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Human mobility and environmental degradation: Shaping rural Morocco |
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| Authors: | Carla Sofia Ferreira Fernandes,Fátima Alves,João Loureiro |
| Affiliation: | 1. Universidade Aberta, Lisbon, Portugal;2. Universidade Aberta, Lisbon, Portugal Centre for Functional Ecology-Science for People & the Planet, TERRA Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Observatory of Sustainable and Healthy Territories of Bocaina, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health (Ensp), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;3. Centre for Functional Ecology-Science for People & the Planet, TERRA Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal |
| Abstract: | Environmental degradation constitutes a disruptive force in man-made and natural systems. The projected duplication of the frequency and duration of meteorological drought will contribute to a situation of water scarcity, which is expected to negatively impact the agricultural sector. This study focuses on Souss-Massa, Morocco, a leading agricultural region, and it seeks to map how human mobility fits within a wider adaptation response to environmental degradation. Over 30 semi-structured interviews were conducted with internal migrants and members of rural communities on the perceived impacts of environmental degradation and human mobility. Most of the interviewees perceive a reduction in the available water, and the agricultural sector is the most severely affected by those changes. Internal migration is the most frequent adaptation strategy mentioned, and the remittances it originates are supporting the communities of origin facing a deterioration of agricultural output. |
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