A capital theory approach to migrants' views and engagement with climate adaptation in the region of origin: A qualitative study in Belgium

L Van Praag - International Migration, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Combining insights from migration and climate adaptation studies, this study examines how
migrants living in Belgium contribute to climate adaptation in their region of origin, based on …

Examining the role of the diaspora in addressing the interconnections between human health and environmental change: The case of northern Senegalese …

S Lietaer, DM Dieng, L Van Praag - Health & Place, 2024 - Elsevier
Diaspora communities are a growing source of external assistance and resources to meet
unmet needs and to strengthen existing health systems in their home countries. Although a …

“You Can't Even Predict the Rain Anymore”: A Case Study on the Importance of Environmental Factors in the Migration Biographies of Moroccan Immigrants in …

L Ou-Salah, L Van Praag… - Nature and …, 2023 - berghahnjournals.com
In the current study, we depart from migration biographies of first-generation Moroccan
migrants living in Belgium to understand how environmental factors interfere in migration …

Bringing migrants' perspectives in 'migration as an adaptation strategy'discourses

L Van Praag - The Geographical Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last few years, migration is increasingly being framed as an adaptation strategy to
deal with climate change, to move away from apocalyptic representations of migration in …

Navigating tomorrow's horizons: exploring the interplay of environmental factors in mobility decision-making among migrants in the Lowlands

L Van Praag, SL Cheung - Environmental Sociology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the growth of research in environmental migration, less research has been done on
how migrants consider environmental change and weather events when making future …

Feminisation of agriculture and the role of environmental changes:'It's already a tough job and it's getting tougher due to weather changes'

L Ou‐Salah, L Van Praag… - The Geographical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the present study, we aim to examine how slow‐onset environmental changes are
intertwined with the feminisation of agriculture and how these environmental changes …

Household Gender Roles and Slow-Onset Environmental Change in Morocco: A Barrier or Driver to Develop Migration Aspirations?

L Ou-Salah, L Van Praag… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
We study how slow-onset environmental changes impact the adaptive capacity of rural
women living in the Souss-Massa region of Morocco. Given the immobility of many women …

How sudden-versus slow-onset environmental events affect self-identification as an environmental migrant: Evidence from Vietnamese and Kenyan survey data

Q Nguyen, G Spilker, V Koubi, T Böhmelt - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
In response to changing climatic conditions, people are increasingly likely to migrate.
However, individual-level survey data reveal that people mainly state economic, social, or …

Migrants' perspectives on environmental change and translocal practices in Morocco, Senegal, and the Democratic Republic of Congo

S Lietaer, L Van Praag, E Hut, C Michellier - Migration Studies, 2024 - academic.oup.com
This qualitative study takes a translocal perspective by considering migrants' views on
environmental change, migration decisions and translocal practices in favour of …

Exploring cross-cultural perspectives on adolescent mental health among Congolese immigrant adults in the USA and Belgium

MY Martin Romero, DM Johnson… - International Journal of …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to explore the intersection of cultural processes and immigration in
parental understanding of adolescent mental health and mental health seeking behaviors …