For the analyzed regions of Chiapas and Tlaxcala, results show a a linkage between environmental degradation and migration. In Chiapas, the hazardous impacts of hurricane Mitch in 1998 and Stan in 2005 had a "triggereffect" for internal and international migration. For Tlaxcala, soil erosion and changing rainfall patterns serve as an additional push-factor for emigration.
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Alscher, S. 2009. Mexico Case Study Report. "Environmental factors in Mexican migration: The cases off Chiapas and Tlaxcala". EACH-FOR Case Study Report.
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2009
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