Why are migrants choosing certain destination locations?
Finding better wages
93%
Finding better job opportunities
43%
Better healthcare services
13%
Who are migrants moving with?
27%Friends
26%Alone
18%Other villagers
16%Contractor/employer
14%Spouse
10%Children
10%Other workers
8%Other family members
What duration are migrants moving for?
Short-term / temporary migrant (every year for one or more months)
50%
Migrate some years for one or more months
20%
Migrated temporarily once (no plans to repeat)
11%
Long-term migrant (one or more years)
2%
migrated permanently
2%
How many migrants are negatively impacted by extreme weather events?
8%
No. of migrants not impacted negatively by extreme weather
What livelihoods do migrants belong to at source locations?
63%
Agricultural labourers
44%
Construction workers
32%
Animal husbandry
13%
Farmers
8%
No livelihood at village
6%
Others
62%
Construction workers
15%
Domestic workers
13%
Others
9%
Factory workers
What extreme weather events are migrants facing at source locations?
49%
Excess rain
34%
Flooding
30%
Increasing heat
29%
Drought
8%
Cyclones / typhoons / hurricanes
5%
Increased unpredictability
81%
Increasing heat
49%
Excess rain
18%
Flooding
9%
Cyclones / typhoons / hurricanes
16%
Drought
16%
Increasing cold
What livelihood impacts are migrants facing as a result of extreme weather at source locations?
68% Crop loss
40% Wage loss
20% Wage cut
17% Animal loss
13% Work related asset loss
85% Wage loss
64% Wage cut
15% No Imapct
What household impacts are migrants facing as a result of extreme weather events at source locations?
58%
Food insecurity
33%
Health related issues
28%
House damaged
13%
House destroyed
13%
Limited or damaged access to water or sanitation
6%
Injury of family member(s)
5%
Transportation routes damaged
What household impacts are migrants facing as a result of extreme weather events at destination locations?
62%
Health related issues
33%
Food insecurity
31%
Lost access to health services
27%
Limited or damaged access to water or sanitation
21%
Injury of family member(s)
15%
House damaged
15%
House destroyed
12%
Decreased remittances that were sent to village
9%
Communication methods slowed or lost
8%
Transportation routes damaged
5%
Loss of household assets
How are migrants coping with these livelihood and household impacts due to extreme weather at source locations?
44%
Migration
44%
Loan from formal institutions such as banks
35%
Used savings
25%
Support from family and friends
8%
Loan from informal sources such as moneylenders
66%
Used savings
59%
Support from family and friends
38%
Loan from formal institutions such as banks
8%
Found additional work at the destination
6%
Loan from informal sources such as moneylenders
5%
Additional family members took on jobs locally
What external support is available to migrants during/after these extreme weather events at source locations?
65%
No assistance received
18%
Crop insurance
10%
Emergency relief from the government
8%
Emergency relief from CSOs/CBOs
80%
No assistance received
6%
Emergency relief from the government
6%
Finding an alternate job
5%
Healthcare services support
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