Vulnerability to Poverty Following Extreme Weather Events in Malawi (English)

Severe weather shocks recurrently hit Malawi, and they adversely affect the incomes of many farm households as well as small businesses. With climate change, the frequency of extreme weather events is expected to increase further. A clear understanding of households’ vulnerability to shock-induced poverty is critical for disaster risk management and the design of scalable social safety net programs. Standard poverty measures rely on static snapshots...

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Baquie,Sandra;

Fuje,Habtamu Neda;
Document Date
2020/10/13
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9435
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Malawi,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2020/10/13
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Vulnerability to Poverty Following Extreme Weather Events in Malawi
Keywords
drought

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Baquie,Sandra; Fuje,Habtamu Neda.

Vulnerability to Poverty Following Extreme Weather Events in Malawi (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9435 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/372641602594949318

Vulnerability to Poverty Following Extreme Weather Events in Malawi (English)

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