Climate change and migration evidence from the Middle East and North Africa
Climate change is a major source of concern in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and migration is often understood as one of several strategies used by households to respond to changes in climate and environmental conditions, including extreme weather events. This study focuses on the...
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| Language: | English |
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THE WORLD BANK
2014
World Bank World Bank Publications The World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Series: | World Bank study |
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| ISBN: | 9780821399712, 0821399713 |
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Table of Contents:
- Climate change and migration : evidence from the Middle East and North Africa -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Overview -- Part 1 Synthesis -- Chapter 1: Climate Change, Migration, and Adaptation in the MENA Region -- Part 2 Focus Countries and Data -- Chapter 2: Focus Countries -- Chapter 3: Data Collection -- Part 3: Impacts, Coping Strategies, and Adaptation Mechanisms -- Chapter 4: Perceptions of Climate Change, Weather Shocks, and Impacts on Households -- Chapter 5: Weather Shocks, Impacts, and Households' Ability to Recover in Morocco -- Chapter 6: How Do Households Cope with and Adapt to Climate Change? -- Part 4: Climate Change and Migration -- Chapter 7: Do Changes in Weather Patterns and the Environment Lead to Migration? -- Chapter 8: Climate-Induced Migration in the MENA Region: Results from the Qualitative Fieldwork -- Chapter 9: Is Climate Change Likely to Lead to Higher Net Internal Migration? The Republic of Yemen's Case -- Chapter 10: Extreme Weather Events and Migration: The Case of Morocco -- Part 5: Remittances -- Chapter 11: Do Remittances Reach Households Living in Unfavorable Climate Areas? Evidence from the Republic of Yemen -- Chapter 12: Does the Impact of Remittances on Poverty and Human Development Depend on the Climate of Receiving Areas?.
- Part 4 Climate Change and Migration -- Chapter 7 Do Changes in Weather Patterns and the Environment Lead to Migration? -- Introduction -- Data -- Basic Statistics -- Correlates of Resident and Nonresident Migration -- Conclusion -- Annex 7A: Reasons for Migration by Country, Five Countries Sample -- Bibliography -- Chapter 8 Climate-Induced Migration in the MENA Region: Results from the Qualitative Fieldwork -- Introduction -- Rationale for Qualitative Work and Methodology -- Focus Groups and In-depth Interviews in Rural (Sending) Areas -- Focus Groups and In-depth Interviews in Urban (Receiving) Areas -- Heterogeneity between Countries in the Reasons for Migration -- Interviews with Key Informants: The Example of Morocco -- Conclusion -- Annex 8A: Focus Group Discussion and In-depth Interview Questions in Urban Areas -- Annex 8B: Focus Group Discussion and In-depth Interview Questions in Rural Areas -- Annex 8C: Key Informant Questions for Government Officials and Nongovernmental Experts -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 9 Is Climate Change Likely to Lead to Higher Net Internal Migration? The Republic of Yemen's Case -- Introduction -- Data and Methodology -- Results -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 10 Extreme Weather Events and Migration: The Case of Morocco -- Introduction -- Data -- Basic Statistics -- Correlates of the Probability of Migration -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Part 5 Remittances -- Chapter 11 Do Remittances Reach Households Living in Unfavorable Climate Areas? Evidence from the Republic of Yemen -- Introduction -- Data and Methodology -- Results -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 12 Does the Impact of Remittances on Poverty and Human Development Depend on the Climate of Receiving Areas? -- Introduction -- Data and Methodology -- Results -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Boxes -- Figures -- Maps -- Tables
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- Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Overview -- Introduction -- Perceptions and Impacts of Weather Shocks on Households -- Coping and Adaptation Strategies -- Migration -- Remittances -- Conclusion and Policy Implications -- Note -- Bibliography -- Part 1 Synthesis -- Chapter 1 Climate Change, Migration, and Adaptation in the MENA Region -- Introduction -- Perceptions about Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events -- Migration -- Remittances -- Other Coping and Adaptation Strategies -- Community and Government Programs -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Part 2 Focus Countries and Data -- Chapter 2 Focus Countries -- Introduction -- Criteria for the Choice of Focus Countries -- Algerian Context -- Egyptian Context -- Moroccan Context -- Syrian Context -- Yemeni Context -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3 Data Collection -- Introduction -- Household Survey Questionnaire -- Household Survey Data Collection -- Qualitative Data Collection -- Conclusion -- Part 3 Impacts, Coping Strategies, and Adaptation Mechanisms -- Chapter 4 Perceptions of Climate Change, Weather Shocks, and Impacts on Households -- Introduction -- Data -- Perceptions of Climate Change -- Impact on Households -- Conclusion -- Annex 4A: Distribution of Perceptions by Quintiles of the MCA's First Factor -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5 Weather Shocks, Impacts, and Households' Ability to Recover in Morocco -- Introduction -- Data -- Basic Statistics -- Correlates of the Likelihood of Shocks and the Ability to Recover -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 6 How Do Households Cope with and Adapt to Climate Change? -- Introduction -- Data and Methodology -- Household Coping Mechanisms -- Household Adaptation Strategies -- Community-Level and Government Responses -- Conclusion -- Bibliography