Climate Change, Health, and Migration in the Marshall Islands: Profiles of Resilience and Vulnerability |
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| Author:
| Krezsni, David
Brewington, Laura |
| ISBN: | 978-0-86638-657-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2022 |
| Publisher: | East-West Center
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| Book Format: | Digital online |
| List Price: | USD $0.00 |
Book Description:
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The East-West Center's NOAA-funded Climate Change, Health, and Migration Project studies how climate change, health, and migration intersect in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). This report summarizes a two-part analysis of survey data from 199 households in the RMI about their past migrations and expectations to migrate in the future. Using hierarchical clustering analysis and logistic regression, it identifies groups among those surveyed with significantly different...
More DescriptionThe East-West Center's NOAA-funded Climate Change, Health, and Migration Project studies how climate change, health, and migration intersect in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). This report summarizes a two-part analysis of survey data from 199 households in the RMI about their past migrations and expectations to migrate in the future. Using hierarchical clustering analysis and logistic regression, it identifies groups among those surveyed with significantly different profiles of vulnerability, health outcomes, and migration agency. In particular, we find that climate change and its impacts are not experienced evenly across the population, with differing associated health and migration outcomes. Furthermore, migration within and beyond the RMI may be related to a changing climate but is also a complex composite of many factors.