11 Feb Impact of climate-related disasters on human migration in Mexico: A spatial model
Type
Journal Article
Author(s)
Saldaña-Zorrilla, S.
Sandberg, K.
Title
Impact of climate-related disasters on human migration in Mexico: A spatial model
Year
2009
Journal
Climatic Change
Vol (No), pp
96(1), 97-118
Abstract
The great human-environmental diversity of Mexico provides a framework for an initial understanding of the wide disparities between rich and poor. Mexico is still dominated in many regions by agriculture, and during the last 25 years, weather-related disasters have accounted for about 80% of economic losses. This is dramatic, especially considering that this sector produces only ca. 4% of GDP while providing a livelihood to one-quarter of the country’s population. Based on a spatial model, this paper tests the contribution of natural disasters to catalyzing the emigration process in vulnerable regions throughout Mexico. Besides coping and adaptive capacity, we assess the effect of economic losses from disasters in combination with adverse production and trade conditions during the 1990s in triggering out-migration.
Citation
Saldaña-Zorrilla, S., & Sandberg, K. (2009). Impact of climate-related disasters on human migration in Mexico: A spatial model. Climatic Change, 96(1), 97-118. URL : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10584-009-9577-3