Drivers of migration intentions in the Volta Delta: Investigating the effect of climate-related hazards and adaptation strategies
The decision to migrate involves multiple causes and motivations with environmental factors subsumed by economic and other dimensions. Deltas are rich in natural resources but are also vulnerable to environmental hazards making them a hotspot for out-migration. In spite of some infrastructural inter...
Main Authors: | Mumuni Abu, D. Yaw Atiglo, Cynthia Addoquaye Tagoe, Samuel N. Codjoe |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Climate |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fclim.2022.975650/full |
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