PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between climate change and internal migration in the Americas.Design/methodology/approachA systematic literature review type of research synthesize the state of knowledge; it was searched through the Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar, among other databases, for articles that focused on climate migration, gender, water stress and models for predicting movement.FindingsDecreased water availability and increased prevalence to water-related disasters causes internal migration. Also, male out migration is quite prevalent in South American nations with women being left to take care of the families.Research limitations/implicationsThere is a need for further primary research to analyse what actions the Americas are taking to carve out a large policy-making space for themselves in climate change and internal migration.Originality/valueThe 32 papers explored in the discussion section present a novel insight into climate change, water usage, gender and internal migration. The papers also elucidate that cultural and ideological conflicts are bound to occur as the communities move with the receiving society finding it hard to accommodate the needs of the climate migrants.

"Innovación y gobernanza para el desarrollo sustentable en México" contribuye a los temas de la industria inteligente y tecnologías emergentes, transformaciones sociales y sustentables. En nuestra visión, el desarrollo sustentable de las sociedades se basa de manera crucial en la evaluación y mejora de la interacción entre los recursos naturales, sociales y técnicos. El desafío del desarrollo sustentable sólo puede ser manejado por su coevolución productiva. El presente libro busca investigar cómo dichos procesos pueden ser apoyados por enfoques de gobernanza, basados en una comprensión más profunda de cómo y cuándo ocurren las innovaciones sustentables y pueden conducir a las llamadas “transiciones”. En particular, el libro se centra en la investigación fundamental y aplicada sobre la gobernanza, la dinámica institucional y de gestión de los recursos naturales, sociales y técnicos, así como su interacción. Dentro de esta complejidad, nuestra investigación propone una relación estrecha con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de la Agenda 2030 de las Naciones Unidas.

PurposeThis systematic review of literature purposes to explore the impact of climate change on Mexico's water resources, exploring the impacts and efforts to address the problem as well as their effectiveness.Design/methodology/approachThe researcher relied on several tools to obtain scholarly articles. The primary approach was using preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The Journal Impact Factor was an important consideration for the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The work also excluded all journals predating 2009. The work emphasized using journal articles. However, it consulted textbooks and documents from the government and water conservation sources. Contextually the sources with the highest Journal Impact Factor index were selected, paying heed to their relevance to the topic under investigation. Fifty sources out of seventy were included in the systematic review.FindingsMexico's already strained water resources have been negatively impacted by climate change, behooving the Mexican government to implement various mitigative strategies. However, scholars reported mixed results on the effectiveness of the various policies and programs implemented by the Mexican government. Key impediments to sustainable implementations entailed the political and social contexts surrounding the conservation policies in Mexico.Originality/valueNumerous articles have explored the impact of climate change on Mexico's water resources, but many focus on a specific aspect. This work took a holistic approach, synthesizing multiple impacts and providing a sociological perspective on the effects, mitigation efforts, and implementation challenges.