Volume V Special Issue VI December 2025

Name of Author : Aswathy A Nair; Bhagya Venugopal; Neethu P Jayan

Title of the paper : CLIMATE STRESS AND HUMAN MOBILITY: THE COMBINED IMPACTS OF DROUGHT AND SOIL EROSION

Abstract: Exodus is one of the most recognized adaptation practices when dealing with scarce resources and disasters. With the general objective of exploring migration is the impact of climate induced disaster. Climate stress is emerging as a major driver of human mobility, with drought and soil erosion representing two of the most critical and interconnected environmental pressures. This study examines how the interaction of prolonged water scarcity and land degradation shapes migration patterns, lively good decisions, and community resilience. Drought reduces agricultural productivity and fresh water availability while soil erosion accelerates the loss of fertile land, amplifying economic insecurity and weakening traditional copying mechanisms. When combined, these stresses create multidimensional vulnerabilities that push households to a temporary, seasonal, or permanent migration as an adaptation strategy. The analysis highlights that mobility outcomes are influenced not only by environmental degradation but also by socio economic conditions, governance structures, and access to adaptation resources. Understanding this nexus is essential for developing integrated climate resilient policies, sustainable land management practices, and migration governance frameworks that protect affected communities while supporting adaptive mobility pathways. The study underscores the importance of treating drought and soil erosion as linked components of broader climate risk, rather than as isolated phenomena.

Keywords : Drought, Soil erosion, Human mobility

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Page Number : 225-230