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Purpose of research
1. To investigate whether environmental change plays any role in household migration decisions
Funded by
Australian Postgraduate Award
The Mission for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Viet Nam
Source: Binh, T.N.K.D. et al. 2005 Land cover changes between 1968 and 2003 in Cai Nuoc, Ca Mau Peninsula, Vietnam Environment, Development and Sustainability 7(4):519-536, p521
1997
2003
Migrant Destinations
Lack of suitable/stable employment opportunities in rural areas (or in urban areas close to rural areas)
Evolving society higher cost of living, levels of consumption
There is a need to improve our understanding of how environmental degradation and change contributes to/interacts with household debt