Assessment of household vulnerability to embankment breaching in the coastal area of the Indian Sundarban

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 110, С. 104632 - 104632

Опубликована: Июнь 21, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Understanding mobility and immobility choices in vulnerable coastal settlements: insights from southwest India

Climate Policy, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 20

Опубликована: Авг. 2, 2024

This study explores the influence of social, environmental, governance, and other household factors on migration decision-making in hazard-affected coastal areas southwest India. Through nearly 900 interviews with households residing these vulnerable that have migrated elsewhere, this paper analyses determinants propensity for versus staying, as well voluntary immobility involuntary immobility. Logistic regression was used to distinguish significant factors. The results showed governance extent impact were most influential decision-making, while social relevant determining non-migrants. decision migrate found be strongly influenced by post-disaster rehabilitation assistance government, stay kind protection measures place. These insights implications planned relocation policies can leveraged design more effective interventions both immobile migrating populations.

Язык: Английский

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Impact of shifting from rice to shrimp farming on migration aspirations in Bangladesh

Regional Environmental Change, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 24(4)

Опубликована: Сен. 30, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Beyond linear pathways: An interconnected framework for understanding the climate‐migration nexus

International Migration, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 62(6), С. 284 - 288

Опубликована: Ноя. 21, 2024

The 2023 World Development Report (hereafter, WDR 2023) adopts a 'Motive and Match' analytical framework to categorize migration into four distinct types (World Bank, 2023). This contributes developing targeted policies for managing more effectively. Chapter 3 of the 2023, with its forward-looking perspective towards coming decades, highlights demographic shifts climate change as two major forces shaping future trends. chapter points out that drivers interact in complex ways, where poverty, state fragility, population growth not only coexist but often amplify each other. However, chapter's framing change's impact on migration, primarily through channels income decline habitability threats, tends oversimplify ways which shapes migration. approach somewhat glosses over multifaceted effects decision-making. Here, I propose refined climate-migration nexus, delves environmental, economic social dimensions change-induced (Figure 1). These factors intertwine across various scales shape vulnerabilities adaptive capacities face (İçduygu & Gören, 2023; McLeman et al., 2021). By embracing this approach, argue nuanced interconnected understanding dynamics at play within nexus rather than it linear process from Climate environmental impacts are most straightforward, triggering (Black 2011). existing literature has identified wide range natural disasters drive (McLeman, 2019). In 2022 alone, floods, extreme storms, droughts wildfires internally displaced 32 million people worldwide, marking significant increase doubled since 2018 due increased frequency severity disasters. figures, reported by International Displacement Monitoring Center (2023), underscore dramatic events global displacement, although is widely known all individuals will permanently migrate new locations. Beyond immediate devastation, gradual changes such sea-level rise desertification can compromise living conditions, compelling communities relocate their homeland becomes less habitable. As out, 1 billion low-lying cities settlements risk rising sea levels. addition, water scarcity, altered precipitation patterns glacial melt, jeopardizes drinking supplies agricultural sustainability, pushing move hospitable regions. health risks associated change, heatwaves spread vector-borne diseases, add another layer complexity, they disproportionately affect vulnerable, further straining public systems prompting security repercussions serve catalyst (Marotzke 2020). world subsistence agriculture means rural livelihoods, particularly acute, forcing smallholders seek alternative livelihoods. Changes weather devastate crop production, exacerbating food insecurity distress (Morton, 2007). Climate-driven fisheries production reduction vulnerability those limited capacity (Lam Such declines urgent need strategies enhance resilience against disruptive variability. Moreover, reaches beyond agriculture, affecting sectors tourism hospitality essential vitality many regions vulnerable change. One example ski resorts, sector increasingly compromised warming (François Gilaberte-Búrdalo 2014). snowfall shortening seasons suitable skiing lead displacement these also broader instability induced cases exemplify intricate relationship between climate-induced dynamics, underscoring how conditions ripple economy, influencing challenging sustainability dependent climate-sensitive industries (see contribution Wolford, issue). receive attention crucial nexus. Conflict concerns, fuelled competition dwindling resources, escalate violence, displacing populations destabilizing (Koubi, 2019; Scheffran 2012). pointed Sahel region, exacerbates tensions conflict, demonstrates link among degradation, unrest Erosion community bonds repeated loss cohesion. decline, coupled disruption traditional life, affects indigenous communities. For example, Kazakh herders northern Xinjiang, China, disruptions pastoralist lifestyle sedentarization policies. challenge ability maintain transhumant- practices, illustrating issue cultural (Liao, Morreale, 2014; Liao, Sullivan, forced always inevitable outcome some cases, survive thrive reshaping social, institutional frameworks aftermath after Hurricane Mitch devastated Honduras 1998, Tawahka Krausirpi emerged robust before. hurricane triggered transformation community's structures, leading equitable land distribution, diversified sources land-tenure system, thereby enhancing shocks (Agrawal, 2011; McSweeney Coomes, Even when necessary, be managed bolster resilience. Native Coastal Alaska Louisiana, instance, adopted innovative manage They formulated advocacy practical measures address challenges relocation. practices ensure relocation aligns culture values, promoting community-led resettlement programmes sustainable culturally attuned (Maldonado examples highlight potential actively responses reinforce identity improve overall framework, integrating dimensions, elucidates interdependencies enhances our complexities inherent evolves 2023's interpretation nature acknowledging isolated phenomena deeply intertwined, allows holistic effective policy interventions. does operate vacuum interacts dynamically specific socio-economic contexts. Environmental degradation downturns reducing yield, diminishing grazing resources compromising tourism, etc. exacerbate inequalities, poorest potentially sparking conflict or displacement. Recognizing connections help formulating strengthen terms, adopting policymakers devise mitigate disasters, consider support structures prevent long-term investments livelihoods reduce variability, secure provide opportunities communities, compulsion distressed (Mallick Furthermore, leveraging proactive strategy adaptation. properly, redistribute high-risk areas better safer environments. advocates reactive proactive, ensuring interventions comprehensive root causes just choice necessity, have adapt changing climate. opinions expressed Commentary author do necessarily reflect views Editors, Editorial Board, Organization Migration nor John Wiley Sons. paper rest any data.

Язык: Английский

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Household Migration and Intentions for Future Migration in the Climate Change Vulnerable Lower Meghna Estuary of Coastal Bangladesh

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 14(8), С. 4686 - 4686

Опубликована: Апрель 14, 2022

Coastal residents of Bangladesh are now confronted with the increased incidence, variability, and severity weather-related hazards disasters due to climate change-induced sea level rise (SLR). Many researchers hold view that as a consequence such area have either already migrated inland locations or intend so in near future. We examine migration households following flash flood event took place August 2020 address intentions for future Lower Meghna Estuary coastal Bangladesh. The data obtained this study include 310 household surveys, field observations, informal discussions respondents local people. Based on analysis data, empirical research found one other district within year after event. When were asked about their intensions, only tiny proportion, namely 21 (6.77%) households, likely will leave settle districts while remaining 289 stay Lakshmipur district. This finding challenges existing narratives vulnerability environmentally induced migration. Moreover, it provides evidence non-migration, which is new well thriving investigation relation

Язык: Английский

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