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Second National Communication

Second National Communication

Climate Change
Other
2011
Year of publication
2011
Specific thematic area
Climate adaptation and/or mitigation
Sector of governance
Climate change
Type of human mobility
Displacement, Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Not available
Type of environmental driver
Generic references to climate climate change
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Both
Sub-region
South America
Region
South America
Macro-region
Americas
Author/issuing body
Ministry of Environment
Relevant GCM objective
    GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available

En las últimas cinco décadas, el crecimiento presentó un incremento de población urbana, de 35 % en 1950 a 57 % en el 2002. Entre otras causas, se atribuye este proceso de migración rural-urbana a la crisis económica campesina y la búsqueda de opciones en la economía de servicios de los centros urbanos más importantes del país.

En lo concerniente a la población, aquellos grupos con menos recursos y que tienen menor capacidad de adaptarse son los más vulnerables, en especial en los municipios con menor capacidad económica. La transformación a regiones semiáridas afectaría principalmente a la agricultura de subsistencia, a la disponibilidad de agua para consumo humano y animal, y a salud de la población, obligando a las poblaciones a emigrar y generando oleadas de desplazados por el clima para las grandes ciudades. Sin estar estas adaptadas a recibir importantes conglomerados humanos, crecerían los cinturones de pobreza de las grandes ciudades donde los servicios se verían resentidos y aumentarían los problemas sociales que acarrea esta situación.

In the last five decades, the growth presented an increase in the urban population, from 35% in 1950 to 57% in 2002. Among other causes, this process of rural-urban migration is attributed to the peasant economic crisis and the search for options in the service economy of the country's most important urban centers.

As far as the population is concerned, those groups with fewer resources and less ability to adapt are the most vulnerable, especially in municipalities with less capacity The transformation to semi-arid regions would mainly affect subsistence agriculture, the availability of water for human and animal consumption, and the health of the population, forcing populations to emigrate and generating waves of climate-displaced people for large cities Without being adapted to receive important human conglomerates, the poverty belts of the big cities would grow where services would suffer and the social problems that this situation entails would increase.

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).