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A meta-analysis of country-level studies on environmental change and migration

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Hoffmann, Roman, Dimitrova, Anna, Muttarak, Raya, Crespo Cuaresma, Jesus, Peisker, Jonas·2020·Nature Climate Change

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  • Those who move usually remain within their home country or, if they move internationally, go to countries within the same region.

    “Those that do usually remain within their home country or, if they move internationally, go to countries within the same region.”

    From Climate related migration and displacement. (2022) · cites this paper as [5]

    The 'Differences by Migration Destination' section finds stronger environmental effects for internal than global migration and says environmental migration is often short-distance and regional. It does not establish that most people who move remain in their home country, or that most international movers stay within the same region; 'usually' is stronger than the evidence given. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • Most climate related migration occurs within countries, often as rural-to-urban or rural-to-rural migration.

    “Most climate related migration occurs within countries, often as rural-to-urban or rural-to-rural migration.”

    From Climate related migration and displacement. (2022) · cites this paper as [5]

    The Abstract (page unavailable) says environmental migration is primarily internal or to low- and middle-income countries, supporting internal migration as an important pattern but not establishing that most occurs within countries. “Differences by Migration Destination” (page unavailable) says the studies often use urbanization as a proxy for internal migration and that this overlooks rural-to-rural moves; it does not establish that rural-to-urban or rural-to-rural moves occur often. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Hoffmann et al.'s (2020) meta-analysis of scientific studies published between 2006 and 2019 quantitatively analyzed the influence of different environmental factors on migration.

    “Similarly, Hoffmann et al.'s (2020) [3] use of meta-analysis on scientific studies published between 2006 and 2019 quantitatively analyzed the influence of different environmental factors on migration.”

    From A Systematic Review of International and Internal Climate-Induced Migration in Africa (2023) · cites this paper as Hoffmann et al.'s (2020) [3]

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  1. [6]6. Renaud, F., Bogardi, J. J., Dun, O. & Warner, K. Control, Adapt or Flee How to Face Environmental Migration? InterSecTions, Publication Series of United Nations University, ENS vol. 5 (2007).
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Authors
Hoffmann, R., Dimitrova, A., Muttarak, R., Crespo Cuaresma, J., & Peisker, J.
Affiliations
  • University of Vienna (AT)
  • University of East Anglia (GB)
Corresponding author
Hoffmann, Roman
Venue
Nature Climate Change
Published
2020-09-14
Volume
10
Issue
10
Pages
904-912
ISSN
  • 1758-678X (ISSN-L)
  • 1758-6798
OpenAlex
W3084449021
Cited by
362
References
101
Citations by year
2026: 60 · 2025: 56 · 2024: 69 · 2023: 89 · 2022: 41 · 2021: 43 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1
FWCI
7.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Climate Change (publishedVersion)
  • UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia) (acceptedVersion)
  • IIASA PURE (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis) (acceptedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna) (submittedVersion)
  • Publication Database PIK (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)) (submittedVersion)
  • IIASA PURE (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis) (submittedVersion)
  • WU Research (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
  • Austrian Science Fund (grant number Z171-G11). International Climate Initiative
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Climate Change Policy and Economics
Keywords
environmental change, climate change, environmental migration, internal migration, conflict, agricultural dependence, Latin America and the Caribbean, sub-Saharan Africa

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