Ebb and Flow

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Publication language
English
Pages
161pp
Date published
23 Aug 2021
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Forced displacement and migration, Water, sanitation and hygiene
Organisations
World Bank

This report examines the link between water and migration, and the implications for economic development. The report is based on analysis of the largest data set on internal migration ever assembled, covering nearly half a billion people from 189 population censuses in 64 countries from 1960 to 2015. It assesses how rainfall shocks are related to migration relative to other key variables such as age, gender, education, and household size. The report is in two parts. Volume 1 covers water, migration, and development. Volume 2 focuses on water, forced displacement and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa.