Climate change and migration: Reviewing the role of access to agricultural adaptation measures
| Autor: | Mukherjee, Manisha |
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| Přispěvatelé: | RS: GSBE MGSoG, Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, RS: UNU-MERIT |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
| Předmět: |
r20 - Urban
Rural Regional Real Estate and Transportation Economics: Household Analysis: General Human mobility Economic development Natural Resources Energy Environment Land Reform Land Use Irrigation Systematic review q01 - Sustainable Development Climate change Agriculture Adaptation Human Development Income Distribution |
| Popis: | This study examines the moderating role of access to agricultural adaptation measures in how climate change is affecting human migration in the middle- and low-income countries. The literature on the association between climate change, agricultural production, and migration has seen a dramatic expansion in the past decade and highlighted the complexity of the process. Yet, a crucial link that is missing in the discussions is the inter-linkage between migration responses and access to in-situ agricultural adaptation measures. To address this gap, I build this study on an emerging approach that treats adaptation to climate change as an additional component of sustainable economic development. I systematically review 81 quantitative and qualitative studies on the nexus of climate change, migration, and agriculture in the middle- and low-income countries and investigate the migration responses of agricultural households in conjunction with access to agricultural adaptation measures. I find a significant overlap between the social class of farmers, their capabilities to adapt in situ, and their migration decisions. The migration responses vary across agricultural households based on access to in-situ adaptation measures. Additionally, this interaction is heavily moderated by other local contextual factors- such as easy access to credit, participation in social networks, ethnic and social fractionalization, presence of conflicts, and social structures. Based on the findings, I propose a conceptual framework that could aid in deconstructing the migration responses of agricultural households in less-developed countries. Furthermore, I highlight critical policy gaps in building climate-resilient rural economies and suggest future research agendas with regard to climate change, migration, and agricultural adaptation measures. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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