Case study: population and Environment Africa to Italy migration

Question 1

Why do people leave Africa?

Answer 1

• no single reason
• refugees fleeing civil war in Syria or Eritreans
• escaping forced conscription into the military
• immature governments like Libya, struggling to look after the needs of their citizens
• Africa has the faster population growth rate in the world
  > economic pull of Europe is strong

Question 2

What are the impacts of migration on Northern and Western Africa

Answer 2

• many migrants leave their homes without telling their families
• many migrants are vulnerable and act without support of family safety net
  > human traffickers exploit vulnerability
  > many bodies found at sea with no way of identification
• successful migrants send remittances homes
  > most sent though informal channels

Question 3

What are the impacts of migration on Italy

Answer 3

• the cost to rescue and reception of thousands of foreigners is about 200 million a year
• by year end 2014, 170100 economic migrants and asylums seekers had arrived in Italy by sea
• 3200 migrants died at sea
• 85,000 saved by the Italian navy
• increasing anti-immigration by far right political parties in Italy
  > cancellation of the humanitarian Mare Nostrum operations in 2014
• public protests have increased
• racial hatred crimes have increased