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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Migration in Bengal delta driven by livelihood issues, gender disparity -Shiv Sahay Singh

Migration in Bengal delta driven by livelihood issues, gender disparity -Shiv Sahay Singh

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published Published on Mar 19, 2019   modified Modified on Mar 19, 2019
-The Hindu

Most migrants are in the age group of 20-30 years

Kolkata:
Economic reasons are the precipitating factor for migration in the Indian Bengal Delta that comprises the Sunderbans reveals an international study titled Deltas, Vulnerability and Climate Change: Migration and Adaptation (DECMA).
 
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The study also points out that there is huge gender disparity when it comes to those migrating from the region.

The study which covers 51 blocks of districts of South and North 24 Parganas reveals that 64% people migrate because of economic reasons, unsustainable agriculture, lack of economic opportunities and debt; 28 % of the migration from the region is for social reasons and about 7% for environmental reasons like cyclones and flooding.

The study, held between 2014 and 2018 focusing on three deltas Ganga Brahmaputra Meghna Delta (India and Bangladesh) Volta (Ghana) and Mahanadi (India) looks into the aspect of climate change, adaptation and migration in these deltas.

Professor Tuhin Ghosh, the India country head for DECMA says people surveyed during the study could not relate to reduced agricultural productivity, increased salinity and change in rainfall pattern as environmental reason for their migration. Only in cases of extreme events like flooding and cyclones resulting in loss of livelihood, did the locals say their migration was due to environmental reasons, he points out.

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The Hindu, 17 March, 2019, https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/migration-in-bengal-delta-driven-by-livelihood-issues-gender-disparity/article26561763.ece


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