Perceived environmental risks and insecurity reduce future migration intentions in hazardous migration source areas
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2021-01-22
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CellPress
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An analysis of perceptions of motivations for prior migration and migration intentions of households in four low-lying coastal areas in Asia and Africa finds that few households identified environmental risks as the primary driver for past migration decisions. The study examined the extent to which specific elements of perceptions of environment might influence migration intention. Social determinants such as larger households, households with ecosystem-based livelihoods, and those with migrant networks report potential future intentions to migrate that are 6%, 14%, and 90%, respectively higher than those that do not show these characteristics.
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY, MIGRATION, MIGRANTS, COASTAL AREAS, DELTAS, VOLTA BASIN, GANGES-BRAHMAPUTRA-MEGHNA, INDIA, SOUTH ASIA, GHANA, SOUTH OF SAHARA