Global environmental change and migration: Governance challenges
Claims have been made that global environmental change could drive anywhere from 50 to almost 700 million people to migrate by 2050. These claims belie the complexity of the multi-causal relationship between coupled socialecological systems and human mobility, yet they have fueled the debate about environmentally induced migration. Empirical evidence, notably from a 23 case … Continue reading Global environmental change and migration: Governance challenges →
Views from the vulnerable: Perceptions on climatic and other stressors in the Sahel
In much of sub-Saharan Africa, considerable research exists on the impacts of climate change on social-ecological systems. Recent adaptation studies emphasize sectoral vulnerability and largely physical adaptation strategies that mirror anti-desertification plans. The adaptive role of subsistence farmers, the vulnerable target population, is largely overlooked. This article aims to fill this gap by putting the … Continue reading Views from the vulnerable: Perceptions on climatic and other stressors in the Sahel →
Climate change, migration and adaptation in Funafuti, Tuvalu
This paper shows the extent to which people in Funafuti the main island of Tuvalu are intending to migrate in response to climate change. It presents evidence collected from Funafuti to challenge the widely held assumption that climate change is, will, or should result in large-scale migration from Tuvalu. It shows that formost … Continue reading Climate change, migration and adaptation in Funafuti, Tuvalu →
Dealing with displacement: Can social protection facilitate long-term adaptation to climate change?
Johnson, C.A., & Krishnamurthy, K. (2010). Dealing with displacement: Can social protection facilitate long-term adaptation to climate change? Global Environmental Change Human and Policy Dimensions 20(4): 648-655. This article explores the possibilities of using social protection to manage and reduce the risks of forced displacement resulting from climate change. It reviews the relevant literature … Continue reading Dealing with displacement: Can social protection facilitate long-term adaptation to climate change? →
Soil quality and human migration in Kenya and Uganda
Soil degradation is widely considered to be a key factor undermining agricultural livelihoods in the developing world and contributing to rural out-migration. To date, however, few quantitative studies have examined the effects of soil characteristics on human migration or other social outcomes for potentially vulnerable households. This study takes advantage of a unique longitudinal survey … Continue reading Soil quality and human migration in Kenya and Uganda →
Between structure and agency: Livelihoods and adaptation in Ghana’s Central Region
This article examines adaptation decision-making through a diversified livelihoods strategy that distributes risk across market and subsistence production in Ghana’s Central Region. Specifically, it asks how this strategy, which is an adaptation to a relatively recent convergence of economic and environmental uncertainty in this context, is accepted and reproduced by society at large, even as … Continue reading Between structure and agency: Livelihoods and adaptation in Ghana’s Central Region →
