Measuring the effect of climate change on migration flows: Limitations of existing data and analytical frameworks

M Helbling, D Rybski, J Schewe, S Siedentop… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The aim of this paper is to review quantitative large-N studies that investigate the effects of
climate change on migration flows. Recent meta-analyses have shown that most studies find …

The role of environmental factors and other migration drivers from the perspective of Moroccan and Congolese migrants in Belgium

L Ou-Salah, L Van Praag, G Verschraegen - Comparative Migration …, 2022 - Springer
This manuscript describes findings from 53 interviews conducted with Moroccan and
migrants from The Democratic Republique of the Congo living in Belgium, with an emphasis …

Climate-induced population displacement in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of resilience-building strategies

C Graham - Geoforum, 2020 - Elsevier
Growing evidence suggests that there is a correlation between climate change and
increasing levels of human population displacement in sub-Saharan Africa. Over the last two …

Domestic and international migration intentions in response to environmental stress: a global cross-country analysis

E Bekaert, I Ruyssen, S Salomone - Journal of Demographic …, 2021 - cambridge.org
In light of increasing environmental stress and its likely implications for migration patterns,
we conduct a cross-country individual-level analysis of the impact of self-reported exposure …

Homeward Bound: How Migrants Seek Out Familiar Climates

M Obolensky, M Tabellini, C Taylor - 2024 - nber.org
This paper introduces the concept of “climate matching” as a driver of migration and
establishes several new results. First, we show that climate strongly predicts the spatial …

Climate anomalies and international migration: A disaggregated analysis for West Africa

FM Flores, S Milusheva, AR Reichert… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Migration is one measure that individuals can take to adjust to the adverse impacts of
increasingly extreme weather that can arise from climate change. Using novel geo …

[HTML][HTML] Why do people persist in sea-level rise threatened coastal regions? Empirical evidence on risk aversion and place attachment

I Steimanis, M Mayer, B Vollan - Climate Risk Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate change is projected to increase the number of extreme weather events, which may
lead to cascading impacts, feedbacks, and tipping points not only in the biophysical system …

Climate Immobility Traps: A Household-Level Test

M Letta, P Montalbano, A Paolantonio - arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.09470, 2024 - arxiv.org
The complex relationship between climate shocks, migration, and adaptation hampers a
rigorous understanding of the heterogeneous mobility outcomes of farm households …

Leaving terrorism behind? The role of terrorist attacks in shaping migration intentions around the world

K Foubert, I Ruyssen - Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Terrorism globally yields severe consequences for individuals and societies, potentially
driving migration within and across borders. Yet, empirical evidence on its causal impact …

Suffering for dignity and hope: young Nigeriens choose perilous trans-Saharan migration

MD Turner, J Ribot, O Moumouni - The Journal of Peasant Studies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Hopelessness and indignity are not captured by standard measures of poverty. This study of
the perilous trans-Saharan labor migration from southwestern Niger provides a deeper …