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Human mobility and environmental degration: impacts on rural communities in Marocco
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As projeções do Painel Intergovernamental para as Alterações Climáticas indicam uma duplicação da frequência e duração das secas no Norte de África, o que contribuirá para a intensificação da escassez de água. As políticas públicas em Marrocos relacionadas com alterações climáticas e desenvolvimento sustentável omitem a mobilidade humana, assim como outras categorias, inseridas no Mecanismo Internacional de Varsóvia sobre Danos e Perdas. Esta Tese foca-se na região de Souss-Massa e procura descrever as perceções locais em relação à degradação ambiental, incluindo as alterações climáticas, e
consequentes respostas da população, incluindo possíveis movimentos migratórios.
Ambicionámos, adicionalmente, formular recomendações, em colaboração com a comunidade local, visando a mitigação das vulnerabilidades e a promoção da qualidade de vida, enquadrado no paradigma do desenvolvimento sustentável. Trata-se de um estudo empírico que se apoia em dados qualitativos recolhidos através de entrevistas semiestruturadas dirigidas à compreensão das perceções locais em termos de
vulnerabilidade aos impactos da degradação ambiental e mobilidade humana. Os dados sugerem um consenso sobre a diminuição dos recursos hídricos e identificam a migração interna como a estratégia adaptativa predominante. De um modo geral, a degradação ambiental tem contribuído para uma redução da qualidade de vida e as migrações internas, ainda que lhe reconheçam diversas desvantagens, são consideradas como positivas. Este estudo reforça, ainda, o papel crucial das remessas internas na diversificação das fontes de rendimento das comunidades rurais. Surpreendentemente, a vasta maioria dos participantes não atribui causas antropogénicas aos atuais fenómenos de degradação ambiental, incluindo alterações climáticas, uma variável relevante para estratégias eficazes de comunicação.
The projected duplication of the frequency and duration of meteorological drought in North Africa will contribute to exacerbating situations of water scarcity. The current policies in Morocco that address issues of climate change and sustainable development do not include considerations of human mobility or other categories of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage. This Thesis intends to capture the local perceptions of environmental degradation, including climate change, and how human mobility fits within a wider adaptation response, focusing on the region of Souss-Massa. It seeks to contribute with proposals, developed with the community, which address the reduction of vulnerabilities and improvement of life quality, focusing on sustainable development. To achieve those objectives, this empirical study collects qualitative data by conducting semi-structured interviews on the perceptions of the local population in terms of their vulnerability to the perceived impacts of environmental degradation and human mobility. Data point to a clear perception of a reduction in the available water, and internal migration as the most frequent adaptation strategy. Overall, the environmental degradation has contributed to a decrease in the perceived quality of life, and human mobility, while presenting some disadvantages, is generally considered an improvement. This study also highlights the importance of internal remittances for livelihood diversification in the rural communities. Furthermore, most participants do not attribute an anthropogenic cause to current phenomena of climate change and overall environmental degradation, which is a relevant issue when developing effective communication strategies.
The projected duplication of the frequency and duration of meteorological drought in North Africa will contribute to exacerbating situations of water scarcity. The current policies in Morocco that address issues of climate change and sustainable development do not include considerations of human mobility or other categories of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage. This Thesis intends to capture the local perceptions of environmental degradation, including climate change, and how human mobility fits within a wider adaptation response, focusing on the region of Souss-Massa. It seeks to contribute with proposals, developed with the community, which address the reduction of vulnerabilities and improvement of life quality, focusing on sustainable development. To achieve those objectives, this empirical study collects qualitative data by conducting semi-structured interviews on the perceptions of the local population in terms of their vulnerability to the perceived impacts of environmental degradation and human mobility. Data point to a clear perception of a reduction in the available water, and internal migration as the most frequent adaptation strategy. Overall, the environmental degradation has contributed to a decrease in the perceived quality of life, and human mobility, while presenting some disadvantages, is generally considered an improvement. This study also highlights the importance of internal remittances for livelihood diversification in the rural communities. Furthermore, most participants do not attribute an anthropogenic cause to current phenomena of climate change and overall environmental degradation, which is a relevant issue when developing effective communication strategies.
Description
Tese de Doutoramento em Sustentabilidade Social e Desenvolvimento, apresentada à Universidade Aberta
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Mobilidade humana Degradação ambiental Marrocos Human mobility Environmental and climate changes Morocco
Citation
Fernandes, Carla Sofia Ferreira - Human mobility and environmental degration [Em linha]: impacts on rural communities in Marocco. [S.l.]: [s.n.], 2024. 153 p.