Environmentally-Forced Migration in Rural Areas: Security Risks and Threats in Mexico

Abstract

This chapter deals with international migration and its geopolitical repercussions between Mexico and the USA. Climate-induced migration (CIM) or environmentally- forced migration (EFM) is not a new phenomenon, but the different sociopolitical conditions may pose security risks for both countries; the USA and Mexico share the longest border between a highly industrialized and a developing country.