Climate-related migration and population health: social science-oriented dynamic simulation model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social science models find the ecological impacts of climate change (EICC) contribute to internal migration in developing countries and, less so, international migration. Projections expect massive climate-related migration in this century. Nascent research calls to study health, migration, population, and armed conflict potential together, accounting for EICC and other factors. System science offers a way: develop a dynamic simulation model (DSM). We aim to validate the feasibility and usefulness of a pilot DSM intended to serve as a proof-of-concept and a basis for identifying model extensions to make it less simplified and more realistic.

Methods

Studies have separately examined essential parts. Our DSM integrates their results and computes composites of health

SUBMITTER: Reuveny R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7996123 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature