Climate-related migration and the climate-security-migration nexus in the Central American Dry Corridor

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Galwayen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.donorIrish Research Councilen
cg.contributor.initiativeClimate Resilience
cg.contributor.initiativeFragility, Conflict, and Migration
cg.coverage.countryGuatemala
cg.coverage.countryMexico
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GT
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2MX
cg.coverage.regionAmericas
cg.coverage.regionCentral America
cg.coverage.regionLatin America and the Caribbean
cg.creator.identifierIgnacio Madurga-Lopez: 0000-0003-1769-5710
cg.creator.identifierGrazia Pacillo: 0000-0002-1012-3464
cg.creator.identifierPeter Läderach: 0000-0001-8708-6318
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-023-03549-6en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1573-1480en
cg.issue6en
cg.journalClimatic Changeen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatCLIMATE CHANGEen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatLIVELIHOODSen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatPOLICYen
cg.volume176en
dc.contributor.authorHuber, Jonaen
dc.contributor.authorMadurga Lopez, Ignacio M.en
dc.contributor.authorMurray, Unaen
dc.contributor.authorMcKeown, Peter C.en
dc.contributor.authorPacillo, Graziaen
dc.contributor.authorLäderach, Peter R.D.en
dc.contributor.authorSpillane, Charlesen
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-27T07:23:12Zen
dc.date.available2023-06-27T07:23:12Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/130897
dc.titleClimate-related migration and the climate-security-migration nexus in the Central American Dry Corridoren
dcterms.abstractThe Central American Dry Corridor (CADC) is among the most climate-vulnerable regions worldwide. Climate change, commonly referred to as a “threat multiplier” of pre-existing socioeconomic issues, already undermines rural livelihoods by reducing agricultural yields and income opportunities. This paper provides a review of climate-related migration in the CADC region while identifying the specific pathways by which climate change manifests itself as a threat multiplier to migration. Different forms of human mobility (seasonal/temporal/permanent and internal/international migration) are increasingly attempted as adaptation strategies by affected households to diversify incomes and offset climate impacts. Preferred intra-regional migrant destinations tend to be less climate-vulnerable and also less violent. Notably, climate change is not isolated from socioeconomic and political migration drivers. Erosion of rural livelihoods reduces the costs of engaging in illicit coping strategies (e.g., illegal crop production) and simultaneously favours rapid urbanisation, which is linked to (forced) gang recruitment, primarily affecting the youth. These processes contribute to extraordinarily high violence levels, which are a major push factor for migration on their own, ultimately challenging state authority. Moreover, as outmigration from the region is projected to increase, the observed securitisation of borders, particularly along the USA-Mexico border and the Mexico-Guatemala border, while unfit to limit migration attempts, make migration more desperate and dangerous, allowing organised crime to step in and exploit migration as an economic undertaking. Thus, for the CADC, the depoliticised and simplistic narrative of migration serving as adaptation must be questioned. Policy coherence and state capacity for addressing climate-security-migration nexus challenges are critical needs.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2023-06-16
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHuber, J.; Madurga Lopez, I.; Murray, U.; McKeown, P.C.; Pacillo, G.; Laderach, P.; Spillane, C. (2023) Climate-related migration and the climate-security-migration nexus in the Central American Dry Corridor. Climatic Change 176: 79. ISSN: 1573-1480en
dcterms.extent79en
dcterms.issued2023-06
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherSpringeren
dcterms.subjectmigrationen
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen
dcterms.subjectadaptationen
dcterms.subjectlivelihoodsen
dcterms.subjectconflictsen
dcterms.subjectcrimeen
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen
dcterms.subjectmigraciónen
dcterms.subjectcambio climáticoen
dcterms.subjectadaptaciónen
dcterms.subjecthuman mobilityen
dcterms.subjectcentral american dry corridoren
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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