This study applies a life course perspective to immobility in the face of gradual environmental change in Morocco. Using 48 in-depth qualitative interviews in Tangier and Tinghir (Morocco), the study aims to understand how immobility is shaped and structured by the life course stages that people experience. This study enhances our understanding of immobility in gradually degrading environmental contexts, on which there has been little research to date. The findings contrast with the widespread imaginary of ‘trapped populations’ facing environmental change, with no apparent differences across life course stages and affecting all of the population in a similar fashion. Few respondents referred to an urgent need to migrate in the light of slow-onset environmental changes. Rather, migration aspirations were entangled with other societal changes and employment opportunities. Differences in life course stages became apparent, with people of working age dependent on employment opportunities. Those in younger age groups, especially, desired higher living standards and greater satisfaction with their lives and living conditions, with young people in an important transition period in their lives aspiring to migrate. By contrast, older respondents did not consider migrating to be an option as they were settled and had well-established social/family networks and insufficient resources to start over. Socio-economic status also played a role in the ability to both migrate and stay. The findings of this paper suggest to fully capture all mobility outcomes when examining people’s migration aspirations and abilities, these should be considered together with the ability to stay.

面对摩洛哥逐渐的环境变化，本研究将生命历程的观点应用于固定性。该研究使用了在丹吉尔和廷吉尔（摩洛哥）进行的48次深入的定性访谈，旨在了解人们所经历的人生历程是如何塑造和构造不动的。这项研究增强了我们对逐渐恶化的环境环境中的不动性的理解，迄今为止，对它的研究很少。该发现与面对环境变化的“被困人口”的广泛想象相反，在整个生命历程阶段并没有明显的差异，并且以类似的方式影响了所有人口。鉴于缓慢发生的环境变化，很少有受访者提到迫切需要迁移。而是 移民愿望与其他社会变革和就业机会纠缠在一起。人生历程阶段的差异变得明显，工作年龄的人取决于就业机会。尤其是在年轻年龄段的人们，希望生活水平更高，对生活和生活条件的满意度更高，而处于重要人生过渡期的年轻人渴望迁移。相比之下，年长的受访者不认为迁移是一种选择，因为他们已经定居并且拥有完善的社交/家庭网络并且没有足够的资源重新开始。社会经济地位在移民和居留能力中也发挥了作用。本文的研究结果表明，在检查人们的迁移愿望和能力时，应充分捕获所有流动性结果，