‘Picking up the neighbours' waste’: migration of Bangladeshi villagers to India metropolises

Percot, Marie

doi:10.1080/21632324.2018.1487908

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“…Bangladesh has a documented migration history related to British colonialisation, the establishment of the Pakistan regime, independence from Pakistan in 1971, and modern climate change impacts ( Alam, 2018 ; Percot, 2018 ). Livelihood shifts arising from salinisation, sea level rise, storm surges, and shifting rain patterns compound social and political issues nationally and regionally and factor into migration decisions ( Mallick & Etzold, 2015 ; Penning-Rowsell et al, 2013 ).…”

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How do migration decisions and drivers differ against extreme environmental events?

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Carrico

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Environmental Hazards

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Migration is often understood to be a livelihood strategy to cope with the effects of environmental threats and climate change. Yet, the extent to which migration decisions differ due to the type, severity, and frequency of environmental events has been little explored. This paper employs household surveys in southwestern Bangladesh to explore this research gap. A multinominal regression model is used to simulate reported future migration decisions (200 sample households) in the context of both rapid-onset (i.e. cyclone and flood) and slow-onset (salinity, siltation, and riverbank erosion) environmental phenomena. Results show: i) previous disaster experience and increasing conflict in the community motivate migration in the near future in the context of slow-onset phenomena (salinity); (ii) economic strength and self-efficacy increase non-migration intention in both contexts of sudden and slow-onset events; and (iii) the extent and pattern of these influences on migration differ across demographics, including education, religion, and age. Importantly, this analysis shows that the relationship between migration decisions and the type, severity, and frequency of environmental events is influenced by socioeconomic conditions. Therefore, this research supports future adaptation planning specifically tailored to the type and exposure of extreme environmental events.

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How do migration decisions and drivers differ against extreme environmental events?

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“…This category includes refugees or asylum seekers who collect garbage from households in order to find recyclables as well as extract cattle fodder from kitchen waste for their alternative livelihood source to be sold during the Eid Al Azha animal sacrifice in Muslim countries [25]. These people had fled war-torn countries, such as Afghanistan, Somalia, Syria, Yemen and Iraq and delve in the saleable practice of garbology which is not usually a priority of host country residents [26]. Their immediate expectation is additional cash in hand to support their family members back home for which they often risk their asylum claims.…”

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Assessing the Formal and Informal Waste Recycling Business Processes through a Stakeholders Lens in Pakistan

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With this study, we aim to assess integration possibilities of formal and informal waste management approaches in a low-income country context by using recycling as a tool towards sustainability. Using a holistic approach, this study examines both formal and informal aspects of recycling value chains through a stakeholder lens. Pakistan is far from being a circular economy, as evident from the dismal levels of municipal solid waste collection and recycling. This problem calls for the effective integration of formal and informal recycling business processes to fill the void. With this study, we seek to assess various aspects of formal and informal waste recycling in Pakistan through an inductive qualitative research design by examining the case of one of the most populous cities, Lahore, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Equal representation to various stakeholders is accorded, with 25 interviews each with managers of private companies, public companies, waste pickers and scrap dealers in the target area. The study highlights that recycling sector in Pakistan is completely informal and unregulated with no or little support available due to a lack of funds and systematic planning. The empirical evidence suggests that the formal sector lacks the capacity for proper waste disposal of total waste generated. The recycling aspects are left to informal sector stakeholders who improvise to extract value from MSW in an entrepreneurial manner. The formal sector holds a bias towards informal stakeholders due to the fact that their work also serves as a theft bargain and resale platform under the guise of waste collection and recycling. The study highlights the most and least sought after recyclables, identifies gray channel markets of spare parts, metal recycling and counterfeit products, and practices of adulteration in the target area. This study recommends as a policy input, to overcome bias towards the informal sector, the creation of a central recycling commission to overlook and regulate the affairs of hitherto unregulated and informal municipal solid waste and recycling value chains.

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Border Governance and Shoot-to-Kill Policy

Shahriar

2022

Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance

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‘Picking up the neighbours' waste’: migration of Bangladeshi villagers to India metropolises

Cited by 11 publications

References 25 publications

How do migration decisions and drivers differ against extreme environmental events?

How do migration decisions and drivers differ against extreme environmental events?

Assessing the Formal and Informal Waste Recycling Business Processes through a Stakeholders Lens in Pakistan

Border Governance and Shoot-to-Kill Policy

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