50 Years of Urbanization in Africa : Examining the Role of Climate Change

50 Years of Urbanization in Africa : Examining the Role of Climate Change

This paper documents a significant impact of climate variation on urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa, primarily in more arid countries. By lowering farm incomes, reduced moisture availability encourages migration to nearby cities, while wetter cond...

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Main Authors: Henderson, J. Vernon, Storeygard, Adam, Deichmann, Uwe
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ADVERSE CLIMATE
AIR
AIR TEMPERATURE
ALLOCATION
AMOUNT OF RAINFALL
ARID CLIMATES
AVERAGE RAINFALL
BASES
CENSUSES
CHANGES IN DEMAND
CHANNELS
CITY POPULATION
CIVIL WAR
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES
CLIMATE CHANGE DISCUSSION
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
CLIMATE CHANGES
CLIMATE CONDITIONS
CLIMATE DATA
CLIMATE EFFECTS
CLIMATE EXTREMES
CLIMATE FACTORS
CLIMATE FLUCTUATIONS
CLIMATE IMPACT
CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH
CLIMATE IMPACTS
CLIMATE INDICATORS
CLIMATE MODELS
CLIMATE SCENARIOS
CLIMATE SCIENTISTS
CLIMATE TRENDS
CLIMATE UNCERTAINTY
CLIMATE VARIABILITY
CLIMATIC CHANGE
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
CLIMATIC RESEARCH
CLIMATIC VARIABILITY
CLIMATOLOGISTS
CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY
CONVERGENCE
DEMAND FOR SERVICES
DESERTIFICATION
DESERTS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIVERGENCE
DROUGHT
EARLY CHILDHOOD
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
ECONOMIC DATA
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPACTS
ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE
ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
ECONOMIC SECTORS
EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
ELECTRICITY
EMISSION
EMISSION SCENARIOS
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
ESTIMATES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
EXPORT
EXTREME EVENTS
FARMERS
FARMING
FERTILITY
FERTILITY RATES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FLOODS
FOOD SECURITY
FOREST
FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
GAS
GAS FLARING
GLOBAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
GLOBAL CLIMATE
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
GLOBAL WARMING
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GASES
HOUSEHOLD DYNAMICS
HOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITIES
HOUSEHOLD WORK
HUMAN CAPITAL
ICE
IMPACT OF CLIMATE
IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
IMPACT OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY
IMPACT OF CLIMATE VARIATION
IMPACT OF RAINFALL
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
INCOME
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
JOBS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR SUPPLY
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAND TENURE
LOCAL DISTRIBUTION
MALE LABOR FORCE
MARITAL STATUS
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MOISTURE
MONSOONS
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL RESOURCE
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
OCEAN TEMPERATURES
PER CAPITA INCOME
PER CAPITA INCOMES
PET
PH
PLANT GROWTH
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POPULATION ASSOCIATION
POPULATION DATA
POPULATION DECLINES
POPULATION EFFECT
POPULOUS COUNTRY
PRECIPITATION
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMATE CITY
PROGRESS
PUBLIC SERVICES
PULL FACTORS
PUSH FACTORS
RAIN
RAINFALL
RAINFALL ANOMALIES
RAINFALL CLIMATOLOGY
RAINFALL DEFICITS
RAINFALL EFFECTS
RAINFALL FLUCTUATIONS
RAINFALL UNCERTAINTY
RAINFALL VARIATION
REGIONAL CLIMATE
REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
RESOURCE ECONOMICS
RESPECT
RURAL AREAS
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POPULATION GROWTH
RURAL PRODUCTION
RURAL RESIDENTS
SCIENCES
SEA
SEA LEVEL
SEASON
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
SOILS
SUMMER TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE DATA
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY
TOTAL DEMAND
TROPICS
UNEP
URBAN AREAS
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
URBAN MIGRATION
URBAN POPULATION
URBAN POPULATION GROWTH
URBANIZATION
UTILITY FUNCTION
UTILITY FUNCTIONS
VULNERABILITY
WARS
WATER CYCLE
WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
WORKFORCE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19679968/50-years-urbanization-africa-examining-role-climate-change
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18757

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19679968/50-years-urbanization-africa-examining-role-climate-change
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18757

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