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Erschienen in: Population and Environment 1/2007

01.09.2007 | Original Paper

Environmental security and labor migration in Nepal

verfasst von: Sundar S. Shrestha, Prem Bhandari

Erschienen in: Population and Environment | Ausgabe 1/2007

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Abstract

Do changes in environmental security that result from declining access to forest resources shape labor migration in a context where household production and consumption are intimately dependent on natural resources? Using 1996 household data from the Chitwan Valley of Nepal, we examined if a decrease in access to firewood increased the likelihood of migration of individuals for work. The results of multinomial logistic regression showed that, environmental insecurity was a significant predictor for migration regardless of destination, domestic or international. Labor requirements for household maintenance also played an important role in the decision to migrate. Management of forest resources and poverty alleviation by providing firewood substitutes and economic opportunities at the local level is likely to change the labor migration flow, which could be an important issue for future research.

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Metadaten
Titel
Environmental security and labor migration in Nepal
verfasst von
Sundar S. Shrestha
Prem Bhandari
Publikationsdatum
01.09.2007
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Population and Environment / Ausgabe 1/2007
Print ISSN: 0199-0039
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7810
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11111-007-0059-0