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Recurrent Climatic Shocks and Humanitarian Aid: Impacts on Livelihood Outcomes in Malawi

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dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorKilic, Talip
dc.contributor.authorBrubaker, Joshua
dc.contributor.authorde la Fuente, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorMurray, Siobhan
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-20T15:01:21Z
dc.date.available2021-05-20T15:01:21Z
dc.date.issued2021-05
dc.description.abstractBetween 2014 and 2016 unprecedented and consecutive climatic shocks ravaged Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world. The largest ever emergency relief operation in the country’s history ensued. The pathways and extent to which the humanitarian response protected livelihoods remain under researched. This paper uses a unique data set that combines longitudinal household survey data with GIS-based measures of weather shocks and climate conditions and longitudinal administrative data on the World Food Programme’s aid distribution. The paper aims to understand the drivers of humanitarian aid and evaluate the impact of aid and weather shocks on outcomes related to household production and consumption in Malawi. The analysis shows that droughts and floods had consistent negative impacts on a range of welfare outcomes, particularly for households that were subject to sequential shocks. Aid receipt is demonstrated to attenuate such impacts, again particularly for households that experienced the shocks consecutively. Households living in areas subject to a weather shock and with higher World Food Programme aid distribution were more likely to receive food aid, partially explaining the success of aid in mitigating the impacts of shocks. However, there is significant scope for improving the criteria for targeting humanitarian aid beneficiaries.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/904001621435855100/Recurrent-Climatic-Shocks-and-Humanitarian-Aid-Impacts-on-Livelihood-Outcomes-in-Malawi
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9666
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/35614
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9666
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectCLIMATE SHOCKS
dc.subjectHUMANITARIAN AID
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDER FARMERS
dc.subjectFARM PRODUCTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.titleRecurrent Climatic Shocks and Humanitarian Aiden
dc.title.subtitleImpacts on Livelihood Outcomes in Malawien
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okr.crossref.titleRecurrent Climatic Shocks and Humanitarian Aid: Impacts on Livelihood Outcomes in Malawi
okr.date.disclosure2021-05-19
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T12:05:22.368853Z
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/904001621435855100/Recurrent-Climatic-Shocks-and-Humanitarian-Aid-Impacts-on-Livelihood-Outcomes-in-Malawi
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9666
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum33091347
okr.identifier.reportWPS9666
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/904001621435855100/pdf/Recurrent-Climatic-Shocks-and-Humanitarian-Aid-Impacts-on-Livelihood-Outcomes-in-Malawi.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Eastern and Southern (AFE)
okr.region.countryMalawi
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okr.statistics.dr904001621435855100
okr.statistics.drstats771
okr.topicAgriculture::Climate Change and Agriculture
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Impacts
okr.topicEnvironment::Natural Disasters
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Services & Transfers to Poor
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Social Protections & Assistance
okr.unitDevelopment Data Group, Development Economics
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