Abstract:
Climate change has been considered from existing literature as one of the determinants of
migration. This prompted this study to assess the evidence of environmental factors vis Alpha vis
climate change influencing migration. This paper deploys the use of secondary data analysis. The
unique strength of secondary data analysis is that of conducting a study among studies. For
selecting the appropriate studies, the literature search was done electronically in the fields of
climate change, environment and migration. The major sources of data collection include
journals of environment and policy, development organizations, research centers, university
publications. Climate change influencing migration has been reported in all the 13 studies that
were reviewed in this study. Based on the analysis of this study, the hypothesis to be tested is:
'Climate change, ceteris paribus results in inducing internal migration. Out of the 13 sample
studies selected for the study, 8 studies validate the hypothesis while the status of the remaining
5 studies is mixed. Finally, the study provides some measures to avert migration pressures due to
climate change. |
