Ephraim Nkonya: When climate disaster hits: who moves to safety, and who is left behind?
Gund Institute for Environment 
Ephraim Nkonya will examine the impacts of climate change and natural amenities in some geographic areas on the United States population by income and migration actions. His research differentiates the impacts of hurricanes, wildfires, and flooding and identifies migration patterns, stratified by income. The empirical evidence should inform strategies for disaster preparedness and urban planning to mitigate the adverse effects of natural disasters and capitalize on natural amenities.
Ephraim Nkonya is a research agricultural economist at the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the United States Department of Agriculture. His primary research interests include trends and patterns of rural welfare and migration. Before joining the USDA in 2020, Ephraim spent 20 years at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), where he focused on land resources for poverty reduction and led a landmark global study on the economics of land degradation. He also researched impact assessments, best land management practices, and climate change adaptation. Ephraim has published seven books and numerous book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles. Ephraim was born and raised on a small farm in northern Tanzania, an environment that inspired and shaped his academic and career development. He came to the United States as an exchange student at Kansas State University, where he earned both his master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Agricultural Economics.
To learn more about Gund: www.uvm.edu/gund
To learn more about Ephraim: https://www.ifpri.org/profile/ephraim-nkonya/
source
About The Author
