Africa. In Kenya, the drought and food crisis affect welfare through two main channels. The first channel is the increased … mortality of livestock in drought-affected areas, which are home to 10 percent of the country's population. The second channel …

How costly are droughts to individuals' nutrition in Africa? We measure severe droughts using a detailed satellite …, unlike recurring droughts, a first-time exposure to a three-month severe drought reduces individuals' body mass index by 2 …

How costly are droughts to individuals’ nutrition in Africa? We measure severe droughts using a detailed satellite …, unlike recurring droughts, a first-time exposure to a three-month severe drought reduces individuals’ body mass index by 2 …

previously unused dataset on 19th century rainfall levels in Africa, I provide the first empirical examination of this hypothesis …

Malawi periodically experiences drought leading to shortages of grain on the domestic market and a sharp increase in … farmers to produce enough grain even when drought occurs, for example, through input subsidies and efforts to improve water …, in the occasional year when drought is most extreme, supplementary assistance will still be needed in the form of …