Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/156237 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
ZEF Working Paper Series No. 151
Publisher: 
University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper reviews the effect of natural disasters on human mobility or migration. Although there is an increase of natural disasters and migration recently and more patterns to observe, the relationship remains complex. While some authors find that disasters increase migration, others show that they have only a marginal or no effect or are even negative. Human mobility appears to be an insurance mechanism against environmental shocks and there are different transmission channels which can explain the relationship between natural disasters and migration. Moreover, migrants' remittances help to decrease households' vulnerability to shocks but also dampen their adverse effects. The paper provides a discussion of policy implications and potential future research avenues.
Subjects: 
natural disasters
forced migration
channels
remittances
migration as insurance
floods
earthquakes
droughts
JEL: 
J61
O15
Q54
Q56
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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