Changements environnementaux et migration en Afrique de l’Ouest. Une revue des études de cas
This paper reviews existing knowledge on the link between environmental changes and migration in West Africa. Aspects related to rainfall variations, temperature increases, droughts, and sea level rises are particularly addressed. Forty-three case studies are presented, which is almost an exhaustive...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography
2018-11-01
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| Series: | Belgeo |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/28836 |
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| Summary: | This paper reviews existing knowledge on the link between environmental changes and migration in West Africa. Aspects related to rainfall variations, temperature increases, droughts, and sea level rises are particularly addressed. Forty-three case studies are presented, which is almost an exhaustive representation of the state of research on the topic. By focusing only on this sub-region and presenting the places of study, the methods used, the concepts mobilized, and the main results obtained, this literature review has the advantage of presenting a detailed overview of the research at the methodological, conceptual and geographical level. We highlight ten major achievements and lessons emerging from the literature that characterize environmental migration in West Africa, qualified with the proven metrics of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Finally, we argue that from a theoretical point of view, work must be directed towards a comprehensive vision of migration that places environmental degradation in its socio-economic and political context. |
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| ISSN: | 1377-2368 2294-9135 |