Lake Chad Regional Economic Memorandum : Technical Paper 2. Climate Change, Rural Livelihoods, and Urbanization - Evidence from the Permanent Shrinking of Lake Chad
There is a vast economic literature studying the effects of climate change on long-run growth, migration, urbanization, and human capital, among several other outcomes. The paper is structured as follows: Section 3.2 dives into some of the physical characteristics of Lake Chad and its water sources. Section 3.3 introduces our novel data. Section 3.4 presents the hypothesis and empirical strategy behind our analysis. Sections 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7 present results on total population, cities and roads, respectively. Finally, section 3.8 concludes.
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Report biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021-11-09
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| Subjects: | CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT, ARID LAND, SHRINKING LAKE, IRRIGATION WATER, NATURAL DISASTER, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, URBANIZATION, WEATHER SHOCKS, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/486741636441318243/Technical-Paper-Two-Climate-Change-Rural-Livelihoods-and-Urbanization-Evidence-from-the-Permanent-Shrinking-of-Lake-Chad http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36573 |
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| Summary: | There is a vast economic literature
studying the effects of climate change on long-run growth,
migration, urbanization, and human capital, among several
other outcomes. The paper is structured as follows: Section
3.2 dives into some of the physical characteristics of Lake
Chad and its water sources. Section 3.3 introduces our novel
data. Section 3.4 presents the hypothesis and empirical
strategy behind our analysis. Sections 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7
present results on total population, cities and roads,
respectively. Finally, section 3.8 concludes. |
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