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Weather, Water, and Work: Climatic Water Variability and Labor Market Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorKhan, Amjad M.
dc.contributor.authorKuate, Landry
dc.contributor.authorPongou, Roland
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Fan
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-27T19:16:44Z
dc.date.available2024-06-27T19:16:44Z
dc.date.issued2024-06-27
dc.description.abstractVulnerability to climate change and water scarcity is increasing globally. How this affects individual employment outcomes is still not well understood. Using survey data collected from approximately half a million individuals across Sub-Saharan Africa over from 2005 to 2018, this paper examines the causal relationship between water availability and labor market outcomes. It combines georeferenced household survey data with a drought index that captures the exogenous effects of both rainfall and temperature on water availability. The findings suggest that extremely dry periods decrease employment by 2.5 percentage points on average, and wet periods with an abundance of soil moisture (not flooding) increase employment by 4 percentage points. The negative effects of dry shocks are larger in rural, poorer, and agriculture-dependent areas and for individuals who hold low-skilled jobs or work as farmers. Moreover, the paper finds that the burden of dry shocks disproportionately falls on women, while the benefits of wet shocks accrue more to men. The presence of irrigation infrastructure and the historical evolution of local livelihood strategies—historical mode of subsistence—partly mediate the impacts of water shocks.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099001406262413234/IDU1c62b90cd174101439c1988d108796cfae0fd
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10823
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41789
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10823
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectWATER SCARCITY
dc.subjectSPEI
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
dc.subjectPOVERTY TRAPS
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectCLIMATE ACTION
dc.subjectSDG 13
dc.subjectLIFE BELOW WATER
dc.subjectSDG 14
dc.titleWeather, Water, and Worken
dc.title.subtitleClimatic Water Variability and Labor Market Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africaen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleWeather, Water, and Work: Climatic Water Variability and Labor Market Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
okr.date.disclosure2024-06-27
okr.date.lastmodified2024-06-25T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099001406262413234/IDU1c62b90cd174101439c1988d108796cfae0fd
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okr.identifier.docmidIDU-c62b90cd-7410-439c-988d-08796cfae0fd
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10823
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10823
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34349684
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34349684
okr.identifier.reportWPS10823
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okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.topicEnvironment::Water Resources Management
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Conservation
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Resources Assessment
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change and Environment
okr.unitGlobal Solutions Water (SWAGL)
okr.unitWater Europe and Central Asia (SCAWA)
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