Climate change and migration : evidence from the Middle East and North Africa /

Climate change and migration are major concerns in the MENA region, yet the empirical evidence on the impact of climate change and extreme weather events on migration remains limited. Information is broadly lacking on how households in vulnerable areas perceive changes in the climate, how they are a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Wodon, Quentin, Liverani, Andrea, Joseph, George Gheverghese, Bougnoux, Nathalie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : World Bank, [2014]
Colección:World Bank studies.
Temas:
Migration, Internal > Environmental aspects > Middle East.
Migration, Internal > Environmental aspects > Africa, North.
Climatic changes > Economic aspects > Middle East.
Climatic changes > Economic aspects > Africa, North.
Migration intérieure > Aspect de l'environnement > Afrique du Nord.
Climat > Changements > Aspect économique > Afrique du Nord.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > General.
Climatic changes > Economic aspects
Ecology
Economic history
Migration, Internal > Environmental aspects
Middle East > Environmental conditions.
Middle East > Economic conditions.
Africa, North > Environmental conditions.
Africa, North > Economic conditions.
Moyen-Orient > Conditions économiques.
Afrique du Nord > Conditions environnementales.
North Africa
Middle East
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Climate change and migration are major concerns in the MENA region, yet the empirical evidence on the impact of climate change and extreme weather events on migration remains limited. Information is broadly lacking on how households in vulnerable areas perceive changes in the climate, how they are affected by extreme weather events, whether they benefit from community and government programs to help them cope with and adapt to a changing climate, and how these conditions influence the decision of household members to migrate, either temporarily or permanently. This introductory chapter summari.
Notas:Table 3.5 Location Information for Republic of Yemen Survey Sample.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxviii, 252 pages) : color maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780821399729
0821399721

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