ABSTRACT
This chapter shows how floods impact ongoing processes of migration. The evidence from the case studies suggest that, apart from short-term evacuations, decisions to migrate are not usually a response to floods but a combination of many other factors, in particular economic ones. The chapter discusses how floods impact the lives of migrants. It provides an analysis of why migrants end up in flood-prone places. Public policy needs to be nuanced to the differences between types of floods, geographical location, livelihood portfolios, and the capabilities and needs of migrants, as well as those trapped behind with few options to move or adapt. The impact of floods on the migration process overall is subtle, as many other influential factors act to motivate or discourage internal or international migration. The impacts of floods on migrants that move to flood-prone areas of major cities are significant.
