Environmental Migrant of Central Asia: Problem of Status Identification

Dilyara Rakhmatulina; Alina Samay; Laura Issova

doi:10.52536/3006-807X.2024-1.03

Authors

Dilyara Rakhmatulina Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan Author
Alina Samay Turan University, Kazakhstan Author
Laura Issova Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52536/3006-807X.2024-1.03

Keywords:

Central Asia, environmental migration, environmental migrant, migration, ecology

Abstract

At the present stage, the process of “environmental migration” is marked by high intensity and is manifested in the escalation of cases of internal movements over external ones. The dynamics of this phenomenon are of particular importance for regions most susceptible to climate change, which is associated with several socio-economic problems. Such regions include Central Asia, due to the impact of negative environmental factors and a combination of socio-economic difficulties.

The article examines the status of “environmental migrant” and the criteria for identifying migrants of this category in the Central Asian region. To achieve this goal, the developed approaches to the definitions of “environmental migration” and “environmental migrant” in the Central Asian region are analyzed. The authors determined the presence of similar natural and anthropogenic factors that caused the movement of people. In conclusion, the study offers recommendations for adjusting the criteria for identifying an environmental migrant at the regional level based on the manifestations of permanent and sudden natural disasters that are identical to Central Asia.

Author Biographies

Dilyara Rakhmatulina, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan

PhD student of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Kazakhstan)
Alina Samay, Turan University, Kazakhstan

Associate Professor of Turan University (Kazakhstan)
Laura Issova, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan

Associate Professor of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Kazakhstan)

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