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Our Common Home: Climate Shocks, Educational Outcomes, and Education for Sustainable Development in Africa

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  • Nelly Elmallakh
  • Quentin Wodon

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Pope Francis has made the protection of our common home a central theme of his Papacy. This may be nowhere more important than in Africa, a continent that is already today highly vulnerable to climate shocks due in part to high levels of water stress in many countries, food insecurity, and forced displacement, among others. In this paper, we use household surveys from West African countries to explore the impact of covariate shocks (most of which are weather-related) and international migration as a potential response to shocks on educational outcomes for children of primary school age. The results suggest that shocks affect educational outcomes substantially, but that international migration may generate benefits for children of migrants. The paper also briefly discusses policy prescriptions on how to tackle climate change, arguing that education to sustainable development should be a priority.

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  • Nelly Elmallakh & Quentin Wodon, 2023. "Our Common Home: Climate Shocks, Educational Outcomes, and Education for Sustainable Development in Africa," The Review of Faith & International Affairs, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(1), pages 96-104, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rfiaxx:v:21:y:2023:i:1:p:96-104
    DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2023.2179806
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