Lelia Croitoru, Maria Sarraf (World Bank, 2010)
Environmental degradation is costly - to individuals, to societies, and to the environment. This book, edited by Lelia Croitoru and Maria Sarraf, makes these costs clear by examining a number of studies carried out over the past few years by the World Bank’s Middle East and North Africa Region. Even more important than estimating the monetary cost of environmental degradation (COED), however, are the clear guidance and policy implications derived from these findings.
The Middle East and North Africa region is large - stretching from Morocco in the west to the Islamic Republic of Iran in the east - and is home to more than 310 million people in 13 countries. Most of these countries are heavily urban, fairly arid, and resource-poor.
