Putting trapped populations into place: Climate change and inter-district migration flows in Zambia.

ABSTRACT: Research shows that the association between adverse climate conditions and human migration is heterogeneous. One reason for this heterogeneity is the differential vulnerability of populations to climate change. This includes highly vulnerable, "trapped" populations that are too poor to migrate given deep and persistent poverty, the financial costs of migrating, and the erosion of already fragile economic livelihoods under climate change. Another reason for this heterogeneity is the differential vulnerability of places. However, despite the growing list of studies showing that the climate-migration relationship clearly varies across places, there is surprisingly little research on the characteristics of places themselves that trap, or immobilize, populations. Accordingly, we provide the fir

SUBMITTER: Nawrotzki RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5810408 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature