Revue d'études sur les institutions et le développement
Volume 5, Numéro 1, Pages 1-17
2019-10-16

An African Vision On The Impact Of Sustainable Development On Environmental Migration

Authors : Musette Mohamed Saib .

Abstract

The new universal concept of Sustainable Development adopted in 2016 by the United Nations Agenda for 2030 is broad: it is based on 17 objectives, 69 targets and 232 indicators (retained to date) by the experts . This paper aims to discuss our findings on three levels: (i) a focus on two Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): SDG10 on Reduction of Inequalities & SDG 13 on Climate Change and its impact. These two goals have also many links to other SDGs, which also needs more discussions; (ii) implementation of these goals for African countries and finally (iii) predictions concerning migrations flows within and from Africa due to global climate change. This paper is drawn on field’s research conducted mainly in North Africa and desk researches on climate change and recent data collected through UN agencies. Some preliminary results conclude with a high probability of future flows of environmental migrants within Africa but also towards other surrounding regions, particularly from south Mediterranean countries to Europe.

Keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE ; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION ; AFRICA