Migration in the Ganga-Brahmaputara-Meghna Delta: a review of the literature

Paper reviewed prominent studies and household surveys on migration in Bangladesh

From:
Department for International Development
Published
27 July 2015
Country:
Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal
Document Type:
Literature Review
Theme:
Climate and Environment, Governance and Conflict
Authors:
Bhuiyan, M.R.A., Siddiqui, Tasneem

Abstract

Paper aims to examine the findings from previous studies and household surveys on migration in Bangladesh with an emphasis on the Ganga-Brahmaputara- Meghna (GBM) basin areas.

This aim will enable both an assessment of migration trends and patterns of the country:

  • identification of origin and destination areas
  • size and volume of migration
  • push and pull factors of both origin and destination areas (economic/social/environmental)
  • profiling of those who stay and profiling of those who migrate (age, education, income, livelihood, health, household size)
  • role of social network in processing migration and in settling down in destination
  • flow of remittances (origin – destination) and volume of remittances,
  • assessing the migration patterns of GBM delta districts (overview of migration in/from delta past 50 years (pattern/ changes in push/pull; characteristics of migrant)
  • comparing GBM picture with national migration patterns
  • the identification of gaps in the research on migration in Bangladesh and particularly on delta districts.

Citation

Mohammad Rashed Alam Bhuiyan and Tasneem Siddiqui. (2015). Migration in the Indian Bengal Delta and the Mahanadi Delta: a review of the literature. DECCMA Working Paper, Deltas, Vulnerability and Climate Change: Migration and Adaptation, IDRC Project Number 107642.

Migration in the Ganga-Brahmaputara-Meghna Delta: a review of the literature

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