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1. Climate change as a veiled driver of migration in Bangladesh and Ghana.

Author

Fernández S, Arce G, García-Alaminos Á, Cazcarro I, and Arto I

Subjects
Humans, Bangladesh, Ghana, Family Characteristics, Climate Change, Environment
Abstract

People living in deltaic areas in developing countries are especially prone to suffer the effects from natural disasters due to their geographical and economic structure. Climate change is contributing to an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme events affecting the environmental conditions of deltas, threatening the socioeconomic development of people and, eventually, triggering migration as an adaptation strategy. Climate change will likely contribute to worsening environmental stress in deltas, and understanding the relations between climate change, environmental impacts, socioeconomic conditions, and migration is emerging as a key element for planning climate adaptation. In this study, we use data from migration surveys and econometric techniques to analyse the extent to which environmental impacts affect individual migration decision-making in two delta regions in Bangladesh and Ghana. The results show that, in both deltas, climatic shocks that negatively affect economic security are significant drivers of migration, although the surveyed households do not identify environmental pressures as the root cause of the displacement. Furthermore, environmental impacts affecting food security and crop and livestock production are also significant as events inducing people to migrate, but only in Ghana. We also find that suffering from environmental stress can intensify or reduce the effects of socioeconomic drivers. In this sense, adverse climatic shocks may not only have a direct impact on migration but may also condition migration decisions indirectly through the occupation, the education, or the marital status of the person. We conclude that although climate change and related environmental pressures are not perceived as key drivers of migration, they affect migration decisions through indirect channels (e.g., reducing economic security or reinforcing the effect of socioeconomic drivers)., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)

Published
2024
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2. Integrated analysis of the combined risk of ground subsidence, sea level rise, and natural hazards in coastal and delta river regions

Author

Maochuan Tang, Antonio Pepe, Pietro Mastro, Qing Xu, Zhengjie Li, Virginia Zamparelli, Francesco Falabella, Adam T. Devlin, Qing Zhao, and Jiayi Pan

Subjects
geography, Earth observation, River delta, geography.geographical_feature_category, business.industry, flooding risk, Science, Environmental resource management, sea level rise (SLR), Vulnerability, Climate change, Sea Level Rise, coastal areas, ocean, ground subsidence, InSAR, Natural hazard, Interferometric synthetic aperture radar, General Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental science, delta regions, Tide gauge, business, Sea level
Abstract

Non-climate-related anthropogenic processes and frequently encountered natural hazards exacerbate the risk in coastal zones and megacities and amplify local vulnerability. Coastal risk is amplified by the combination of sea level rise (SLR) resulting from climate change, associated tidal evolution, and the local sinking of land resulting from anthropogenic and natural hazards. In this framework, the authors of this investigation have actively contributed to the joint European Space Agency (ESA) and the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) Dragon IV initiative through a project (ID. 32294) that was explicitly designed to address the issue of monitoring coastal and delta river regions through Earth Observation (EO) technologies. The project’s primary goals were to provide a complete characterization of the changes in target scenes over time and provide estimates of future regional sea level changes to derive submerged coastal areas and wave fields. Suggestions are also provided for implementing coastal protection measures in order to adapt and mitigate the multifactor coastal vulnerability. In order to achieve these tasks, well-established remote sensing technologies based on the joint exploitation of multi-spectral information gathered at different spectral wavelengths, the exploitation of advanced Differential Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (DInSAR) techniques for the retrieval of ground deformations, the realization of geophysical analyses, and the use of satellite altimeters and tide gauge data have effectively been employed. The achieved results, which mainly focus on selected sensitive regions including the city of Shanghai, the Pearl River Delta in China, and the coastal city of Saint Petersburg in Europe, provide essential assets for planning present and future scientific activities devoted to monitoring such fragile environments. These analyses are crucial for assessing the factors that will amplify the vulnerability of low-elevation coastal zones.

Published
2021
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3. Private Providers of Climate Change Services : The Role and Scope for the Private Sector in the Provision of Non-Financial Climate Change-Related Services Relevant to Water Infrastructure

Author

Winpenny, J.T.

Subjects
PUMPING, SERVICE CONTRACTS, WATER CONSUMPTION, WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT POLICIES, DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS, GROUNDWATER RESOURCES, USE OF WATER, DELTA REGIONS, NONPOINT POLLUTION, STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT, GOLF COURSES, RURAL WATER SUPPLY, STORMWATER, WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, COST OF WATER, SEAWATER, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, WATER POLLUTION, RECLAIMED WATER, ARID REGIONS, CATCHMENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, WATER DEMAND, WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, GAS, FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT, PLANT LIFE, REGULATORY REGIME, LAKES, WATER FLOWS, PIPELINE, SERVICE DELIVERY, WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION, WATER MANAGEMENT, AQUIFER, FLOOD WARNINGS, PRIVATE FINANCIERS, MITIGATION, IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, FLOOD PLAINS, REMOTE SENSING, RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT, HYDROLOGY, LEAKAGE, CATCHMENT, GRAVITY, WATER RETENTION, SURFACE WATER, PETROLEUM, CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND, RANGES, FRUIT, HUMAN WASTE, FARMING PRACTICES, RIVER SYSTEMS, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, WATER SERVICE OPERATORS, FIELD WORK, SURFACE TEMPERATURE, COASTAL ZONE, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, WATER SECTOR, WATER USERS, GROUNDWATER, WATER SHORTAGES, WASTEWATER TREATMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, INTAKE STRUCTURES, ENGINEERING, FLOODING, NUTRIENT CYCLES, WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES, NUTRIENTS, SEDIMENT, WATER DEPARTMENT, BIOMASS, FORESTS, WATER TESTING, CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT, SALINITY, SOURCES OF WATER, WATER DEVELOPMENT, WATER PROJECTS, CONCENTRATION OF NUTRIENTS, DROUGHT, URBAN WATER UTILITIES, WATER PUMPING, CITY COUNCIL, FOREST, ARID COUNTRIES, INDUSTRIAL WATER, INVESTMENT DECISIONS, PRECIPITATION, GROUNDWATER RECHARGE, SATELLITE DATA, DESALINATION, HOUSEHOLDS, PUBLIC HEALTH, SEDIMENT LOAD, SOIL EROSION, METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE, RECYCLING, WATER LOSSES, PRIVATE COMPANIES, URBAN WATER, CUBIC METERS, AVAILABILITY OF WATER, COD, PRESSURE, WATER ABSTRACTION, WATER SERVICE, DAMS, URBAN WATER SUPPLY, CROPS, FLOODS, HOUSING, WATER UTILITIES, FRESHWATER, WATER USE, CLIMATE, WATER RECLAMATION, COASTAL AREAS, MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, STREAM, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER, VEGETATION, RESERVOIRS, PUMPS, WATER TRANSFERS, RIVERS, DRAINAGE, CANALS, FLOOD RISK, RIVER BASINS, BOD, LIFT PUMPS, AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL, DROUGHT CONDITIONS, OXYGEN DEMAND, COASTAL ZONES, SPECIES, WATER SOURCES, FLOOD PROTECTION, WATER MARKET, LAND USE, POPULATION GROWTH, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, CIVIL SOCIETY, CONSTRUCTION, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, WATER RESOURCE, LOCAL PRIVATE SECTOR, FLOOD MANAGEMENT, LOCALITIES, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, WETLANDS DEVELOPMENT, WATER REUSE, PHYSICAL LEAKS, TARIFF REFORM, WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT, ECOLOGY, REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS, FARMS, POLLUTION, SANITATION, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, ESTUARIES, INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, PARTICULAR EXPERTISE, SALINE INTRUSION, PUBLIC UTILITY, RESTORATION, DECISION MAKING, WASTEWATER COLLECTION, WATER SUPPLIES, ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION, AQUIFERS, BEACH, WASTE MANAGEMENT, CLAY SOILS, CONCESSION CONTRACT, REGULATORY AUTHORITY, SAND, WATER SCARCITY, PUBLIC SAFETY, TREATMENT PLANTS, AGRICULTURE, WATER STORAGE, STORMS, COAST, RIVER BASIN, CLIMATE VARIABILITY, ALGAL BLOOMS, CONJUNCTIVE USE, INDUSTRIAL USE, SANITATION SERVICES, DISCHARGE, WETLANDS, EFFICIENT USE OF WATER, FLOOD INSURANCE, WATER STORAGE TANKS, WATERSHEDS, CUSTOMER RELATIONS, FLOW REGIMES, RURAL COMMUNITIES, GREENHOUSE GASES, SEWER SYSTEMS, METERING, COASTAL EROSION, RECYCLED WATER, RURAL WATER, TOPOGRAPHY, TOILET SYSTEMS, DEMAND MANAGEMENT, HIGHLANDS, FLOOD DAMAGE, WATER DISTRIBUTION, WATER POLICIES, RIVER, IRRIGATION WATER, MEASUREMENTS, SATELLITE IMAGE, COMPETITION FOR WATER, WATER QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION, NATURAL RESOURCES, DRIP IRRIGATION, WATER QUALITY TESTING, CROP YIELDS, FLOOD FORECASTING, CAPACITY BUILDING, WATER RESOURCES, URBAN AREAS, RESERVOIR, SLUMS, DATA COLLECTION
Abstract

Man-made climate change is affecting water infrastructure in all regions of the world, affecting large numbers of people in their daily life and the development of their societies. As part of the World Bank Water Anchor's analytical and advisory work on water and climate change, consultants have investigated how private sector services to infrastructure may address the challenges related to climate change while, at the same time, improving development opportunities for people. This report, which is one of the outcomes of the work, addresses the role of private providers of non-financial climate change-related services with relevance for water infrastructure. This report investigates to need for additional services with regard to climate change and analyzes the potential for the private sector in providing these services. The analysis focuses on the water sectors likely to be affected by climate change, that is, water resources management, irrigation and drainage, hydropower, coastal protection, flood protection, urban water supply, and sanitation as well as water quality. In addition, opportunities for mutual engagement of public and private agencies are analyzed and the perspectives of market development are explored. The central aim of the report is to deepen our understanding of the opportunities for engaging private providers of climate change services in climate change adaptation combined with socioeconomic development opportunities.

Published
2010

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