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Ebb and Flow: Volume 1. Water, Migration, and Development
Migration shapes the lives of those who move and transforms the geographies and economies of their points of departure and destinations alike. The water sector, and the availability of water itself, implicitly and explicitly shape migration flows. Ebb and Flow: Volume 1. Water, Migration, and Develo... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Ebb and Flow: Volume 2. Water in the Shadow of Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa
The Middle East and North Africa Region encapsulates many of the issues surrounding water and human mobility. It is the most water-scarce region in the world and is experiencing unprecedented levels of forced displacement. Ebb and Flow: Volume 2. Water in the Shadow of Conflict in the Middle East an... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Uncharted Waters: The New Economics of Water Scarcity and Variability
by Richard Damania • Jason Russ • Sébastien Desbureaux • Aude-Sophie Rodella • Marie Hyland • Islam • Esha ZaveriThe 21st century will witness the collision of two powerful forces - burgeoning population growth, together with a changing climate. With population growth, water scarcity will proliferate to new areas across the globe. And with climate change, rainfall will become more fickle, with longer and deepe... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Arranged Marriage: The Politics of Tradition, Resistance, and Change (Politics of Marriage and Gender: Global Issues in Local Contexts)
by Yafa Shanneik • Pan Wang • Marian Aguiar • Shalini Grover • Christina Julios • Asha L. Abeyasekera • Raksha Pande • Péter Berta • Serena Petrella • Noorfarah Merali • Schirin Vahle • Sima Zalcberg Block • Helena ZeweriArranged Marriage: The Politics of Tradition, Resistance, and Change shows how arranged marriage practices have been undergoing transformation as a result of global and other processes such as the revolution of digital technology, democratization of transnational mobility, or shifting significance o... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2023