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Adaptation to climate change in the Middle East and North Africa

Saghir, Jamal
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Colorado School of Mines. Payne Institute for Public Policy
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2021-01-29
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https://hdl.handle.net/11124/14093
 https://doi.org/10.25676/11124/14093
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Climate change will have dire and severe impacts on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The International Panel on Climate Change estimates that the MENA region will be one of the world's regions hit hardest by climate change in the 21st century. Flash floods are being experienced more frequently, as well as storm surges along coastal zones. Extreme and extended periods of heat will transform both rural and urban areas, exposing cities to rising heat island effect and decreasing the productivity of agricultural areas, while placing significant strains on already scarce water resources.
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