The Effects of Water Scarcity and Natural Resources on Refugee Migration

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ID12163490
AuthorsTravis Warziniack (0000-0002-9431-2288, Rocky Mountain Research Station, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume26
Issue9
Pages1037-1049
Publication date2013-05-06
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociety & Natural Resources (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0894-1920 • E-ISSN: 1521-0723
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08941920.2013.779339
OpenAlexW2087784597
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited30

We test the effect of water and natural resources on refugee migration. We show that water abundance decreases the number of refugees migrating out of a country and increases the number of refugees migrating into a county, all else equal. A large resource sector increases the likelihood of out-migration and decreases the likelihood of in-migration, giving support to a resource–conflict link. Opportunities in the resource sector lead to pooling of migrants into resource-dependent countries that are not at war. Expected migration is highest when the destination country has abundant water and a small resource sector. Expected migration is lowest when the source country has abundant water and a large resource sector. Characteristics of the destination country have larger impacts than characteristics of the source country, suggesting decisions are more about what the destination country has to offer than what the source country lacks

Biology · Business · Development economics · Economics · Geography · Market economy · Natural resource · Natural resource economics · Pooling · Refugee · Resource (disambiguation · Scarcity · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · International Development and Aid · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Ecology

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