Field research findings from the Climate Mobility, Onward Precarity, and Urban Environment (CEMENT) project

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Field research findings from the Climate Mobility, Onward Precarity, and Urban Environment (CEMENT) project
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Jin-ho Chung will present a brief overview of the field research findings from the Climate Mobility, Onward Precarity, and Urban Environment (CEMENT) project. Jin-ho and his research team conducted field research in the Sidama Region and Gamo Zone in southern Ethiopia between January and April 2024. This region, already grappling with socio-economic challenges, faces added strain from frequent droughts, influencing the mobility of many young smallholder farmers towards urban centres in search of livelihoods as unskilled labourers.

The research team concentrated on two primary questions:
1. The extent to which drought influences family mobility decisions and the decision-making processes within these families.
2. Climate mobility patterns and their impact on the livelihoods of these families.

Jin-ho Chung is Researcher in Climate Mobility at the Transport Studies Unit (TSU) at the University of Oxford. He is currently leading the CEMENT project, supported by the UKRI ESRC New Investigator Grant.
www.tsu.ox.ac.uk/research/cement/index.html
Date: 5 June 2024, 13:00
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room or via Teams
Speaker: Jin-Ho Chung (University of Oxford)
Organising department: Transport Studies Unit
Organiser contact email address: kirsty.ray@ouce.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Public
Editor: Kirsty Ray