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The burden of malaria in Africa -- The Booster Program phase I -- Moving toward phase II : context and challenges …
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, Tuberculosis (TB), Malaria, and Childhood Immunization (ATMI) programs. While varying somewhat from program to program, the extent …
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Might a malaria control intervention entail agricultural effects that allow a commercial agribusiness to offset its … tend to strike a discord with recent evidence on the agricultural productivity effects of malaria control …
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spraying may have made the problem of malaria more salient, leading to a change in beliefs about its importance and to an …
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Much micro-econometric evidence suggests that precipitation has wide ranging impacts on vital economic indicators such … (especially in the climate economy literature) finds that precipitation has no robust and significant impact on various measures … of aggregate economic output. This paper argues that spatial aggregation of weather at the country level explains this …
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sea-level rise or extreme weather - droughts, floods, heatwaves and storm surges. This study adds to that knowledge by … identifying the impacts of long-term changes in the climate - rising temperatures and changes in precipitation patterns - on … changing precipitation patterns interact with social and economic structures at a fine granular level across South Asia …
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substitutions in sector production in response to weather anomalies that accentuate suboptimal climatic conditions for cropping. By …
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Weather risk and incomplete insurance markets are significant contributors to poverty for rural households in … developing countries. Weather index insurance has emerged as a possible tool for overcoming these challenges. This paper provides … evidence on the impact of weather index insurance from a pioneering, large-scale insurance program in Mexico. The focus of this …
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Bangladesh is one of the most climate vulnerable countries in the world. Situated in the delta of the Ganges … variability, the timing, location, and extent of which depend on precipitation in the entire GBM basin. The Government of …
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To what degree can vulnerability to extreme weather events be mitigated by access to a rural livelihoods program …
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