Natural resources modulate the nexus between environmental shocks and human mobility

Michael Brottrager; Jesus Crespo Cuaresma; Dominic Kniveton; Saleem H. Ali

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-37074-y

Nature Communications (Mar 2023)

Natural resources modulate the nexus between environmental shocks and human mobility

Michael Brottrager,
Jesus Crespo Cuaresma,
Dominic Kniveton,
Saleem H. Ali

Affiliations

Michael Brottrager: Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University
Jesus Crespo Cuaresma: Department of Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business
Dominic Kniveton: School of Global Studies, University of Sussex
Saleem H. Ali: United Nations International Resource Panel

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37074-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

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Remote sensed information and population data for continental Africa are used to assess how migration acts as an adaptation response after drought event. The effect on mobility is amplified with drought frequency and poverty.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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