Migration and household adaptation in climate-sensitive hotspots in South Asia

dc.contributor.authorMaharjan, Amina
dc.contributor.authorde Campos, Ricardo Safra
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Chandni
dc.contributor.authorDas, Shouvik
dc.contributor.authorSrinivas, Arjun
dc.contributor.authorBhuiyan, Mohammad Rashed Alam
dc.contributor.authorIshaq, Sultan
dc.contributor.authorUmar, Muhammad Awais
dc.contributor.authorDilshad, Tanzina
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, Krity
dc.contributor.authorBhadwal, Suruchi
dc.contributor.authorGhosh, Tuhin
dc.contributor.authorSuckall, Natalie
dc.contributor.authorVincent, Katharine
dc.contributor.editorGilmore, E.
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-26T21:40:16Z
dc.date.available2021-02-26T21:40:16Z
dc.date.issued2020-02-19
dc.description.abstractSouth Asia is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, owing to the high dependency on climate-sensitive livelihoods and recurrent extreme events. Consequently, an increasing number of households are adopting labour migration as a livelihood strategy to diversify incomes, spread risks, and meet aspirations. Under the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA) initiative, four research consortia have investigated migration patterns and their inherent linkages to adaptation to climate change in climate hotspots. This article synthesizes key findings in a regional context in South Asia. Migration is an important livelihood strategy as a response to various stressors, including climatic risks.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/59713
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringeren
dc.relation.ispartofCurrent Climate Change Reports (2020), 6, 1-16en
dc.relation.journalCurrent Climate Change Reports
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s40641-020-00153-z
dc.subjectDELTASen
dc.subjectRIVER BASINSen
dc.subjectSEMI-ARID REGIONSen
dc.subjectMIGRATIONen
dc.subjectADAPTIVE CAPACITYen
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONen
dc.subjectHOTSPOTSen
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHERen
dc.subjectSOUTH ASIAen
dc.titleMigration and household adaptation in climate-sensitive hotspots in South Asiaen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holder© 2020, The Author(s).
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceMGC signed post January 2008en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber107643001
idrc.project.number107643
idrc.project.titlePathways to Resilience in Semi-Arid Economiesen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-281747
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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