Climate Change and Migration

Kniveton, Dominic; Schmidt-Verkerk, Kerstin; Smith, Christopher D.; Black, Richard

doi:10.18356/7b12d19b-en

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“…Similar to the Mekong region, the delta region of Bangladesh (Figure 2(b)) experiences significant volatility in incomes through exposure to flooding, storm surges and other natural hazards. Between 1970 and 2009, there were 26 landfall cyclones, including cyclone Sydr in 2007 which caused displacement of around 650,000 people (Kniveton, Martin, & Rowhani, 2013). Short term and short distance internal population displacements are immediate response to environmental shocks (Kniveton et al, 2013).…”

Section: Ganges Brahmaputra Deltamentioning

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“…Between 1970 and 2009, there were 26 landfall cyclones, including cyclone Sydr in 2007 which caused displacement of around 650,000 people (Kniveton, Martin, & Rowhani, 2013). Short term and short distance internal population displacements are immediate response to environmental shocks (Kniveton et al, 2013). In addition, seasonal migration to cities allows to mitigate economic consequences of natural disasters which exacerbate often difficult living conditions of the rural poor.…”

Section: Ganges Brahmaputra Deltamentioning

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Home is where the money goes: migration-related urban-rural integration in delta regions

Szabo

Adger

Matthews

2018

Migration and Development

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The dominant movement of people in the mega-deltas of Asia is from agriculture-dominated rural areas to urban settlements, driven by growing opportunities, but resulting in new human development challenges. In this context, the present study aims to investigate whether remittance income leads to enhanced multiple dimensions of well-being in sending areas in deltas, by focusing on two delta regions with significant out-migration rates, Bangladeshi Ganges Brahmaputra and the Vietnamese Mekong deltas. The paper develops a conceptual framework that draws on existing migration theories and the aspirations and capabilities theories. Data from large scale sample household surveys (2010 Bangladesh Household Income and Expenditure Survey and 2012 Vietnam Living Standards Survey) are analysed through multilevel regression modelling to examine wellbeing outcomes in sending areas and links to remittance income. The results show that the temporal extent of internal and international migration is positively associated with remittances in both delta regions. The results also suggest that in both delta regions remittances have a significant positive effect on household well-being in the source rural areas, including overall income, investments in health, food security and access to sanitation. The study concludes that landscapes of urban and rural deltas are increasingly economically integrated which suggests greater resilience even for environmentally-at-risk tropical deltas.

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Section: Ganges Brahmaputra Deltamentioning

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Home is where the money goes: migration-related urban-rural integration in delta regions

Szabo

Adger

Matthews

2018

Migration and Development

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“…Several studies have established clear link between climate change induced weather variability and migration (Afifi et al, 2015;Bardsley & Hugo, 2010;Dallman & Millock, 2017;McLeman & Smit, 2006;Panda, 2010;Perch-Nielsen et al, 2008;Viswanathan & Kumar, 2014, 2015. However, the impact of climate change on the volume of migration due to environmental factors remains contentious and controversial (Black, 2001;Black et al, 2008;Kniveton et al, 2008). Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment report (4th) mentioned that propensity of population migration increases due to increase in drought-affected areas (IPCC, 2007).…”

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Assessing drought-induced temporary migration as an adaptation strategy: evidence from rural India

Debnath

Nayak

2022

Migration and Development

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“…Within these approaches, divergence occurs along a number of axes, such as scale, whether they are primarily retrospective or prospective, data type (qualitative or quantitative), and analytical approach (Thalheimer et al 2021). The primarily quantitative approaches (attribution and proxy-attribution) tend to analyze mobility behavior to detect the environmental signal (Kniveton et al 2008, Findlay 2011, Piguet et al 2011, whereas mixedmethodologies and more qualitative approaches seek to understand how mobility behaviors are perceived and understood within the lived reality of people's lives . Within this portfolio of methodologies, some, such as the attribution approaches, are more skillful than others at understanding and probing temporality.…”

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Everyday mobility and changing livelihood trajectories: implications for vulnerability and adaptation in dryland regions

Tebboth¹,

Singh²,

Spear³

et al. 2023

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Dryland regions are highly dynamic environments in which multiple pressures intersect, threatening livelihood security. Mobility is an integral feature in these environments and represents a key risk management strategy for people to respond to frequent livelihood shocks and stresses. Global environmental change scholarship has tended to articulate spatial and temporal change inadequately, portraying populations in a way that belies their socially differentiated and inherently mobile livelihoods. We explored the role of mobility as an ongoing, "everyday" adaptive response to changing environmental, economic, and social conditions. We draw on 21 Life History (LH) interviews to explore the drivers and outcomes of people's mobility behavior in drylands of Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, and India. We present the adaptation option space (AOS) as a novel theoretical development to explore livelihood trajectories. Within our cases, we found that mobility was ubiquitous and facilitated changes to and exchanges within people's risk profiles in three main ways: novelty (risks gained or lost), modification (risks attenuated or accentuated), and no change. Temporal analysis showed three broad trajectories in people's lives set within broader structural constraints: upward, downward, and stable, depending on people's abilities to manage their AOS. The analysis confirmed that the AOS was a useful heuristic to understand how people exert agency to respond to an array of converging risks while negotiating broader drivers of change. Moreover, the data demonstrated how compounding shocks had negative impacts on people, highlighting the value of temporally-sensitive approaches.

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Climate Change and Migration

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Home is where the money goes: migration-related urban-rural integration in delta regions

Home is where the money goes: migration-related urban-rural integration in delta regions

Assessing drought-induced temporary migration as an adaptation strategy: evidence from rural India

Everyday mobility and changing livelihood trajectories: implications for vulnerability and adaptation in dryland regions

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