Migration and Climate Change Impacts on Rural Entrepreneurs in Nigeria: A Gender Perspective
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Although the effects of climate change are universal, some groups are more negatively affected than others, which has raised global concerns. The most affected are families involved with agriculture or that use natural resources in rural areas as a means of livelihood. This study aimed to assess the responses of rural dwellers to climate change and migration, determine the extent of climate change as a driver of migration, assess the viability of migration as an option for climate change adaptation, and evaluate the gender perspective of migration and the impact of climate change on entrepreneurial development in rural areas. A qualitative method was employed to solicit responses from respondents in selected rural areas under four different vegetation zones through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. Data were analyzed using Atlas.ti. A difference was found in gender reactions to migration due to socio-cultural factors and family responsibilities. In addition, different types of migration patterns were found to exist among men and women. The study also revealed that climate change is a major driver of migration, affects livelihood practices differently in the vegetation zones, and has a negative impact on the entrepreneurship development of the rural areas. Finally, this study provides insights into the effect of migration type on the entrepreneurship development by gender.
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Out of the twenty-two reviewed studies, ten studies investigate the role of environmental factors in migration decision-making.
“Out of the twenty-two reviewed studies, ten studies investigate the role of environmental factors in migration decision-making (see Akinbami, 2021 [44]; Bada et al., 2021; Groth et al., 2021 [36]; Call and Gray, 2020 [43]; Groth et al., 2020 [34]; Tafere, 2018 [38]; Codjoe, 2017 [41]; Sanfo et al., 2017 [32]; Veronis and McLeman, 2014 [37]; Marchiori, Maystadt, Schumacher, 2012 [40]).”
From A Systematic Review of International and Internal Climate-Induced Migration in Africa (2023) · cites this paper as Akinbami, 2021 [44]
In Nigeria, climate change is a major driver of migration, affecting livelihood practices differently and negatively impacting the entrepreneurial development of rural areas.
“In Nigerian, it is evident that climate change is a major driver of migra-tion, affecting livelihood practices differently and negatively impacting the entrepreneurial development of rural areas (Akinbami, 2021 [44]).”
From A Systematic Review of International and Internal Climate-Induced Migration in Africa (2023) · cites this paper as Akinbami, 2021 [44]
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- Authors
- Akinbami, C. A. O.
- Affiliations
- Obafemi Awolowo University (NG)
- Corresponding author
- Akinbami, Catherine Abiola O.
- Venue
- Sustainability
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2021-08-09
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 16
- Pages
- 8882
- ISSN
- 2071-1050 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3189028317
- Cited by
- 21
- References
- 44
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2
- FWCI
- 3.81
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
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- Sustainability (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Keywords
- climate change, rural migration, rural entrepreneurship, gender differences, climate change adaptation, livelihoods, vegetation zones, sociocultural factors, family responsibilities, types of migration, Nigeria
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