Extreme Weather and Poverty Risk : Evidence from Multiple Shocks in Mozambique (English)

Thanks to strong economic growth over the last two decades, poverty in Mozambique has decreased and the average household is now more likely to access basic education, health, and housing. Yet, the country is still ravaged by intense and frequent weather disasters. To determine the scale and nature of the impacts of these shocks, this paper analyzes the vulnerability of rural livelihoods across three different extreme weather events: droughts, floods...

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Baez Ramirez,Javier Eduardo;

Caruso,German Daniel;

Niu,Chiyu;
Document Date
2019/03/06
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
135125
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Mozambique,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2019/03/07
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Extreme Weather and Poverty Risk : Evidence from Multiple Shocks in Mozambique
Keywords
weather shock

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Baez Ramirez,Javier Eduardo; Caruso,German Daniel; Niu,Chiyu.

Extreme Weather and Poverty Risk : Evidence from Multiple Shocks in Mozambique (English). Poverty and Equity Note|no. 11 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/848081551973621308

Extreme Weather and Poverty Risk : Evidence from Multiple Shocks in Mozambique (English)

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