CliMig - Literature Database
Climig is a bibliographic database updated monthly which lists the publications that deal with environment-related migration. If you want to use the database to perform advanced research by keywords, type of hazards, etc… we are happy to share a database in ENDNOTE format →
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Four families of keywords are used :
- Area identifies the geographic areas of the studies based on UN definitions.
- Type identifies the kind of case study and its methodology.
- Environmental hazard identifies the types of environmental perturbation studied.
- Focus relates to the specific approach of the paper, which may be focused on gender issues, on legal issues, etc.
Area
Continents, countries, regions or even cities are designated in the keywords field. Moreover, Foresight’s (2011) vulnerable ecoregions are also identified (drylands, mountain and low-elevation coastal zones). User is then able to look for papers related to a whole continent, to a specific country or to particular regions or cities.
Type
- Overview is used for synthesis on the topic.
- Law is related to papers dealing with legal issues and/or policies.
For empirical studies, Climig contains the keyword type :
- Type1: Ecological models based on area characteristics (spatial analysis)
- Type2: Multilevel analysis based on area and individual characteristics
- Type3: Analysis of individual data based on large sample surveys (>100)
- Type4: Historical analogues
- Type5: Indexes of vulnerability, hotspots identification, scenarios, regional case studies, etc
- Type6: Qualitative field case studies using ethnographic methods and small sample questionnaires
Environmental hazard
- Flood: flooding, flash flood, rainfall variability, …
- Hurricane: typhoon, cyclone, storm, …
- SLR: sea level rise, slr, coastal erosion, …
- Drought: desertification, heat waves, dry, rainfall variability, land degradation, …
Focus
- DRR / EWS: disaster risk reduction / early-warning system in environmental migration
- Gender: studies dealing environmental migration with a special focus on gender issues
- Migadapt: migration as an adaptation response, as a strategy to cope with environmental degradations
- Perception: representations and perceptions of actors on climate change
- Statelessness: climate change induced statelessness
- Trapped: studies dealing with immobility and trapped populations
- Conflict: studies linking environmental migrations and conflicts
- Publications:
Community relocation as the option for adaptation to the effects of climate change and climate variability in Pacific Island countries (PICs)
There has been widespread conjecture that some, if not many, Pacific Island communities may have to be relocated in the event that climate change scenarios unfold as projected. The purpose of this project was to examine the implications of such an adaptive response....
Climate Migration and Security: Securitisation as a Strategy in Climate Change Politics
Climate migration, as an image of people moving due to sea-level rise and increased drought, has been presented as one of the main security risks of global warming. The rationale is that climate change will cause mass movements of climate refugees, causing tensions...
Environmentally Displaced People: Understanding the linkages between environmental change, livelihood and forced migration
This research guide aims to offer an introduction to the complex issues of the migration (displacement)-environment nexus, highlighting the emergence of the term environmental refugee, and the debate that surrounds it. This guide does not intend to provide a...
Thirty Years after the Lake Nyos Disaster, What Prospects for Rehabilitation and Reintegration in the Region?
North Cameroon, though located in an arid environment, ironically also suffers from the serious threat of flooding in the region. This article examines contemporary challenges resulting from frequent flooding in North Cameroon. Using Cutter’s “Hazard of Place Model”...
International migration in the Mashriq countries: past trends, future potentials and determinants – possible implications for environmental migration?
Geographically located at the crossroads of three ancient continents – Africa, Asia and Europe – the Mashriq countries have been home to various types of dynamic migratory movements for centuries. The last 100 years in the history of this region are no exception to...
The migration, environment and climate change nexus: exploring migrants’ contribution in addressing climate change challenges in Italy’s mountain areas
Migration in a changing climate can be both a reaction to negative environmental impacts and a driver of resilience and climate change adaptation. In rural and fragile areas of the Global North, migration can contribute to mitigate the socioeconomic effects of...
The Climate Change – Migration – Urbanisation Nexus: Workshop Report
The concept of the ‘Climate Change – Migration – Urbanisation’ nexus emerged from the recognition that climate change, migration, and urbanisation are closely and intimately linked together, and can potentially become sources of vulnerability. Addressing this ‘Climate...
Rights of Environmentally Displaced Persons: Need for a Legal Framework
Environment is considered to be vital factor in the life of human being, from providing food to providing shelter plays an important role. Like how a good environment helps in all round development of one’s personality and a bad environment inhibits its development....