Suchergebnisse

The linkages between human migration and environmental change are becoming more relevant in light of projected changes and the increasing number of people exposed. Yet, significant knowledge gaps on how environmental change and migration are linked and deterministic narratives persist. By drawing on empirical evidence from two case study sites in rural Ethiopia and by applying novel qualitative and quantitative methods, the thesis shows that environmental change in the northern Ethiopian highlands impacts migration in farming household mainly via agricultural channels and that it can both trigger and inhibit migration. Yet, social and economic resources are needed to migrate, and as a result, migration cannot be adopted equally among households. Furthermore, the thesis demonstrates that agricultural policies, land tenure insecurity, and restricted forest access amplify the impact of in-migration on rural livelihoods and on the natural resource base in the southwestern forests. The findings contradict simplified narratives by revealing key enabling and amplifying factors that mediate the linkages between environmental change and migration.

Place-based research faces multiple threats, including both natural and global health hazards and political conflicts, which may disrupt fieldwork. The current COVID-19 pandemic shows how these threats can drastically affect social-ecological research activities given its engagement with different local stakeholders, disciplines, and knowledge systems. The crisis reveals the need for adaptive research designs while also providing an opportunity for a structural shift towards a more sustainable and inclusive research landscape.

Place-based research faces multiple threats, including both natural and global health hazards and political conflicts, which may disrupt fieldwork. The current COVID-19 pandemic shows how these threats can drastically affect social-ecological research activities given its engagement with different local stakeholders, disciplines, and knowledge systems. The crisis reveals the need for adaptive research designs while also providing an opportunity for a structural shift towards a more sustainable and inclusive research landscape.

Place-based research faces multiple threats, including both natural and global health hazards and political conflicts, which may disrupt fieldwork. The current COVID-19 pandemic shows how these threats can drastically affect social-ecological research activities given its engagement with different local stakeholders, disciplines, and knowledge systems. The crisis reveals the need for adaptive research designs while also providing an opportunity for a structural shift towards a more sustainable and inclusive research landscape.