Model and Methods for Estimating the Number of People Living in Extreme Poverty Because of the Direct Impacts of Natural Disasters

Model and Methods for Estimating the Number of People Living in Extreme Poverty Because of the Direct Impacts of Natural Disasters

Natural disasters have an impact on poverty through many different channels -- economic growth, health, schooling, behaviors -- that are difficult to quantify. It is nonetheless possible to assess the short-term impacts of income losses. A counterf...

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Main Authors: Rozenberg, Julie, Hallegatte, Stephane
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
development
poverty
natural disasters
climate vulnerability
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/836301478979358386/Model-and-methods-for-estimating-the-number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-because-of-the-direct-impacts-of-natural-disasters
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25689

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/836301478979358386/Model-and-methods-for-estimating-the-number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-because-of-the-direct-impacts-of-natural-disasters
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25689

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