Economic and Environmental Drivers of Migration: Insights from Rural Cambodia

This study builds on the context of Cambodia’s labor market dynamics, migration trends, and climate change impacts based on a 2023 survey of 518 households across five provinces. Most households have a higher proportion of income earners than dependents, but economically vulnerable groups, such as I...

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Autor principal: HQ, WorldFish
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Publicado: WorldFish 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169983
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description This study builds on the context of Cambodia’s labor market dynamics, migration trends, and climate change impacts based on a 2023 survey of 518 households across five provinces. Most households have a higher proportion of income earners than dependents, but economically vulnerable groups, such as IDPoor and female-headed households, face significant challenges, including higher dependency ratios and lower incomes. Female-headed households rely heavily on women, who contribute more workdays but face economic and gender disparities. Climate shocks, such as droughts and floods, disrupt agriculture, exacerbate economic instability, and force migration as a survival strategy, especially among households with limited coping mechanisms. Migration provides essential remittances but highlights systemic vulnerabilities. To address these issues, the study recommends livelihood diversification, improved access to education and resources for women, and investments in climate-resilient infrastructure and disaster preparedness. These strategies aim to reduce migration reliance and promote sustainable rural development in Cambodia.
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spelling CGSpace1699832025-09-01T19:01:28Z Economic and Environmental Drivers of Migration: Insights from Rural Cambodia HQ, WorldFish climate change women's empowerment livelihood diversification disaster preparedness labour market fish agricultural livelihoods rural households droughts gender disparities floods female-headed households migration trends dependency ratios economic vulnerability climate shocks climate-resilient infrastructure This study builds on the context of Cambodia’s labor market dynamics, migration trends, and climate change impacts based on a 2023 survey of 518 households across five provinces. Most households have a higher proportion of income earners than dependents, but economically vulnerable groups, such as IDPoor and female-headed households, face significant challenges, including higher dependency ratios and lower incomes. Female-headed households rely heavily on women, who contribute more workdays but face economic and gender disparities. Climate shocks, such as droughts and floods, disrupt agriculture, exacerbate economic instability, and force migration as a survival strategy, especially among households with limited coping mechanisms. Migration provides essential remittances but highlights systemic vulnerabilities. To address these issues, the study recommends livelihood diversification, improved access to education and resources for women, and investments in climate-resilient infrastructure and disaster preparedness. These strategies aim to reduce migration reliance and promote sustainable rural development in Cambodia. 2024-12-31 2025-01-26T04:40:34Z 2025-01-26T04:40:34Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169983 en Open Access application/pdf WorldFish WorldFish. 2024. Economic and Environmental Drivers of Migration: Insights from Rural Cambodia. Penang, Malaysia: WorldFish. Report.
spellingShingle climate change
women's empowerment
livelihood diversification
disaster preparedness
labour market
fish
agricultural livelihoods
rural households
droughts
gender disparities
floods
female-headed households
migration trends
dependency ratios
economic vulnerability
climate shocks
climate-resilient infrastructure
HQ, WorldFish
Economic and Environmental Drivers of Migration: Insights from Rural Cambodia
title Economic and Environmental Drivers of Migration: Insights from Rural Cambodia
title_full Economic and Environmental Drivers of Migration: Insights from Rural Cambodia
title_fullStr Economic and Environmental Drivers of Migration: Insights from Rural Cambodia
title_full_unstemmed Economic and Environmental Drivers of Migration: Insights from Rural Cambodia
title_short Economic and Environmental Drivers of Migration: Insights from Rural Cambodia
title_sort economic and environmental drivers of migration insights from rural cambodia
topic climate change
women's empowerment
livelihood diversification
disaster preparedness
labour market
fish
agricultural livelihoods
rural households
droughts
gender disparities
floods
female-headed households
migration trends
dependency ratios
economic vulnerability
climate shocks
climate-resilient infrastructure
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169983
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