Impact of Weather Shocks on MENA Households

Impact of Weather Shocks on MENA Households

Do households living in climate affected areas in the MENA region believe that changes in climate patterns and their environment are taking place? Have households been affected by extreme weather events, and if so to what extent and which events have had the largest impact? What are the coping strategies that households declare having used, or could be using to cope with climate change and weather shocks? And what are the implications for policy? A new World Bank Study by Wodon et al. (2014) helps in answering these questions. It is widely recognized that MENA will be strongly affected by climate change. The frequency and severity of extreme weather shocks is expected to increase. Yet, the evidence on how households are already affected and whether they can cope and adapt to changing climatic conditions is limited. The study by Wodon et al. (2014) helps fill these knowledge gaps. It is based in large part on new household surveys and qualitative data from climate affected areas in Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Syria, and Yemen. The study provides insights on household perceptions of, and vulnerability to, extreme weather shocks.

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Main Authors: Wodon, Quentin, Liverani, Andrea
Format: Brief biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014-07
Subjects:AFFECTED COMMUNITIES, AIR, AIR POLLUTION, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, CLIMATE PATTERNS, CLIMATE RISKS, CLIMATIC CHANGE, CLIMATIC CHANGES, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, COMMUNITY LEVEL, CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE, COPE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE, COST OF CLIMATE CHANGE, DROUGHT, ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, EXTREME WEATHER, EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, FERTILIZERS, FLOODING, FLOODS, HOT WEATHER, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HOUSEHOLDS, IMPACT OF WEATHER, IMPACTS OF WEATHER, INADEQUATE RAINFALL, LAKES, NEGATIVE IMPACTS, PESTICIDES, POVERTY REDUCTION, RAIN, RAINY SEASON, STORMS, TEMPERATURES, WATER DISTRIBUTION, WATER SCARCITY, WEATHER PATTERNS, WEATHER SHOCKS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/20145326/impact-weather-shocks-mena-households
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22595
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Summary:Do households living in climate affected areas in the MENA region believe that changes in climate patterns and their environment are taking place? Have households been affected by extreme weather events, and if so to what extent and which events have had the largest impact? What are the coping strategies that households declare having used, or could be using to cope with climate change and weather shocks? And what are the implications for policy? A new World Bank Study by Wodon et al. (2014) helps in answering these questions. It is widely recognized that MENA will be strongly affected by climate change. The frequency and severity of extreme weather shocks is expected to increase. Yet, the evidence on how households are already affected and whether they can cope and adapt to changing climatic conditions is limited. The study by Wodon et al. (2014) helps fill these knowledge gaps. It is based in large part on new household surveys and qualitative data from climate affected areas in Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Syria, and Yemen. The study provides insights on household perceptions of, and vulnerability to, extreme weather shocks.

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