Perceptions of ecological migration in Inner Mongolia, China: Summary of fieldwork and relevance for climate adaptation

This report documents local perceptions and experiences of environmental migration in Bantanjing village and Luanjingtan town, Alxa League, Inner Mongolia, China and discusses some of the challenges and opportunities for climate change adaptation in the region.

The report begins by describing the field sites and the methods applied in the fieldwork. A description of livelihoods in the two villages based on the fieldwork is provided, followed by summaries of migrants perceptions and experiences of i) government compensation and incentives provided for resettlement, ii) reasons why they were resettled, iii) experience of climate and environmental changes iv) impacts of policies on livelihoods and new livelihood challenges experienced by migrants. A summary and discussion section follows in which climate change adaptation and sustainability actions, challenges and opportunities that were identified during the fieldwork, are presented and discussed.