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Title: Climate, migration, and the local food security context: introducing Terra Populus
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2016
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Abstract: Studies investigating the connection between environmental factors and migration are difficult to execute because they require the integration of microdata and spatial information. In this article, we introduce the novel, publically available data extraction system Terra Populus (TerraPop), which was designed to facilitate populationenvironment studies. We showcase the use of TerraPop by exploring variations in the climatemigration association in Burkina Faso and Senegal based on differences in the local food security context. Food security was approximated using anthropometric indicators of child stunting and wasting derived from Demographic and Health Surveys and linked to the TerraPop extract of climate and migration information. We find that an increase in heat waves was associated with a decrease in international migration from Burkina Faso, while excessive precipitation increased international moves from Senegal. Significant interactions reveal that the adverse effects of heat waves and droughts are strongly amplified in highly food insecure Senegalese departments.
Url: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11111-016-0260-0
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Authors: Nawrotzki, Raphael J; Schlak, Allison M; Kugler, Tracy A
Periodical (Full): Population and Environment
Issue: 2
Volume: 38
Pages: 164-184
Data Collections: IPUMS Terra
Topics: Migration and Immigration, Other
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