Madagascar’s rural communities are increasingly exposed to the impacts of extreme heat, environmental degradation, and declining agricultural productivity. These pressures are contributing to rising poverty, loss of livelihoods, and growing internal migration, particularly in informal mining zones. A research team at Institut d’Études Politiques Madagascar (IEP) will investigate how internal migration and informal mining shape rural poverty and resilience in the face of climate change. The study builds on recommendations from the 2022 IOM report “Migration, Environment and Climate Change: An Information Base for Policy Development in Madagascar,” which calls for deeper analysis of the social and economic drivers of migration in fragile ecosystems. The team will combine microeconomic and socio-anthropological approaches to analyse how poverty, resource pressures, and migration interact in key mining hubs. By generating evidence on the links between climate shocks, extractive livelihoods, and social vulnerability, the project aims to inform national policies that strengthen rural resilience and reduce poverty in contexts of environmental and economic instability.