusive deliberations partnerships across fields sectors elements comprehensively studying addressing realities manifold challenges faced mobile immobile populations.

Language: Английский

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Agricultural livelihoods, adaptation, and environmental migration in sub-Saharan drylands: a meta-analytical review

Environmental Research Letters, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 17(8), P. 083003 - 083003

Published: Aug. 1, 2022

Abstract Drylands in sub-Saharan Africa are strongly affected by the impacts of climate change. Temperature increases, changes rainfall patterns, and land degradation pose serious threats to food security, health, water availability region. The increase livelihood insecurity can turn trigger migration as a way adapt or cope with stress. Based on 89 original case studies, this study uses review meta-analytical techniques systematically explore relationship between environmental change, adaptation, rural areas drylands. We show that households use diverse range strategies respond hardships different ecological contexts. While is common some communities, it less relevance others, take various forms. Our findings indicate often used complementary strategy other forms which vary depending situational needs. cluster analysis identify adaptation clusters how linked response differ socioeconomic conditions. find serve last resort measure for highly vulnerable groups, be combination in-situ diversifying income adapting agricultural practices. results have important implications highlighting role local conditions coping understanding migration.

Language: Английский

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Partial climatic risk screening, adaptation and livelihoods in a coastal urban area in Ghana

Habitat International, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 138, P. 102868 - 102868

Published: June 28, 2023

Coastal urban areas worldwide are increasingly becoming convergence points for climatic hazards, demographic shifts, and spatial development. However, the presence of societal demands that impact both livelihoods planning in response to hazards undermines potential positive outcomes. This research, conducted a coastal area Ghana's Greater Accra Region, utilized Community-based Risk Screening Tool – Adaptation Livelihoods (CRiSTAL) developed by International Institute Sustainable Development (IISD) analyze experiences overall population. The study employed Census Sampling Frame implementation, Participatory Learning Approaches, collect data which it identified floods, heavy storms, heat stress as most significant hazards. These greatly influenced population's physical, social, financial livelihood assets, resulting losses damages caused rains, subsequent floods. Extreme also had notable on human resources. local population prioritized mobility diversification important adaptation strategies. findings have policy implications, highlighting need address barriers disruptions resilience-building sustainability efforts, emphasizing significance prioritizing investment considering climate change uncertainties towards minimizing "urban inhibition" (Urban-CPI). revealed valuable lessons, such CRiSTAL's ability bridge gap between risk issues, bringing them closer communities enhancing preparedness adapt risks impacts livelihoods.

Language: Английский

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“I can migrate, but why should I?”—voluntary non-migration despite creeping environmental risks

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10(1)

Published: Jan. 25, 2023

Abstract ‘Environmental non-migration’ refers to the spatial continuity of an individual’s residence at same place despite environmental risk. Moreover, this is a largely under-researched topic, especially within climate change adaptation discourse, but increasingly coming attention scientists and policymakers for sustainable planning. So far, there exists hardly any conceptual methodical guidelines study non-migration. Considering research gap, paper explores non-migration based on notion that factors livelihood resilience can partly explain decision Here, seen as outcome interactions between societal conditions individual household. These inform decisions (to stay or migrate) taken in case hazard creeping change. Their influence generalises spectrum migration decision-making migrate), which conceptualised by four broad outcomes categorised into voluntary involuntary, non-migrants migrants. This analytical concept operationalised through empirical example southwest coastal Bangladesh. The results suggest Livelihood Resilience Index (LRI) relates nature once they are made. Still, only household’s cannot predict household makes migrate. concludes proposed concept, with its exemplary factors, maybe initial means holistically explore context natural hazards However, remains complex multi-faceted, assessment requires deeper examination various scales.

Language: Английский

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