TY  - UNPD
A1  - Hummel, Diana
A1  - Liehr, Stefan
T1  - Migration in the West African Sahel - more than a response to climate change
T2  - ISOE Policy Brief Nr. 2
N2  - Debates about climate-induced migratory movements – and their possible links to instability and conflict – along with the discussion on migration flows across the Mediterranean Sea frequently highlight the West African Sahel as a region of concern. However, findings from recent empirical research on Sahelian regions in Mali and Senegal suggest no evidence for increasing population movements towards Europe as a direct result of environmental stress and climate change. It is the patterns of migration that are changing and not so much the volume. A closer look at the social-ecological conditions of migration in the Sahel allows for an alternative characterization of the problem dynamics. It reveals a rich and comprehensive picture of mobility and the importance of climate and environment in this respect, and identifies starting points for policy options.
T3  - ISOE Policy Brief - 2 
KW  - mobility
KW  - Mali
KW  - Senegal
KW  - land degradation
KW  - social-ecological conditions
KW  - policy
KW  - multi-level governance
Y1  - 2015
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/38110
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-381108
UR  - http://www.isoe.de/fileadmin/redaktion/Downloads/Bevoelkerung/policy-brief-isoe-2015-2.pdf
SN  - 2365-1148
SP  - 1
EP  - 5
PB  - Institut für sozial-ökologische Forschung ISOE GmbH
CY  - Frankfurt am Main
ER  -