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. Furthermore, in the communities most affected by the El Nino drought, the likelihood of falling into poverty was 14.4 percent …
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Governments are challenged to balance multiple policy goals and make difficult choices when selecting infrastructure projects for public investment, particularly since available funds are often insufficient to implement the full suite of proposals. This paper presents the application of the...
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to higher water outages, and that the overall impact is driven by the effects of drought on low-income and lower …
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Understanding the magnitude and importance of income shocks, such as drought or conflict, in causing and perpetuating …. This paper uses micro-data from two waves of the Somali High Frequency Survey to assess the impact of the severe drought … quantify the effects of the drought, relying on spatial variation in drought exposure and the timing of data collection, which …
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drought in the different administrative units of each country, and d) evaluate different types of interventions in agriculture … and livestock for mitigating drought impact by calculating the potential for reducing the number of people affected for …) drought-tolerant varieties, (2) heat-tolerant varieties, (3) additional fertilizer, (4) agroforestry practices, (S) irrigation …
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Bolivia is a country with a vast geographical diversity, from a high plateau (altiplano) that reaches 3,000 meters above sea level to valleys at mid-altitude and tropical plains. During the last decade, the magnitude of Bolivia's weather patterns has undergone significant changes; extreme...
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disasters, especially the timing, frequency, severity, and intensity of hydro-meteorological events. Vietnam's 2015-2016 drought … deeper look at the drought and SWI crisis faced by Vietnam, identifies the gaps across key sectors, and recommends the …
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likely be more evident in the future. Drought damage to the agricultural sector affects both rural livelihoods and the … government's current agricultural strategy, known as the "Green Plan" or Plan Maroc Vert (PMV). The report also considers drought … impacts on cereal production, traces the government's efforts to address drought, and suggests actions to strength these …
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