This paper examines the continuing effects of COVID-19 and exposure to weather extremes on income, dietary, and migration outcomes in the rural area of Guatemala.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound effects on livelihoods and food security across rural populations worldwide.
In places with few casual or salaried employment opportunities, investments in farm or non-farm assets may offer the main pathway to increased incomes locally, whereas others may seek alternative investment options elsewhere—as migrants.
En el Perú, se estima que hay aproximadamente 6 millones de personas que migraron internamente en algún momento de su vida. Esto equivale al 20.3% de la población, siendo su mayoría originaria de la serranía peruana.
International migration is a recurrent and growing phenomenon and a large share of emigrants originate from rural areas. This study examines the association between climatic stresses and rural emigration in Guatemala.
This is a joint IFPRI-WFP study on the drivers, profile, and risks of irregular migration in the West Africa context.
Migration is a recurrent, complex, and multidimensional phenomenon driven by a broad set of factors.