Working paper series: Migration, translocality and development in times of climate change
The study of migration and translocality in times of climate change is central to the various sub-projects in our international consortium. Since the project started in August 2021, we have been examining drivers, practices, process and structures of migration from a variety of disciplinary and geographical perspectives, and have employed a range of methodological approaches. In this context, our research teams from Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria and Germany have investigated environmental and social transformation and the climate change-migration nexus.
In our series, "Migration, translocality and development in times of climate change” we present the latest results, excerpts from our work, as well as interim results or outcomes of small-scale studies.
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Narh, J., Wehner S. (accepted): Translocal reciprocity: unpacking translocal livelihood in parts of Ghana. In: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. |
| 2025 | Klöpf, T., Scheven, C., Vorhold, P., Ungruhe, C.: Researching Migration in West Africa. A Systematic and Reflexive Review. Comparative Migration Studies. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40878-025-00474-8 |
| 2025 | Wehner, S.; Steinbrinck, M.; Nahr, J.; Ungruhe, C. (2025): Empirical data from a multi-local survey on migration and translocal structures in Ghana (Northern Region, Eastern Region, Greater Accra Region). GFZ Data Services. doi.org/10.5880/fidgeo.2023.041 |
| 2025 | Narh, J., Wehner S., Schmitt C. "Odum will take forever to grow": The political ecology of agroforestry in Ghana. Trees, Forests and People. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100771 |
| 2024 | Poku-Boansi, M., Blija, B.K., Anin-Yeboah, O.Y.A., Asibey, M.O. & Amponsah, O. (In press/forthcoming). The place of translocal networks in inclusive city development: A systematic review. Urban Governance. Vol 4, Iss. 4. pp. 340-350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ugj.2024.11.002. |
| 2024 | Blija, D.K., Asibey, M.O., Ababio, P.N., Amponsah, O., Poku-Boansi, M. & Amoako, C. A view of migrant women's “right to the city” through the lens of translocality. Cities 146 (2024) 104722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2023.104722 |
2024 | Klöpf, T., Wehner, S. Vulnerabilities and capacities: Dealing with coastal flooding in Ghana´s Volta Region. In: Ungruhe, C., & Wehner, S. (eds.), Migration, translocality and development in times of climate change. Mitra|WA Working Paper Series No 2. doi.org/10.15475/mitrawa.upa2 |
| 2024 | Amponsah, E., Blija, D., Asibey, M.O., Amoako, C., Poku-Boansi, M. Transportation and Translocality in the Era of Climate Change and Sustainable Development. In: Adinyira, E., Amoako, C., Kwofie, T.E., Aigbavboa, C., Agyekum, K., Addy, M. (eds) Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Development in Africa's Changing Climate. ICIDA 2023. Springer, Cham. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69606-0_7 |
| 2024 | Pantaleon, A. (2024). Climate Migration as a driver of migration? A comparative case study in eastern and northern Ghana. In: Ungruhe, C., & Wehner, S. (eds.), Migration, |
| 2024 | Narh, J.: Progress, challenges and prospects of the modified Taungya system in Ghana. Agroforest Syst (2024). doi.org/10.1007/s10457-023-00947-8 |
| 2023 | Narh, J.; Wehner, S.; Ungruhe, C.; Eberth, A. The Role of Translocal Practices in a Natural Climate Solution in Ghana. Climate 2023, 11, 216. doi.org/10.3390/cli11110216 |
| 2023 | Amponsah, E., Poku-Boansi, M., Amoako, C., Asibey M.O.: Transportation–Translocality Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Implications for Sustainable Livelihoods and Development: A Systematic Review. Transportation in Development Economics 9 (12). |
2023 | Ungruhe C. , Steinbrink M., Teye J.: Mobiles Westafrika. Kontinuitäten und Dynamiken von Migration in Zeiten klimatischer Veränderungen, Geographische Rundschau 75 (10). pp. 30–35. |
| 2022 | Teye K. J. (Ed.) Migration in West Africa: Spinger, Cham. |
2022 | Darby P., Esson J., Ungruhe C.: African Football Migration: Aspirations, Experiences and Trajectories. Manchester: Manchester University Press |
2021 | |
| 2021 | Gebauer M., Steinbrink M.: Rurbane Pandemie: Pandemiebekämpfung, Stadt-Land-Beziehungen und translokale Lebensrealitäten in Südafrika. In: M. Steinbrink, M. Gebauer und D. Anhuf (eds.), Afrika - ein Kontinent in Bewegung (Passauer Kontaktstudium Geographie 16). Passau: Universität Passau, pp. 34-39. |
| 2020 | Steinbrink M., Niedenführ H.: Africa on the Move. Migration, Translocal Livelihoods and Rural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg. |
Coline Carcia, PhD-researcher from University of Vienna, Institute of Geography has cooperated with the Passau MitraWA team for over a year.
She now presented the paper at Columbia University, New York City, on June 16-18, 2025 at the “Mobility and Resilience 2025 - Mobility, Adaptation, and Wellbeing in a Changing Climate” Conference and also at “22nd IMISCOE Annual Conference – Decentering migration studies” https://www.imiscoe.org/conference/, on July 1-4, 2025.
The photographs were taken during the student field research in Ghana in March 2023.
Background information on the field trip, literature and authors is available here.
