Lesotho’s Third National Communication under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Year of publication
2021
Specific thematic area
Climate adaptation and/or mitigation
Sector of governance
Climate change
Type of human mobility
Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Rural-urban
Type of environmental driver
Drought
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Slow-onset
Sub-region
Southern Africa
Region
Southern Africa
Macro-region
Africa
Relevant GCM objective
- GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available
The current droughts among others have resulted in the population in rural areas being impoverished, thus migration to better living conditions in urban areas.
Ps. 52, 54, 176
Food insecurity forces a fraction of rural subsistence farmers to migrate to cities and other countries at risk of creating instability while putting more pressure on facilities for the health system and other forms of infrastructure.
Ps. 52, 54, 176
Lesotho’s immigration laws remain very liberal to people even beyond SADC. Lesotho supports free movement of people among countries and believes relaxation of migration control can contribute to the attainment of SDG10. It accordingly supports initiatives and consultations on this subject, particularly for the SADC regions.
Ps. 52, 54, 176