Climate change could leave rural populations trapped in poverty
With the average temperature projected to increase by up to 4 degrees Celsius each year in the coming century, the change is expected to affect migration patterns significantly.
Giovanni Peri is Professor of Economics at the University of California, Davis and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is also a CESifo Research Fellow, a CReAM External Fellow and member of the editorial board in the Journal of Urban Economics, Journal of Population Economics and Regional Science and Urban Economics.
With the average temperature projected to increase by up to 4 degrees Celsius each year in the coming century, the change is expected to affect migration patterns significantly.