Local perceptions of climate change impacts and migration
patterns in Malé, Maldives

J 2017

Local perceptions of climate change impacts and migration patterns in Malé, Maldives

STOJANOV, Robert, Barbora DUŽÍ, Ilan KELMAN, Daniel NĚMEC, David PROCHÁZKA et. al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Local perceptions of climate change impacts and migration patterns in Malé, Maldives

Autoři

STOJANOV, Robert (203 Česká republika), Barbora DUŽÍ (203 Česká republika), Ilan KELMAN (826 Velká Británie a Severní Irsko), Daniel NĚMEC (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí) a David PROCHÁZKA (203 Česká republika)

Vydání

The Geographical Journal, Wiley, 2017, 0016-7398

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10500 1.5. Earth and related environmental sciences

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 2.563

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14560/17:00095861

Organizační jednotka

Ekonomicko-správní fakulta

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geoj.12177

UT WoS

000414464300006

Klíčová slova anglicky

Maldives; climate change impacts; migration; risk management; islanders; quantitative survey

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 12. 1. 2024 13:17, Mgr. Pavlína Kurková

Anotace

V originále

For the last few decades, Maldives has been seen as being at the forefront of addressing climate change impacts. The low elevation of the islands makes them vulnerable to slow-onset hazards, such as coastal erosion, sea-level rise, salinity intrusion, and change in monsoon patterns and hence rainfall. Consequently, migration has long been discussed as an adaptation strategy for the population. This study covers outcomes from our field research conducted among islanders in Malé, the capital of Maldives, in 2013. It contributes empirical evidence toward understanding complex relations among environmental challenges, climate change, and migration. We set up two main research questions. The first question explored islanders' perceptions of impacts of climatic variability in recent years and possible impacts of future climate change. The second question probed whether out-migration from the islands might be considered to be an adaptation strategy and whether the islanders were willing to move outside Maldives due to projected climate change impacts. We conducted our field research in the capital Malé and nearby residential islands, using quantitative questionnaires with local respondents (N=347). Our results suggest that, besides a set of actually experienced environmental and climate challenges, slow-onset climate change impacts such as sea-level rise are perceived as being one of the key factors affecting Maldivian society and livelihoods. More than 50% of respondents perceive future sea-level rise to be a serious challenge at the national level and they accept that migration from islands to other countries might be a potential option. Conversely, from the individual perspective, sea-level rise is not perceived by the local population as being one of their own important challenges. The reason is that many other factors – cultural, religious, economic and social – play an important role in decision making about migrating or not.

Citovat

STOJANOV, Robert, Barbora DUŽÍ, Ilan KELMAN, Daniel NĚMEC a David PROCHÁZKA. Local perceptions of climate change impacts and migration patterns in Malé, Maldives. The Geographical Journal. Wiley, 2017, roč. 183, č. 4, s. 370-385. ISSN 0016-7398. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geoj.12177.

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STOJANOV, Robert, Barbora DUŽÍ, Ilan KELMAN, Daniel NĚMEC a David PROCHÁZKA. Local perceptions of climate change impacts and migration patterns in Malé, Maldives. \textit{The Geographical Journal}. Wiley, 2017, roč.~183, č.~4, s.~370-385. ISSN~0016-7398. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geoj.12177.

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