Climate, environment and migration : experiences of migrants in South Africa

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dc.contributor.author Jilesen, Robin P.
dc.contributor.author Wegerif, M.C.A. (Marc)
dc.date.accessioned 2024-01-24T05:39:49Z
dc.date.available 2024-01-24T05:39:49Z
dc.date.issued 2023-11
dc.description.abstract This article examines the impacts of climate- and environment-related adversity on migration from other sub-Saharan African countries to the prominent migration destination of South Africa. It describes factors and processes influencing migration decisions and identifies migration policy implications. Information was gathered through in-depth qualitative research conducted with 20 migrants now residing in South Africa’s Gauteng province, as well as interviews with key informants with expertise on migration and climate change and a review of existing literature. The principal finding is that although climatic and environmental stresses are not the primary drivers of migration, they play important direct and indirect contributing roles, often intersecting with economic, political, social and demographic drivers. Whether people respond to adverse conditions by migrating depends on the obstacles and facilitating factors, personal and household characteristics, and expectations of the destination. National and international migration policies need to more comprehensively address these increasingly important determinants of migration. en_US
dc.description.department Anthropology and Archaeology en_US
dc.description.librarian hj2024 en_US
dc.description.sdg SDG-13:Climate action en_US
dc.description.uri https://brill.com/view/journals/afoc/afoc-overview.xml en_US
dc.identifier.citation Jilesen, R. & Wegerif, M. 2023, 'Climate, environment and migration : experiences of migrants in South Africa', Afrika Focus, vol. 36, no. 2 , pp. 195-222 , doi : 10.1163/2031356X-20230204. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2031-356X (online)
dc.identifier.issn 0772-084X (print)
dc.identifier.other 10.1163/2031356X-20230204
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94071
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Brill Academic Publishers en_US
dc.rights © 2023 Brill Academic Publishers en_US
dc.subject Environment en_US
dc.subject Migration en_US
dc.subject South Africa (SA) en_US
dc.subject Climate change en_US
dc.subject Migration drivers en_US
dc.subject Decision-making en_US
dc.subject SDG-13: Climate action en_US
dc.title Climate, environment and migration : experiences of migrants in South Africa en_US
dc.type Postprint Article en_US


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