Higher Education and Destination of the Youth in the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Implication for Climate-Induced Migration
| Autor: | Yolanda McKay, Irene Taafaki, Nagisa Yoshioka |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Economic growth
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Higher education business.industry 05 social sciences Climate change 01 natural sciences The Republic Geography 0502 economics and business 050207 economics Safety Risk Reliability and Quality business Engineering (miscellaneous) 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Disaster Research. 14:1287-1292 |
| ISSN: | 1883-8030 1881-2473 |
| Popis: | Little is known about the extent to which climate change drives migration from the Pacific atoll nation of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). How and to what extent the youth of RMI aspire to migrate to other countries was investigated through a survey of 106 students at the Marshall Islands Campus of the University of the South Pacific (RMI-USP). While 44% of respondents indicated an aspiration to move abroad either for study or employment, and most students were well aware of the adverse effects of climate change, climate change was not cited as the primary reason or motivation for migration. Analysis of data in a second study explored the University’s tracking data of Foundation Year graduates from the RMI-USP Joint Education Program. This analysis found that students who have studied abroad are more likely to have the opportunity to either stay abroad or to migrate at some time after their studies. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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