Natural hazards, internal migration and protests in Bangladesh

Does internal migration following natural hazards increase the likelihood of protests in migrant-receiving areas? To address question, this study first looks at extent to which experiencing different forms contributes a household’s decision leave their district residence. In second step, article explores whether that flow increases number protest events migrant-hosting districts. doing so, it existing debate on impact social contention, and role as linking pathway relationship. The climate-related shocks may erode household assets therefore adaptive capacity ways can eventually influence decisions migrate larger urban centres. Although migrants are agents economical technological change, environments impose challenges recently arrived host communities, affecting motivations mobilization resources groups protest. As consequence, probability unrest these locations is expected increase. test this, I use geo-referenced household-level data from Bangladesh for period 2010–15, records households’ experiences hazard flows, available Integrated Household Survey. It combines with protests, derived Armed Conflict Location Event Data. Findings suggest flood combination loss migration, but unlike other types domestic mobility, hazard-related does not frequency migrants’ districts destination.