How does climate change create migration? What other causes of migration can you think of?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking how climate change influences people to migrate from one region to another and is also requesting for additional causes of migration.
Answer
Climate change causes migration through resource scarcity, and other causes include economic and political factors.
Climate change induces migration by impacting agriculture, increasing sea-levels, and causing desertification, leading to resource scarcity and conflicts. Other causes of migration include economic opportunities, political instability, and social factors.
Answer for screen readers
Climate change induces migration by impacting agriculture, increasing sea-levels, and causing desertification, leading to resource scarcity and conflicts. Other causes of migration include economic opportunities, political instability, and social factors.
More Information
Climate change acts as a 'threat multiplier,' exacerbating existing issues like economic insecurity and political instability, which can then lead to migration. It drives migration by creating unfavorable living conditions due to environmental changes.
Tips
A common mistake is to overlook how climate change exacerbates existing social and economic issues, rather than being a standalone cause of migration.
Sources
- Climate Migration 101: Explainer - migrationpolicy.org
- How does climate change affect migration? - sustainability.stanford.edu
- Climate Change Is Fueling Migration - cfr.org
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