The National Science Foundation awarded a $415,617 project grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) to the University of Colorado Boulder on May 1, 2022. The grant will fund research from May 1, 2022 through October 31, 2025 to investigate the complex linkages between migration, rural livelihoods, and land use in Bangladesh, focusing on the impacts of mass return migration during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The University of Colorado will conduct a follow up survey in 2022-2023 of 4,000 households previously surveyed in 2019 to collect socioeconomic data. Columbia University and Emory University will receive subawards to support land cover mapping and geospatial analysis led by Christopher Small of Columbia University, as well as survey data collection and analysis led by Katharine M. Donato of Emory University. The research aims to explain how migration impacts agriculture and land use over time, providing insight into how rural communities cope with socioenvironmental impacts of disruptions like pandemics. Findings will be shared with stakeholders to help communities prepare for economic stress and transition.
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