An Evaluation of Undocumented Migrants’ Impact on Land Resources in Tanzania: A Case of Mtwara Region

Mark Paul Diyammi and Joseph Hodari Likapite
Additional contact information
Mark Paul Diyammi: University of Dodoma
Joseph Hodari Likapite: University of Dodoma

A chapter in African Peacebuilding, 2026, pp 245-274 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This paper analyzes the impacts of undocumented migrants on land resources in Tanzania, the case of Mtwara Region. Tanzania receives migrants from neighboring countries and beyond. Some of these migrants come to the country temporarily, whereas others become established permanently in the country. Though some of them have done so in harmony with the appropriate rules, others have come and stayed in the country without the related authorized requirements and these are recognized as “illegal” migrants. The investigation used a sample of 100 respondents, randomly selected from the studied area. The methods used in data gathering were interviews, a questionnaire, a documentary review, and focus group discussion. Several theories relating to national land use are presented to acquaint the reader with relevant prototypes, frameworks, and approaches. The exploration found that there is poor security on the country boundaries, dishonesty, and numerous porous ways, which lead to the inflow of illegal migrants in this southern region of Tanzania, Mtwara in particular. The findings of this research show that the lack of funds and political inclination have led to reduced technology, insufficient number of workers, and inadequate working tools. The research recommends that in order to maintain competence and adequacy in safeguarding the country from illegal migrants, there is a necessity to increase the obligations of the government, communities, and other stakeholders regarding these issues.

Keywords: Asylum; Human smuggling; Illegal migration; Refugee; Security (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:aaechp:978-3-032-29966-6_18

Ordering information: This item can be ordered from
http://www.springer.com/9783032299666

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-29966-6_18

Access Statistics for this chapter

More chapters in Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development from Springer
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().