Climate change, especially the warming trend experienced by several countries, could affect agricultural productivity. As a consequence, rural incomes will change, and with them the incentives for people to remain in rural areas. Using data from 116 countries between 1960 and 2000, we analyze...

This paper examines the impact of temperature changes on rural-urban migration using a 56km×56km grid cell level dataset covering the whole world at 10-year frequency during the period 1970-2000. We find that rising temperatures reduce rural-urban migration in poor countries and increase such...

Against the backdrop of the climate finance gap, this paper investigates factors that motivate migrant participation in diaspora bonds tied to climate projects. The empirical study is based on a survey of 1265 responses from migrants in Europe. We employ change theory to study the shift in...

Diese Dissertation analysiert die Effektivitiät von internationaler Klimafinanzierung in der Reduktion von Treibhausgas(THG)-Emissionen in Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländern. Die empirischen Daten stammen vom Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), einem Marktmechanismus unter dem Kyoto-Protokoll,...

This paper examines the impact of temperature changes on rural-urban migration using a 56km×56km grid cell level dataset covering the whole world at 10-year frequency during the period 1970-2000. We find that rising temperatures reduce rural-urban migration in poor countries and increase such...