Climate change and environmental degradation and the drivers of migration in the context of shrinking cities: A case study of Khuzestan province, Iran

Climate and environmental changes are one of the most significant factors in out-migrating from the shrinking cities of Khuzestan province. Climate and environment changes exert both direct and indirect effects on migration trends. Climate and environmental changes are so effective as to reach a risk threshold and to pose a threat to the health of the inhabitants. Climate and environment changes have compromised the human habitability of the region and have increasingly convinced more people to migrate. The indirect impacts of climate and environmental changes on the other drivers of migration are not neglegible.