Shelter from the Storm? : Household-Level Impacts of, and Responses to, the 2015 Floods in Malawi
As extreme weather events intensify due to climate change, it becomes ever more critical to understand how vulnerable households are to these events and the mechanisms households can rely on to minimize losses effectively. This paper analyzes the i...
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okr-10986-283662021-06-08T14:42:48Z Shelter from the Storm? : Household-Level Impacts of, and Responses to, the 2015 Floods in Malawi McCarthy, Nancy Kilic, Talip de la Fuente, Alejandro Brubaker, Josh FLOODS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE WEATHER SHOCKS As extreme weather events intensify due to climate change, it becomes ever more critical to understand how vulnerable households are to these events and the mechanisms households can rely on to minimize losses effectively. This paper analyzes the impacts of the floods that occurred during the 2014/15 growing season in Malawi, using a two-period panel data set. The results show that while yields were dramatically lower for households severely affected by the floods, drops in food consumption expenditures and calories per capita were less dramatic. However, dietary quality, as captured by the food consumption score, was significantly lower for flood-affected households. Although access to social safety nets increased food consumption outcomes, particularly for those in moderately-affected areas, the proportion of households with access to certain safety net programs was lower in 2015 compared with 2013. The latter finding suggests that linking these programs more closely to disaster relief efforts could substantially improve welfare outcomes during and after a natural disaster. Finally, risk-coping strategies, including financial account ownership, access to off-farm income sources, and adult children living away from home, were generally ineffective in mitigating the negative impacts of the floods. 2017-09-21T19:24:27Z 2017-09-21T19:24:27Z 2017-09 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/535231504895279116/Shelter-from-the-storm-household-level-impacts-of-and-responses-to-the-2015-floods-in-Malawi http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28366 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8189 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Malawi |
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As extreme weather events intensify due
to climate change, it becomes ever more critical to
understand how vulnerable households are to these events and
the mechanisms households can rely on to minimize losses
effectively. This paper analyzes the impacts of the floods
that occurred during the 2014/15 growing season in Malawi,
using a two-period panel data set. The results show that
while yields were dramatically lower for households severely
affected by the floods, drops in food consumption
expenditures and calories per capita were less dramatic.
However, dietary quality, as captured by the food
consumption score, was significantly lower for
flood-affected households. Although access to social safety
nets increased food consumption outcomes, particularly for
those in moderately-affected areas, the proportion of
households with access to certain safety net programs was
lower in 2015 compared with 2013. The latter finding
suggests that linking these programs more closely to
disaster relief efforts could substantially improve welfare
outcomes during and after a natural disaster. Finally,
risk-coping strategies, including financial account
ownership, access to off-farm income sources, and adult
children living away from home, were generally ineffective
in mitigating the negative impacts of the floods. |
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McCarthy, Nancy Kilic, Talip de la Fuente, Alejandro Brubaker, Josh |
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McCarthy, Nancy Kilic, Talip de la Fuente, Alejandro Brubaker, Josh |
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McCarthy, Nancy |
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Shelter from the Storm? : Household-Level Impacts of, and Responses to, the 2015 Floods in Malawi |
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Shelter from the Storm? : Household-Level Impacts of, and Responses to, the 2015 Floods in Malawi |
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Shelter from the Storm? : Household-Level Impacts of, and Responses to, the 2015 Floods in Malawi |
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Shelter from the Storm? : Household-Level Impacts of, and Responses to, the 2015 Floods in Malawi |
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Shelter from the Storm? : Household-Level Impacts of, and Responses to, the 2015 Floods in Malawi |
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shelter from the storm? : household-level impacts of, and responses to, the 2015 floods in malawi |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/535231504895279116/Shelter-from-the-storm-household-level-impacts-of-and-responses-to-the-2015-floods-in-Malawi http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28366 |
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