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Call, Maia

Data Scientist and CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow, USAID. Washington DC

maia.averyl.call@gmail.com

Maia Call is a human-environment and population geographer whose research focuses on the bidirectional relationship between the environment and socio-demographic processes. She brings together social surveys and biophysical data to quantitatively examine both the role of the environment in shaping migration, livelihoods, and well-being as well as the socio-demographic drivers of environmental change. Her research projects range from examining environmentally-induced temporary migration in Bangladesh to exploring the implications of climate change for rural livelihoods in Uganda. 

At SESYNC, she is collaborating with Dr. Lori Hunter (The University of Colorado at Boulder), to explore the gender dynamics of environmentally influenced migration in Asia. This research project is motivated by the critical need to understand how, and why, the impacts of climate change may vary across genders in a populous region predicted to be a global hotspot for the near-term effects of climate change. Greater knowledge about these dynamics will be vital for shaping climate change adaptation and sustainable development policy.

 

Cohort: 2017

CV: 

mcall_cv_021519.pdf

Associated Projects: 

Climate, Migration, Gender

Resources
Migration towards Bangladesh coastlines projected to increase with sea-level rise through 2100	Feb 10, 2021 Article published in Environmental Research Letters.
Sea-level rise and human migration	Dec 09, 2019 Article published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment.
Meeting the looming policy challenge of sea-level change and human migration	Nov 26, 2019 Article published in Nature Climate Change.
How does gendered vulnerability shape the adoption and impact of sustainable livelihood interventions in an era of global climate change?	Jul 31, 2019 Article published in Environmental Research Letters
Climate anomalies, land degradation, and rural out-migration in Uganda	May 30, 2019 Article published in Population and Environment.
Smallholder responses to climate anomalies in rural Uganda	Nov 29, 2018 Article published in World Development.
Disruption, not displacement: Environmental variability and temporary migration in Bangladesh	Sep 01, 2017 Article published in Global Environmental Change.

Links: 

Personal Website

@maia_call

Research Interest: 

human-environment interactions; spatial demography/population geography; migration; global environmental change; rural livelihoods