Household-level disaster-induced losses and rural–urban migration: Experience from world’s one of the most disaster-affected countries

Ishtiaque, Asif; Nazem, Nurul Islam

doi:10.1007/s11069-016-2690-5

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“…Several studies examine only displaced natural disaster victims [36] or communities that are highly exposed to major climate hazards, such as cyclones and severe river erosion [35,[40][41][42]. Others look only at migrants who have resettled in the urban slums [33,43]. While these studies document the major human challenges faced by disaster migrants, from the viewpoint of studying the causes of migration, they select on the dependent variable.…”

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Climate Change-Induced Migration in Coastal Bangladesh? A Critical Assessment of Migration Drivers in Rural Households under Economic and Environmental Stress

2019

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Discussions of climate migration have recognized the need for probabilistic, systematic, and empirical analyses. We examine the importance of environmental stressors in migration using a multi-leveled analysis of a household survey of the climate-stressed rural communities of coastal Bangladesh. We find that a relatively small share (6.5%) of rural coastal people have migrated, overwhelmingly domestically and on a temporary basis. The main motives are better employment opportunities in urban areas, marriage/family reunification, and education. About a third are displaced by flooding that created loss of arable land. Being male, younger, and working outside of agriculture facilitate migration, and also those with greater human and horizontal social capital are more likely to migrate. Exposure to severe river erosion, residing closer to major waterways and in saltwater shrimp farming zones spur migration. Climate migration is in its first instance economic-induced with environmental stress contributing as a secondary factor.

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Climate Change-Induced Migration in Coastal Bangladesh? A Critical Assessment of Migration Drivers in Rural Households under Economic and Environmental Stress

2019

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“…The negative consequences of a catastrophe on rural economic activities forcefully pushed urbanization (Ishtiaque, 2016). In contrast, a study on Indonesia reported a negative relationship between natural disasters and migration rate.…”

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“…A forced migration could also result from the presence of displaced people and refugees due to environmental and climate changes (Rechkemmer et al, 2016). Ishtiaque (2016) argued that urbanization could associate with a natural disaster. The natural disaster forced the migration of rural population to urban areas as evident from a study in Dhaka City, the capital of Bangladesh.…”

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Return Migration After 30 September 2009 Earthquake in West Sumatra, Indonesia

Karimi¹

2017

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This article analyzed return migrants associated with the West Sumatra Large-Scale Earthquake on 30 September 2009. A survey of 400 households traced the number of return migrants. Any respondent migrated due to the earthquake belongs to return migrant. This study found the return migrants accounting for almost 37% because of the disaster. Both men and women migrated because of the earthquake, but more men migrated than women. Married couple migrated more than unmarried. Pekanbaru, the capital of Riau province, is the most famous destination for migration. The education level of return migrants is higher than the stayers. More than 88% are living from trade, public services, and fishing. Above 50% is living from trading alone. The return migrants shared a similar employment status with the stayers. Entrepreneurial status is more important for return migrants than for the stayers. Income distribution shows a different pattern between return migrants and the stayers. The return migrants have a more significant part of the maximum income group. The return migrants at the highest income group account for 27%, which is obviously greater than the stayers.

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“…However, considering the dynamic deltaic and coastal environment we need more research on erosion and accretion of rivers and sea. Riverbank erosion is considered as a major natural hazard in Bangladesh [106]. Despite having some large scale research on the GBM river system (i.e., [60,61,107]), we are in dire need of more research on how channels are shifting, to which directions these channels are migrating, and hotspots of erosion and accretion.…”

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Remote Sensing-Based Research for Monitoring Progress towards SDG 15 in Bangladesh: A Review

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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been in effect since 2015 to continue the progress of the Millennium Development Goals. Some of the SDGs are expected to be achieved by 2020, while others by 2030. Among the 17 SDGs, SDG 15 is particularly dedicated to environmental resources (e.g., forest, wetland, land). These resources are gravely threatened by human-induced climate change and intense anthropogenic activities. In Bangladesh, one of the most climate-vulnerable countries, climate change and human interventions are taking a heavy toll on environmental resources. Ensuring the sustainability of these resources requires regular monitoring and evaluation to identify challenges, concerns, and progress of environmental management. Remote sensing has been used as an effective tool to monitor and evaluate these resources. As such, many studies on Bangladesh used various remote-sensing approaches to conduct research on the issues related to SDG 15, particularly on forest, wetland, erosion, and landslides. However, we lack a comprehensive view of the progress, challenges, concerns, and future outlook of the goal and its targets. In this study, we sought to systematically review the remote-sensing studies related to SDG 15 (targets 15.1–15.3) to present developments, analyze trends and limitations, and provide future directions to ensure sustainability. We developed several search keywords and finally selected 53 articles for review. We discussed the topical and methodological trends of current remote-sensing works. In addition, limitations were identified and future research directions were provided.

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Household-level disaster-induced losses and rural–urban migration: Experience from world’s one of the most disaster-affected countries

Cited by 30 publications

References 24 publications

Climate Change-Induced Migration in Coastal Bangladesh? A Critical Assessment of Migration Drivers in Rural Households under Economic and Environmental Stress

Climate Change-Induced Migration in Coastal Bangladesh? A Critical Assessment of Migration Drivers in Rural Households under Economic and Environmental Stress

Return Migration After 30 September 2009 Earthquake in West Sumatra, Indonesia

Remote Sensing-Based Research for Monitoring Progress towards SDG 15 in Bangladesh: A Review

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