Livelihoods and the Allocation of Emergency Assistance after the Haiti Earthquake

Livelihoods and the Allocation of Emergency Assistance after the Haiti Earthquake

In this paper, a unique post-earthquake survey designed to provide a rapid assessment of food insecurity in Haiti is used in order to see how adequately emergency assistance programs have been allocated. When modelling the impact of various covaria...

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Main Author:	Echevin, Damien
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER ACCESS TO FOOD AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION ASSET LOSSES BASIC FOODSTUFFS BASIC NEEDS BREAST-FEEDING BULLETIN CARIBBEAN REGION CASH-FOR-WORK CASUALTIES CHRONIC POVERTY CONSUMPTION THRESHOLD COOKING COPING STRATEGY DAMAGES DECLARATION DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISASTER RELIEF DISASTER SITUATIONS DISEASES DISPLACED PERSONS DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH DIVERSIFICATION DRINKING WATER DROUGHTS EARTHQUAKE ELDERLY ELDERLY PEOPLE EMERGENCY AID EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE EMERGENCY RELIEF EMPLOYMENT STATUS EPIDEMIC FLOOD FLOODS FOOD AID FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD FOR WORK FOOD INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS FOOD INSECURITY FOOD PRICES FOOD SECURITY FOOD-FOR-WORK HOMELESS POPULATION HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD NUMBER HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD VULNERABILITY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID HURRICANE HURRICANES ILLNESS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION IRRIGATION LABOR MARKET LIGHTING LIVING CONDITIONS LOCAL AUTHORITIES MARITAL STATUS MASS MEDIA MASS MEDIA COVERAGE MEDICINE MORTALITY NATIONAL AUTHORITIES NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NUMBER OF ADULTS NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS NUMBER OF PEOPLE NUMBER OF PERSONS NUMBER OF WORKERS NUTRITIONAL STATUS POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POOR REGIONS POORER HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION SIZE PREGNANT WOMEN PRIMARY EDUCATION PROGRESS RADIO REFUGEES REMITTANCES RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POOR SAVINGS SECONDARY EDUCATION SELF-ESTEEM SHEEP SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL PROTECTION SUBSISTENCE SURVIVAL STRATEGIES TELEVISION TENT TERTIARY EDUCATION TV UNIONS VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE PEOPLE VULNERABLE SEGMENTS WFP WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
Online Access:	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111021091429 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3617

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