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<p>The main issue of the study was to determine the importance of the climate factor for migration flows in Russia, as well as its impact on the intraregional level. The article also discusses the possible prospects that global warming may bring to Siberia. According to the results, the climate factor does not have a crucial influence on the decision to relocate in Russia, but it remains one of the most important, along with economic, social and political factors. At the regional level, the climate factor is less important than the agglomeration factor and others. The impact of global warming has now affected the overall increase in temperatures in Siberia, which is not yet sufficient to generate additional migration flows.</p>
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The main issue of the study was to determine the importance of the climate factor for migration flows in Russia, as well as its impact on the intraregional level. The article also discusses the possible prospects that global warming may bring to Siberia. According to the results, the climate factor does not have a crucial influence on the decision to relocate in Russia, but it remains one of the most important, along with economic, social and political factors. At the regional level, the climate factor is less important than the agglomeration factor and others. The impact of global warming has now affected the overall increase in temperatures in Siberia, which is not yet sufficient to generate additional migration flows.

Possible Impact of Global Warming and Other Factors Affecting Migration in Russia with Emphasis on Siberia

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The main issue of the study was to determine the importance of the climate factor for migration flows in Russia, as well as its impact on the intraregional...

	Years
	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Migration and average temperature
in January	0.37	0.23	0.27	0.38	0.41	0.43	0.41	0.40	0.33
in July	0.26	0.03	0.11	0.23	0.29	0.30	0.30	0.19	0.12
Migration and average temperature (without specified regions)*
in January	0.49	0.32	0.42	0.53	0.55	0.57	0.56	0.54	0.46
in July	0.40	0.06	0.21	0.33	0.39	0.39	0.39	0.28	0.19
Migration and gross regional product in 2010
	0.47	0.34	0.41	0.37	0.38	0.37	0.37	0.39	0.39
Migration and gross regional product per capita in 2010
	0.03	0.23	0.18	0.15	0.04	0.11	0.08	0.21	0.28

Possible Impact of Global Warming and Other Factors Affecting Migration in Russia with Emphasis on Siberia

Published Online: Sep 22, 2020

Page range: 111 - 123

Received: Jul 07, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2020-0026

Keywords
climate, migration, population change, Russia, Siberia, global warming

© 2020 Igor A. Dets, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Public License.

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Indicators of correlation of the migration growth coefficient by regions of Russia (in ‰) and other data under consideration.

Possible Impact of Global Warming and Other Factors Affecting Migration in Russia with Emphasis on Siberia

Published Online: Sep 22, 2020

Page range: 111 - 123

Received: Jul 07, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2020-0026

Keywordsclimate, migration, population change, Russia, Siberia, global warming

© 2020 Igor A. Dets, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Public License.

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

Indicators of correlation of the migration growth coefficient by regions of Russia (in ‰) and other data under consideration.

Keywords
climate, migration, population change, Russia, Siberia, global warming