TY - JOUR
T1 - Climate mobility and migrant health in West Africa
T2 - past norms, current challenges, and future projections
AU - Maduforo, Aloysius Nwabugo
AU - Taylor, Mischa
AU - Ani-Amponsah, Mary
AU - Ishola, Adeyinka
AU - Datta, Ranjan
AU - Salami, Bukola
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2024.
PY - 2024/9
Y1 - 2024/9
N2 - Recent reports from the World Bank and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) forecast increasing sudden- and slow-onset climate events contributing to population movement on a growing scale across West Africa. This essay explores the potential health implications for migrant populations, considering recent projections of climate-related human mobility provided by these reports. We found that climate-driven migration exacerbates health issues due to loss of livelihoods, overcrowding, and increased exposure to climate hazards. Policy solutions to minimize adverse health outcomes include enhancing healthcare systems, supporting sustainable development, and fostering regional collaboration. By highlighting the relationship between climate change, migration, and health, this essay draws attention to climate migrant health as a critical focus for policy and research.
AB - Recent reports from the World Bank and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) forecast increasing sudden- and slow-onset climate events contributing to population movement on a growing scale across West Africa. This essay explores the potential health implications for migrant populations, considering recent projections of climate-related human mobility provided by these reports. We found that climate-driven migration exacerbates health issues due to loss of livelihoods, overcrowding, and increased exposure to climate hazards. Policy solutions to minimize adverse health outcomes include enhancing healthcare systems, supporting sustainable development, and fostering regional collaboration. By highlighting the relationship between climate change, migration, and health, this essay draws attention to climate migrant health as a critical focus for policy and research.
KW - Climate change
KW - Global warming
KW - Migrant health
KW - Migration
KW - West Africa
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85199085319&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10113-024-02271-y
DO - 10.1007/s10113-024-02271-y
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85199085319
SN - 1436-3798
VL - 24
JO - Regional Environmental Change
JF - Regional Environmental Change
IS - 3
M1 - 113
ER -