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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Main Authors:	World Bank, Wodon, Quentin, Liverani, Andrea, Joseph, George, Bougnoux, Nathalie
Format:	eBook Publication
Language:	English
Published:	Washington THE WORLD BANK 2014 World Bank World Bank Publications The World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank
Edition:	1
Series:	World Bank study
Subjects:	AFFECTED COMMUNITIES Africa, North AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AIR AIR POLLUTION ALLOCATION BASIC NEEDS BENEFITS OF MIGRATION CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT CLIMATE EVENTS CLIMATE FACTORS CLIMATE IMPACTS CLIMATE PATTERNS CLIMATE RISKS CLIMATE VARIABLES CLIMATE-RELATED DISASTERS CLIMATIC CHANGE CLIMATIC CHANGES CLIMATIC CONDITIONS CLIMATIC FACTORS CLIMATIC VARIABLES COLORS CONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION COPE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE COST OF CLIMATE CHANGE COST-BENEFIT COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS CROP FAILURE DEFORESTATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISEASES DRINKING WATER DROUGHT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY Economic aspects ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC IMPACTS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATION OF CHILDREN EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Environmental aspects ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES Environmental conditions ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS EXCESSIVE RAIN EXTREME TEMPERATURES EXTREME WEATHER EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS FAMILY MEMBERS FERTILIZERS FLOOD FLOODING FLOODS FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GOVERNMENT RESPONSE HEALTH CARE HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH RISKS HIGH TEMPERATURES HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMMIGRANTS IMMUNIZATION IMPACT OF CLIMATE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT OF WEATHER IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS OF WEATHER INADEQUATE RAINFALL INCOME INTERNAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION IPCC ISSUES OF POVERTY JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB TRAINING JOBS KIDS LABOR MARKET LAKES LARGE CITIES LEGAL STATUS LIVING CONDITIONS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES LOWER PRICES Middle East MIGRANT MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION FLOWS MIGRATION POLICY MIGRATION STATISTICS Migration, Internal MINORITY MOVEMENTS OF PEOPLE NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL RESOURCES NEGATIVE IMPACT NEGATIVE IMPACTS NUMBER OF PEOPLE PER CAPITA INCOME PESTICIDES PLACE OF RESIDENCE POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESPONSE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POPULATION DATA POPULATION GROUPS POTENTIAL MIGRANTS PRECIPITATION PROVISION OF EDUCATION PUBLIC SPENDING PULL FACTORS PUSH FACTOR PUSH FACTORS RAIN RAINFALL RAINFALL REDUCTION RAINY SEASON REMITTANCE REMITTANCES RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL POPULATIONS RURAL RESIDENTS SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SCHOOL ENROLMENT SEA LEVEL SEASONAL TEMPERATURE SOCIAL NORMS SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SOIL DEGRADATION SOIL EROSION STORMS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY TEMPERATURES TEMPORARY MIGRATION TOLERANCE TRANSPORTATION UNCERTAINTIES UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS URBAN AREAS URBAN COMMUNITIES URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN DWELLERS URBAN POPULATION URBANIZATION VULNERABILITY WATER DISTRIBUTION WATER SCARCITY WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER DATA WEATHER EVENT WEATHER PATTERNS WEATHER SHOCK WEATHER SHOCKS WEATHER STATION WEATHER STATION DATA WEATHER VARIABLES WOMAN YOUNG WOMEN Middle East North Africa MIGRATION FLOODS TEMPERATURE REMITTANCES DROUGHTS VULNERABILITY ADPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE WEALTHER SHOCK RAINFALL
ISBN:	9780821399712, 0821399713
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