Climate change as a veiled driver of migration in Bangladesh and Ghana
The Science of The Total Environment,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
922, С. 171210 - 171210
Опубликована: Фев. 26, 2024
People
living
in
deltaic
areas
developing
countries
are
especially
prone
to
suffer
the
effects
from
natural
disasters
due
their
geographical
and
economic
structure.
Climate
change
is
contributing
an
increase
frequency
intensity
of
extreme
events
affecting
environmental
conditions
deltas,
threatening
socioeconomic
development
people
and,
eventually,
triggering
migration
as
adaptation
strategy.
will
likely
contribute
worsening
stress
understanding
relations
between
climate
change,
impacts,
conditions,
emerging
a
key
element
for
planning
adaptation.
In
this
study,
we
use
data
surveys
econometric
techniques
analyse
extent
which
impacts
affect
individual
decision-making
two
delta
regions
Bangladesh
Ghana.
The
results
show
that,
both
climatic
shocks
that
negatively
security
significant
drivers
migration,
although
surveyed
households
do
not
identify
pressures
root
cause
displacement.
Furthermore,
food
crop
livestock
production
also
inducing
migrate,
but
only
We
find
suffering
can
intensify
or
reduce
drivers.
sense,
adverse
may
have
direct
impact
on
condition
decisions
indirectly
through
occupation,
education,
marital
status
person.
conclude
related
perceived
they
indirect
channels
(e.g.,
reducing
reinforcing
effect
drivers).
Язык: Английский
Migration and agricultural development in the Santchou Landscape of Cameroon
Discover Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
6(1)
Опубликована: Март 14, 2025
Язык: Английский
Climate Variability and Internal Migration in the United States, 1970 – 2010
Опубликована: Авг. 2, 2024
Climate
change
affects
human
populations
globally.
While
demographic
literature
on
climate
and
migration
focuses
lower-
middle-income
contexts
or
natural
disasters
in
higher-income
settings,
less
acute
environmental
variability
also
influences
affluent
areas.
This
paper
examines
these
relationships
the
United
States.
We
combine
county-level
net
rates
(NMRs)
census
data
from
1970
to
2010
link
them
high-resolution
records.
then
assess
impact
of
NMRs
using
fixed-effects
models.
find
that
precipitation
temperature
anomalies
decreased
overall
NMRs,
but
effects
were
moderated
by
historical
climate,
metropolitan
status,
economic
structure,
migrants’
age.
Particularly,
historically-warmer
nonmetropolitan
counties
experienced
larger
heat-induced
declines
than
cooler
counties.
Additionally,
more
out-migration
younger
generation
(ages
15–64)
during
warm
spells,
while
witnessed
a
sharp
decline
among
older
65+).
Meanwhile,
reduced
both
age
groups
recreation
counties,
with
weaker
manufacturing
These
results
highlight
importance
for
population
dynamics
high-income
settings
its
varied
impacts
across
socioeconomic
spectrum.
Язык: Английский