Environmental shocks and internal migration in Tanzania

There is substantial evidence that climate has been changed in recent decades, and this trend will intensify in the near future. Climate changes are expected to exert additional pressure on areas which mainly rely on agricultural activities and, as result, act as push factors for population movements. By implementing a gravity-type model, in this study we aim at examining migration flows across Tanzanian districts. We analyze the potential impact of climate changes on inter-district migration in Tanzania, while controlling for socio-economic and geo-physical features for both the district of origin and destination.