Exploring the benefits and dis-benefits of climate migration as an adaptive strategy along the rural-peri-urban continuum in Namibia

The authors combine data from household surveys, key informant interviews, and secondary sources related to regional disaster, demographic, resource, and economic trends between 1990 and 2020 from north central and central dryland Namibia to investigate (i) human migration flows and the influence of climate hazards on these flows and (ii) the benefits and dis-benefits of migration in supporting climate change adaptation, from the perspective of migrants (personal factors and intervening obstacles), areas of origin, and areas of destination.

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Jessica P. R. Thorn, Penelao Nangolo, Rebeca Aleu Biancardi, Sheona Shackleton, Robert A. Marchant, Olayinka Ajala, Guillermo Delgado, John K. E. Mfune, Steve Cinderby, Adam P. Hejnowicz
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Thorn, J.P.R., Nangolo, P., Biancardi, R.A. et al. 2023. Exploring the benefits and dis-benefits of climate migration as an adaptive strategy along the rural-peri-urban continuum in Namibia. Reg Environ Change 23(10).

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2023
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