Why are migrants choosing certain destination locations?
Finding better wages
83%
Finding better job opportunities
59%
Better healthcare services
29%
Better educational opportunities
20%
proximity to home
17%
joining other family members
10%
Greater freedom within destination
8%
Who are migrants moving with?
36%Alone
29%Spouse
18%Children
11%Other villagers
11%Friends
7%Other family members
6%Other workers
What duration are migrants moving for?
Short-term / temporary migrant (every year for one or more months)
36%
Migrate some years for one or more months
28%
Long-term migrant (one or more years)
19%
Migrated temporarily once but don’t plan to migrate again
14%
Permanent migrant
2%
How many migrants are negatively impacted by extreme weather events?
6%
No. of migrants not impacted negatively by extreme weather
What livelihood impacts are migrants facing at source location?
80%
Agricultural labourers
35%
Animal husbandry
34%
Farmers
29%
Construction workers
13%
Brick kiln
12%
Factory workers
6%
Fishery worker
90%
Construction workers
37%
Brick kiln
27%
Cement factory worker
18%
Factory workers
15%
Domestic workers
11%
Cleaning Waste Processing
What extreme weather events are migrants facing at source locations?
68%
Flooding
64%
Excess rain
37%
Drought
19%
Increasing heat
13%
Increasing cold
6%
Increased unpredictability
6%
Thunderstorms
77%
Increasing heat
44%
Excess rain
39%
Thunderstorms
27%
Drought
23%
Increasing cold
19%
Increased unpredictability
18%
Salinisation of Water Supply
16%
Flooding
What livelihood impacts are migrants facing as a result of extreme weather at source locations?
56% Wage loss
52% Wage cut
6% Animal loss
48% Crop loss
6% Job loss
71% Wage loss
68% Wage cut
5% Others, please specify
11% No impact faced
10% Employment related asset loss
What household impacts are migrants facing as a result of extreme weather events at source locations?
42%
House damaged
39%
Food Insecurity
36%
Health related issues
29%
House destroyed
28%
Limited or damaged access to water or sanitation
9%
Loss of household assets
7%
Lost access to health services
5%
Transportation route damaged
What household impacts are migrants facing as a result of extreme weather events at destination locations?
66%
Health related issues
27%
Decreased remittances that were sent to village
23%
Food Insecurity
19%
House damaged
15%
Transportation route damaged
11%
No impact faced
8%
Limited or damaged access to water or sanitation
5%
House destroyed
10%
Children removed from school temporarily
6%
Communication methods slowed or lost
5%
Lost access to health services
How are migrants coping with these livelihood and household impacts due to extreme weather at source locations?
55%
Migration
33%
Used savings
30%
Support from family and friends
20%
Loan from informal sources such as moneylenders
11%
Loan from formal institutions such as banks
9%
Family member(s) migrated
7%
Children removed from school
48%
Used savings
45%
Support from family and friends
40%
Found additional work at the destination
26%
Additional family members took on jobs locally
10%
Loan from informal sources such as moneylenders
What external support is available to migrants during/after these extreme weather events at source locations?
51%
No assistance received
28%
Emergency relief from the government
10%
Emergency relief from CSOs/NGOs
9%
Healthcare services support
6%
Finding an alternate job
47%
No assistance received
34%
Emergency relief from CSOs/NGOs
23%
Emergency relief from the government
19%
Healthcare services support
8%
Finding an alternate job
5%
Compensation from employers
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