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1 Maheshwari, B.; Purohit, R.; Malano, H.; Singh, V. P.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie. (Eds.) 2014. The security of water, food, energy and liveability of cities: challenges and opportunities for peri-urban futures. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. 489p. (Water Science and Technology Library Volume 71)
Water security ; Food security ; Food production ; Food supply ; Energy conservation ; Agriculture ; Periurban areas ; Urban areas ; Urbanization ; Rural areas ; Hydrological cycle ; Models ; Sustainable development ; Social aspects ; Water footprint ; Water supply ; Water use ; Water demand ; Water availability ; Catchment areas ; Solar energy ; Carbon cycle ; Sanitation ; Health hazards ; Malnutrition ; Milk production ; Decentralization ; Wastewater management ; Wastewater treatment ; Excreta ; Waste treatment ; Nutrients ; Horticulture ; Labour mobility ; Climate change ; Knowledge management ; Greenhouse gases ; Emission reduction ; Land use ; Biodiversity ; Case studies / India / Australia / Ghana / Iran / West Africa / Ethiopia / Uganda / Africa South of Sahara / Senegal / Bangladesh / Melbourne / Tamale / Shiraz / Sydney / Addis Ababa / Accra / Hyderabad / Kampala / Dakar / Dhaka / Udaipur / Bharatpur / Tigray Region / Rajasthan / Rajsamand District / South Creek Catchment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI, e-copy SF Record No: H046685)
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2 Rao, P. S.; Pant, D. C. 2014. Implications of labour migration and land use changes on food production in the peri-urban area of Rajsamand district of Rajasthan, India: a case study. In Maheshwari, B.; Purohit, R.; Malano, H.; Singh, V. P.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie. (Eds.). The security of water, food, energy and liveability of cities: challenges and opportunities for peri-urban futures. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.327-339. (Water Science and Technology Library Volume 71)
Food production ; Periurban areas ; Rural areas ; Labour mobility ; Land use ; Agricultural sector ; Minerals ; Irrigation water ; Population ; Case studies / India / Rajasthan / Rajsamand
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047044)
This study examines the situation of land utilization and migration of population from farming sector to marble sector of the district, and identifies the causes of reduction of crop productivity. To achieve these objectives the peri-urban area of Amet tehsil of Rajsamand district is the most affecting tehsil where marble industry has flourished strongly and substituting the agriculture industry causing reduction of crop and livestock production drastically over the period. Thus, Amet tehsil of Rajsamand district has been selected purposively for the study. For indepth study, a case study of ‘‘Jetpura Panchaayat’’ has been selected randomly. Besides, it is again important that this Panchaayat is growing for quartz production where 10–15 crusher plants are already established in the area. Primary data have been collected from pre-tested schedules and raw data have been analysed with the help of % and averages and conclusions have been drawn accordingly. It is concluded that land use pattern of the district is changing rapidly after the introduction of marble industry. The area under forest was decreasing from 24,663 hectares in 2001 to 23,214 hectares in 2010; this may be due to conversion of the area into nonforest purposes. Similarly, the area under non-agricultural use has been decreased from 1,27,697 hectares in 2001 to 1,85,439 hectares in 2010, which further strengthens the statement of introduction of marble industry. It is further clear from the results that productivity of all the crops have been on the decline over the study period and as such this has implication for food security in the region.
3 Wise, R. D.; Veltmeyer, H. 2016. Agrarian change, migration and development. Black Point, NS, Canada: Fernwood Publishing. 146p. (Agrarian Change and Peasant Studies Series 6)
Agrarian reform ; Labour mobility ; Migrant labour ; Rural urban migration ; Children ; International division of labour ; Income ; Remuneration ; Labour market ; Gender ; Political aspects ; Economic development ; Capitalism ; Rural poverty ; Social impact ; Institutions / USA / Mexico
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 331.12791 G000 WIS Record No: H047707)
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4 Mersha, A. A.; van Laerhoven, F. 2018. The interplay between planned and autonomous adaptation in response to climate change: insights from rural Ethiopia. World Development, 107:87-97. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.03.001]
Climate change adaptation ; Gender ; Rural areas ; Development programmes ; Corporate culture ; Diversification ; Labour mobility ; Socioeconomic environment ; Political aspects ; Case studies / Ethiopia / Raya Azebo / Kobo
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048829)
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Using the notion of institutional interplay, which refers to situations where the operation or consequences of one regime influence another regime, the article explores the interplay between planned adaptation and farmer households’ autonomous adaptation. Drawing empirical data from two drought-prone districts in Northeastern Ethiopia (Kobo and Raya Azebo), this article deals with the differentiated effects of planned adaptation, exemplified by Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP). Two layers of differentiating effects are studied by looking at the differences between households that are and households that are not targeted by PSNP; and the more detailed differences are explored by zooming in on male and female-headed households, respectively, within the subset of households targeted by PSNP. We use semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with female and male household heads and key informant interviews with government officials. Our study indicates that the interplay has a differentiated effect following the participation of households in planned adaptation programs and gender lines. We show that the effect on building community assets can be positive at the community level and expands autonomous adaptation particularly for non-targeted households; however, targeted households in general and female-headed households in particular experience a negative effect of the interplay: planned adaptation constrains autonomous adaptation due to time and labor demands of public work, program restrictions and local gender norms.
5 Dessalegn, Mengistu; Nicol, Alan; Debevec, Liza. 2020. From poverty to complexity?: the challenge of out-migration and development policy in Ethiopia. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project]. London, UK: SOAS University of London. 8p. (AGRUMIG Policy Brief Series 2)
Migration ; Development policies ; Governance ; Labour mobility ; Migrants ; Agriculture ; Employment ; Remittances ; Rural areas ; Urban areas ; Poverty / Africa / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049561)
http://agrumig.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2020/01/Policy-Brief-Series-No.-2.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049561.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049561.pdf
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This brief assesses the current state of migration-related policies in Ethiopia, and provides some early recommendations and policy pointers based on work carried out under the AGRUMIG project. In Ethiopia, the scale of migration and its impacts on rural and urban transformations are underestimated and probably increasing. There is a lack of a coherent national migration policy in the country, which is a potential development hindrance. Establishing a national migration policy and improving bilateral arrangements with receiving countries could help Ethiopia reap greater positive impacts from migration and remittance income, including assisting in crucial processes of social transformation in rural areas.
6 Dixon, J.; Boffa, J.-M.; Williams, Timothy Olalekan; de Leeuw, J.; Fischer, G.; van Velthuizen, H. 2020. Farming and food systems potentials. In Dixon, J.; Garrity, D. P.; Boffa, J.-M.; Williams, Timothy Olalekan; Amede, T.; Auricht, C.; Lott, R.; Mburathi, G. (Eds.). Farming systems and food security in Africa: priorities for science and policy under global change. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.535-561. (Earthscan Food and Agriculture Series)
Farming systems ; Food systems ; Food security ; Nutrition security ; Agricultural productivity ; Yield gap ; Intensification ; Diversification ; Agricultural population ; Farmers ; Farm size ; Nonfarm income ; Livestock ; Market access ; Poverty ; Households ; Living standards ; Labour mobility ; Strategies ; Institutions ; Policies ; Technology ; Natural resources management ; Ecosystem services / Sahel / Africa South of Sahara / West Africa / East Africa / Southern Africa / Central Africa / Middle East / North Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049741)
http://old.worldagroforestry.org/downloads/Publications/PDFS/BC20009.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049741.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049741.pdf
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7 Suhardiman, Diana; Rigg, J.; Bandur, M.; Marschke, M.; Miller, M. A.; Pheuangsavanh, N.; Sayatham, M.; Taylor, D. 2021. On the coattails of globalization: migration, migrants and COVID-19 in Asia. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 47(1):88-109. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2020.1844561]
Migration ; Migrants ; Migrant labour ; Labour mobility ; COVID-19 ; Pandemics ; Sustainable livelihoods ; Globalization ; Working conditions ; Unemployment ; Remuneration ; Uncertainty ; Social aspects ; Economic aspects ; Households / Asia / Bangladesh / India / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Myanmar / Singapore / Thailand / China
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050115)
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Positioning migrants as quintessential globalisation subjects, this paper reveals how the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the ambivalent positioning of migration as a pathway for human development. Drawing on interviews with international and domestic labour migrants from Bangladesh, India, Laos and Myanmar working in Laos, Myanmar, China, Singapore and Thailand, the paper explores the vulnerabilities, challenges and opportunities that have come with migration and how these have been reconfigured as the pandemic has progressed, disproportionately heightening migrants’ exposure to the virus and their socioeconomic precarity. Through their personal stories, the paper provides insights into the evolving livelihood pathways of migrant workers during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, their (changing) views of migration as a route to progress, and tentatively sets out how ruptures caused by the pandemic may lead to a re-thinking of livelihood pathways for such men and women and their families.
8 Sugden, Fraser; Nigussie, Likimyelesh; Debevec, Liza; Nijbroek, R. 2022. Migration, environmental change and agrarian transition in upland regions: learning from Ethiopia, Kenya and Nepal. Journal of Peasant Studies, 49(5):1101-1131. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2021.1894552]
Migration ; Agrarian structure ; Labour mobility ; Remittances ; Income ; Remuneration ; Capitalism ; Peasantry ; Agriculture ; Investment ; Farmers ; Landlessness ; Tenants ; Livelihoods ; Women ; Decision making ; Highlands ; Communities / Ethiopia / Kenya / Nepal / Tigray / Chirkhuwa Valley / Gatanga / Muragua / Embahasti / Raya Azebo / Kimalung / Gufagaon / Sanrang / Aaptari / Bhadare
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050498)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/03066150.2021.1894552
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050498.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050498.pdf
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This paper analyses the relationship between cyclical labour migration and agrarian transition in the uplands of Nepal, Ethiopia and Kenya. It shows that while migration decision-making is linked to expanding capitalist markets, it is mediated by local cultural, political and ecological changes. In turn, cyclical migration goes on to shape the trajectory of change within agriculture. The dual dependence on both migrant income and agriculture within these upland communities often translates into an intensifying work burden on the land, and rising profits for capitalism. However, on some occasions this income can support increased productivity and accumulation within agriculture – although this depends on both the agro-ecological context and the local agrarian structure.
9 Gupta, S.; Kharel, A.; Sugden, F. 2022. Migration and COVID-19 in context: labor migration and the agriculture sector in Nepal. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project]. London, UK: SOAS University of London. 8p. (AGRUMIG Policy Brief Series 5)
Migration ; Migrant labour ; Agricultural sector ; COVID-19 ; Pandemics ; Labour mobility ; Governance ; Agricultural policies ; State intervention ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Employment ; Households / Nepal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051230)
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10 Dessalegn, Mengistu; Nicol, Alan. 2022. Migration and COVID-19 in context: labor migration in Ethiopia and its implications for policy responses. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project]. London, UK: SOAS University of London. 8p. (AGRUMIG Policy Brief Series 6)
Migration ; Migrant labour ; COVID-19 ; Pandemics ; Labour mobility ; Policies ; Governance ; State intervention ; Employment ; Livelihoods ; Remittances ; Rural areas ; Households / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051231)
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11 Caretta, M. A.; Fanghella, V.; Rittelmeyer, P.; Srinivasan, J.; Panday, P. K.; Parajuli, J.; Priya, R.; Reddy, E. B. U. B.; Seigerman, C. K.; Mukherji, Aditi. 2023. Migration as adaptation to freshwater and inland hydroclimatic changes? A meta-review of existing evidence. Climatic Change, 176(8):100. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-023-03573-6]
Migration ; Adaptation ; Strategies ; Freshwater ; Hydroclimate ; Climate change ; Labour mobility ; Vulnerability ; Weather hazards ; Risk reduction ; Households ; Case studies
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052096)
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10584-023-03573-6.pdf?pdf=button
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052096.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052096.pdf
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Due to its potential geo-political and environmental implications, climate migration is an increasing concern to the international community. However, while there is considerable attention devoted to migration in response to sea-level rise, there is a limited understanding of human mobility due to freshwater and inland hydroclimatic changes. Hence, the aim of this paper is to examine the existing evidence on migration as an adaptation strategy due to freshwater and inland hydroclimatic changes. A meta-review of papers published between 2014 and 2019 yielded 67 publications, the majority of which focus on a handful of countries in the Global South. Droughts, floods, extreme heat, and changes in seasonal precipitation patterns were singled out as the most common hazards triggering migration. Importantly, most of the papers discuss mobility as part of a portfolio of responses. Motivations to migrate at the household level range from survival to searching for better economic opportunities. The outcomes of migration are mixed — spanning from higher incomes to difficulties in finding employment after moving and struggles with a higher cost of living. While remittances can be beneficial, migration does not always have a positive outcome for those who are left behind. Furthermore, this meta-review shows that migration, even when desired, is not an option for some of the most vulnerable households. These multifaceted results suggest that, while climate mobility is certainly happening due to freshwater and inland hydroclimatic changes, studies reviewing it are limited and substantial gaps remain in terms of geographical coverage, implementation assessments, and outcomes evaluation. We argue that these gaps need to be filled to inform climate and migration policies that increasingly need to be intertwined rather than shaped in isolation from each other.
12 Dessalegn, Mengistu. 2023. Internal migration and agricultural labor mobility issues and policies in Ethiopia. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project]. London, UK: SOAS University of London. 4p. (AGRUMIG Policy Brief Series 17)
Migration ; Governance ; Agriculture ; Labour mobility ; Policies ; Rural areas ; Households ; Employment ; Remittances ; Decision making ; Livestock / Ethiopia / Addis Ababa / Gamo Highlands
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052222)
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Ethiopia’s economy is dominated by agriculture, contributing 45% to 50% of gross domestic product (GDP) and employing 70% of the active workforce. Most farming remains characterized by smallholder plots, with rainfed systems predominating, yet increasingly vulnerable because of uncertain rainfall and temperature patterns. In addition, due to a complex of factors, farmland frequently suffers from the depletion of soil nutrients. As a result of too few new jobs and the rapidly expanding economically active population, about two million more people are added annually to the labor market. As a result, there is considerable international migration to the Gulf States, South Africa, Europe and North America. Internal rural-to-urban migration is also common, mainly to major cities and towns, especially to Addis Ababa and other major centers in south and southwest Ethiopia.
13 Fengbo, C.; Qianyun, Z. 2023. Internal migration and labor mobility issues and policies in China: how has the Covid-19 pandemic affected the status quo?. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project]. London, UK: SOAS University of London. 8p. (AGRUMIG Policy Brief Series 16)
Migration ; Governance ; Labour mobility ; Policies ; COVID-19 ; Pandemics ; Households ; Government ; Rural areas ; Rural employment ; Villages ; Agricultural production / China
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052216)
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14 Masotti, M. 2023. Outmigration and labor mobility issues in Moldova. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project]. London, UK: SOAS University of London. 4p. (AGRUMIG Policy Brief Series 19)
Migration ; Labour mobility ; Governance ; Agriculture ; Farmers ; Policies ; Rural areas / Republic of Moldova
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052215)
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15 Murzakulova, A. 2023. Kyrgyzstan overview. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project]. London, UK: SOAS University of London. 4p. (AGRUMIG Policy Brief Series 18)
Migration ; Migrant labour ; Labour mobility ; Labour market ; Households ; Rural areas ; Remittances ; Villages ; Livestock ; Cultivation ; Governance ; Policies ; Communities / Kyrgyzstan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052212)
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16 Kharel, A.; Sugden, F.; Gupta, S. 2023. Outmigration and labor mobility issues and policies in Nepal. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project]. London, UK: SOAS University of London. 8p. (AGRUMIG Policy Brief Series 21)
Migration ; Migrant labour ; Labour mobility ; Governance ; Policies ; Household ; Livelihoods ; Remittances ; Women / Nepal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052211)
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Nepal’s labor migration history dates back to the colonial period in India when Nepali youths were recruited in the army of the East India Company in the early 19th century, and even prior to this period, Nepali men served in the army of Shikh ruler Ranjit Singh in Punjab (included territories of present-day India and Pakistan). This was followed by seasonal and longer-term labor migration to India. In the last 30 years, migration has reached exceptionally high levels, with the new generation of labor migrants heading to the Gulf States and Malaysia, as well as other destinations such as South Korea, Japan, Poland and Romania. The 1981 Nepali census classified over 400,000 household members as ‘absentees’ (those who were away or intend to be away from home for six or more months) and this increased to about 2.2 million by 2021. The destination of migrants over these years changed considerably. While in 1980, an overwhelming majority (93%) went to India, from the 1990s onwards, this shifted to the Arabian Gulf States and Malaysia, which accounted for over 90% of migrants by the 2010s, with fewer than 10% continuing to travel to India.
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