Human mobility and environmental degradation: Shaping rural Morocco

Environmental degradation constitutes a disruptive force in man‐made and natural systems. The projected duplication of the frequency and duration of meteorological drought will contribute to a situation of water scarcity, which is expected to negatively impact the agricultural sector. This study foc...

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Published in:International migration 2024-02, Vol.62 (1), p.78-93
Main Authors: Ferreira Fernandes, Carla Sofia, Alves, Fátima, Loureiro, João
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Agricultural industry
Agricultural production
Agricultural research
Agriculture
Degradation
Deterioration
Drought
Environmental degradation
Environmental impact
Humans
Internal migration
Interviews
Migrants
Mobility
Natural disasters
Payments
Remittances
Rural areas
Rural communities
Rural environments
Scarcity
Transnationalism
Water
Water scarcity
Water supply
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Summary:Environmental degradation constitutes a disruptive force in man‐made and natural systems. The projected duplication of the frequency and duration of meteorological drought will contribute to a situation of water scarcity, which is expected to negatively impact the agricultural sector. This study focuses on Souss‐Massa, Morocco, a leading agricultural region, and it seeks to map how human mobility fits within a wider adaptation response to environmental degradation. Over 30 semi‐structured interviews were conducted with internal migrants and members of rural communities on the perceived impacts of environmental degradation and human mobility. Most of the interviewees perceive a reduction in the available water, and the agricultural sector is the most severely affected by those changes. Internal migration is the most frequent adaptation strategy mentioned, and the remittances it originates are supporting the communities of origin facing a deterioration of agricultural output.
ISSN:0020-7985
1468-2435
DOI:10.1111/imig.13198