Navigating the green transition: Decarbonization, trade, and labor markets in MENA Gladys Lopez-AcevedoRaymond Robertson January 31, 2025 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/developmenttalk/navigating-the-green-transition--decarbonization--trade--and-lab The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is highly vulnerable to climate change, with 60 percent of its population living in areas facing severe water stress, a situation expected to worsen. Climate change may reduce rainfed crop yields by 30 percent, threatening food security and increasing dependence on imports. Rising temperatures and sea levels also put coastal cities at risk of displacement and economic loss, while more frequent and intense climate-related disasters, such as droughts and floods, further exacerbate the region's challenges