Crisis or adaptation? Migration and climate change in a context of high mobility

Tacoli, Cecilia

doi:10.1177/0956247809342182

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“…A redução de carbono biótico no ambiente e a redução da disponibilidade de água, vista pela maior taxa de evapotranspiração do que transpiração, motivam as dinâmicas populacionais humanas e se inicia, então, o processo de migração (Tacoli, 2009;Saier, 2010). Porém, isso não ocorreu na área de estudo.…”

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Resistência social na Caatinga árida: a narrativa de quem ficou no colapso ambiental

Santana

2016

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Artigo recebido em 19 de outubro de 2015, versão final aceita em 23 de maio de 2016. RESUMO:A região analisada é historicamente um espaço de conflitos e de uma "violência fundadora", situada acima do médio São Francisco, entre as cidades de Ibimirim e Cabrobó (Pernambuco/Brasil). A presença desses conflitos, associada ao colapso ambiental causado pelo neoextrativismo local e ao clima árido, são fortes indícios para influenciarem a dinâmica populacional. Porém, o contrário é observado na região. A manutenção da população na região é corroborada pelo baixo valor de emigração e pelas narrativas. Por isso, variáveis ambientais e sociais foram coletadas e analisadas para avaliar se a ausência de uma dinâmica populacional é motivada por uma resistência social. Assim, o objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar o contexto ambiental e a narrativa de quem ficou no colapso da matéria-prima na Caatinga Árida pós-neo-extrativismo, onde se pôde notar que a manutenção da população na região trata-se de uma expressão da resistência social local, na interface entre parâmetros ambientais e sociais analisados. A preservação da herança familiar (patrimonialismo) foi considerada o principal destaque nas narrativas dos sertanejos.Palavras-chave: mobilização social; desertificação; neoextrativismo. ABSTRACT:The analyzed region is historically a place of conflict and a 'founding violence', situated above São Francisco River, between the cities of Ibimirim and Cabrobó (Pernambuco/Brazil). The presence of those conflicts, associated with the environmental collapse, caused by the new local extractiv and arid climate, are strong evidence to act on population dynamics. However, the opposite is observed in the region. The maintenance of population there is supported by the low value of emigration and by narratives. Therefore, environmental and social variables were collected and analyzed to assess whether a social resistance motivates the lack of population dynamics. The objective of this study was to analyze the environmental context and the narratives of who remained in collapse of raw material in Arid Caatinga post the new extractivism. Where one might note that the maintenance of the population in the region is an expression of local social resistance, on the

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Resistência social na Caatinga árida: a narrativa de quem ficou no colapso ambiental

Santana

2016

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“…Moreover, when perceived as a response to poverty, social marginalization and to global environmental change, migration serves as a means to reduce vulnerability and increase livelihood security (Black, Bennett, Thomas, & Beddington 2011;Scheffran, Marmer, & Sow 2012;Tacoli, 2009).…”

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Time matters: shifting seasonal migration in Northern Ghana in response to rainfall variability and food insecurity

Rademacher‐Schulz

Schraven

Mahama³

2013

Climate and Development

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This article examines the interrelationships between rainfall variability, livelihood/food security and migration in rural Savannah communities in Northern Ghana. It addresses the question of how strong dry season migration is pronounced and whether the recent dominant migration type is a coping or adaptation mechanism. The analysis is based on empirical research conducted in four communities of the Nadowli District (Upper West Region), using a mixed methods approach. It was found that the households are highly dependent on rain-fed subsistence agriculture and livestock rearing, showing a low degree of economic diversification. Study participants in general complained about the unpredictability of the weather and linked changes in rainfall to declining crop yields and livestock possession as well as to increasing food prices. A common livelihood strategy used by households is dry-season migration to more suitable farming areas and to mining sites. Research in 2011 revealed that the majority of migrants were forced to migrate during the rainy season in order to feed the household members. This observation may indicate a shift in seasonal migration patterns with potentially harmful consequences for household livelihood security in the future.

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“…Climate change could gradually make livelihoods less viable. One response to this could be temporary or permanent migration, and there is already evidence that mobility is a crucial strategy for reducing vulnerability to a wide range of climate-and non-climate-related risks (Tacoli, 2009). Ability to migrate is not identified in discussions of adaptive capacity, but there is significant evidence that it is an important household strategy in achieving long-term improvements in livelihood (Deshingkar, 2006;Deshingkar et al, 2008).…”

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Social Protection and Climate Change

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Cannon²,

Davies³

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OECD Development Co-Operation Working Papers

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Climate change has already resulted in climate-related extreme events of greater frequency and/or intensity. This, along with long-term changes in average conditions (whether in temperature or rainfall), is likely to continue to have a major impact on livelihoods. Developing countries will be especially affected by such events -and more specifically, the poor people in developing countries -because of their geographical exposure and their greater reliance on climate-sensitive sectors such as agriculture. Social protection offers a wide range of instruments (e.g. cash transfers, insurance products, pension schemes and employment guarantee schemes) that can be used to support households that are particularly vulnerable to both the ongoing and acute impacts of climate changes. Although the evidence base showing how these measures can help those affected prevent and cope with climate challenges is still limited, this paper aims to provide a condensed review of the current knowledge and evidence about the role of social protection in reducing the impact of climate change on the poorest populations and provides a series of recommendations for both social protection and climate change practitioners and for strengthening the evidence base.

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Crisis or adaptation? Migration and climate change in a context of high mobility

Cited by 448 publications

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Resistência social na Caatinga árida: a narrativa de quem ficou no colapso ambiental

Resistência social na Caatinga árida: a narrativa de quem ficou no colapso ambiental

Time matters: shifting seasonal migration in Northern Ghana in response to rainfall variability and food insecurity

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