The document discusses two case studies of displacement crises:
1) The Syrian refugee crisis was caused by drought, desertification, and mismanagement of resources which forced many Syrians from rural to urban areas and created economic and social instability. Around 6.8 million Syrians have been displaced.
2) The Venezuelan displacement crisis began in 2015 due to extreme economic and political instability, including hyperinflation of 3.5 million%. Many Venezuelans lost jobs and savings, lacked access to food and healthcare, and fled to neighboring countries in poor health due to malnutrition. Their movement has created tensions between Venezuela and neighboring countries.
Forced migration can have complex environmental, economic, and political causes. These
The document discusses two case studies of displacement crises:
1) The Syrian refugee crisis was caused by drought, desertification, and mismanagement of resources which forced many Syrians from rural to urban areas and created economic and social instability. Around 6.8 million Syrians have been displaced.
2) The Venezuelan displacement crisis began in 2015 due to extreme economic and political instability, including hyperinflation of 3.5 million%. Many Venezuelans lost jobs and savings, lacked access to food and healthcare, and fled to neighboring countries in poor health due to malnutrition. Their movement has created tensions between Venezuela and neighboring countries.
Forced migration can have complex environmental, economic, and political causes. These
The document discusses two case studies of displacement crises:
1) The Syrian refugee crisis was caused by drought, desertification, and mismanagement of resources which forced many Syrians from rural to urban areas and created economic and social instability. Around 6.8 million Syrians have been displaced.
2) The Venezuelan displacement crisis began in 2015 due to extreme economic and political instability, including hyperinflation of 3.5 million%. Many Venezuelans lost jobs and savings, lacked access to food and healthcare, and fled to neighboring countries in poor health due to malnutrition. Their movement has created tensions between Venezuela and neighboring countries.
Forced migration can have complex environmental, economic, and political causes. These
The document discusses two case studies of displacement crises:
1) The Syrian refugee crisis was caused by drought, desertification, and mismanagement of resources which forced many Syrians from rural to urban areas and created economic and social instability. Around 6.8 million Syrians have been displaced.
2) The Venezuelan displacement crisis began in 2015 due to extreme economic and political instability, including hyperinflation of 3.5 million%. Many Venezuelans lost jobs and savings, lacked access to food and healthcare, and fled to neighboring countries in poor health due to malnutrition. Their movement has created tensions between Venezuela and neighboring countries.
Forced migration can have complex environmental, economic, and political causes. These
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Introduction: While there are many complex causes which result in a displacement crisis happening, this case study will focus only on the crises caused by environmental factors and a combination of political with economic factors. These cases will help in understanding the diverse causes and consequences of forced migration. CASE 1 (SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS): While the Syrian refugee crisis is mainly labeled with political causes, there are environmental ones as well. The droughts and desertification in Syria, contributed to severe water and food scarcity. This environment, combined with the mismanagement of resources forced many Syrian families to move from rural areas to more urbanized. This created social and economic instability. The crisis has influenced the nation as well as other neighboring and European countries. Many refugees flee from Syria to Turkey and from there move illegally to Germany or other developed countries. Consequences: Around 6.8 million of Syrians have been displaced because of this crisis, which caused many of them to fled to neighboring or other developed countries. The displacement crisis has been multiplied due to the Syrian civil war, with many more people being displaced to this day. CASE 2 (VENEZUELAN DISPLACEMENT CRISIS): The Venezuelan displacement crisis began around 2015 when the combination of economic and political instability was too substantial for the citizens to handle. The hyperinflation which reached 3,5 million % in 2019. Many of the citizens lost their jobs and savings due to this economic collapse. They were unable to access food, healthcare, and other necessities. This lead to malnourishment and poor health conditions, which in turn led to many of the Venezuelan citizens fleeing to neighboring countries. The displacement crisis was caused by the president and Venezuela, as well as their neighbors suffered. Consequences: Many Venezuelans faced malnutrition and difficult access to healthcare which lead to decline in their overall health. Their movement and search for jobs in neighboring countries, has created tensions and competition for employment opportunities. This creates difficult relations between Venezuela and their neighbors, mainly because the government has not been able to do any successful action towards limiting the scale of the crisis. CONCLUSION: Forced migration can have many complex factors, and its impossible to label one singular factor to be responsible for a whole crisis. These can include environmental, economic, and political. The examples of the Syrian and Venezuelan crises, can be used to illustrate both the Environmental as well as the Economic respectfully. They both emphasize the importance of a strong and stable political situation needed when trying to solve and prevent a displacement crisis.
