Left behind: the impact of climate migration on communities in Anuradhapura and Trincomalee districts, Sri Lanka
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Left behind: the impact of climate migration on communities in Anuradhapura and Trincomalee districts, Sri Lanka
The
impacts of climate change on agricultural communities in Sri Lanka cause
direct L&D to livelihoods and compound other risks and vulnerabilities.
For vulnerable households, climate change can serve as an underlying driver
of human mobility, leading household members to migrate on a seasonal or
long-term basis to access additional income and employment options and reduce
losses. However, such migration often puts serious strain on social cohesion
and can adversely affect individual migrants, as well as
their families and communities. Migrating family members are vulnerable to
exploitation, unsafe work conditions, injuries, illness and other adverse
impacts on their health. While women, children, youth, the elderly, and those
with special needs stay behind, they face further adverse climate impacts and
additional livelihood burdens
