Climate change drives job migration
New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- The entry of almost 60,000 Moroccan youth into the Ceuta Island, under Spanish administration, has shaken up the EU. That is understandable, but why did these young people try to escape Morocco?
Several reasons exist, but one is the extreme pressure climate change is putting on livelihoods, and their future. Water scarcity is key to this.
The rains this year came after six years of near drought, which has severely hit agriculture-a key source of rural livelihood. Young people have migrated to urban areas.
Climate change has been an important driver for 60,000 young people risking everything they have for a better life....
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