based on randomized assignment, and analyze how impacts vary by exposure to exogenous drought shocks. The results show that … both complementary interventions provide full protection against drought shocks two years after the end of the intervention …. Households that received the productive investment grant also had higher average consumption levels. The complementary …

-day and future flood and drought hazard maps. The paper defines and calculates a ?poverty exposure bias? and finds support …

around the world in response to the crisis. It highlights a number of key issues regarding economic and financial policies …

This paper provides new evidence on how effectively piped water consumption subsidies are targeting poor households in … 10 low- and middle-income countries around the world. The results suggest that, in these countries, existing tariff … goal of improving the accessibility and affordability of piped water for poor households. Instead, the majority of …

consumption process, as well as the ability of the water system to absorb and neutralize the waste byproducts deposited into it … workshop of the world. The associated relocation ofthe population from relatively low density rural areas to very high density … urban areas is having a significant impact on the quantity and quality of water available as inputs into the production and …

In the Middle East and North Africa, food security and water security are tightly entwined. In particular, choices … consequences for the region's limited water resources. This paper builds on previous modeling results comparing the cost and … consequences of the policies for water resources. A self-sufficiency policy is analyzed as well. Results suggest that trade …

Groundwater currently provides 98 percent of all the drinking water supply in Bangladesh. Groundwater is found … throughout Bangladesh but its quality (that is, arsenic and salinity contamination) and quantity (that is, water storage …. Yet, no national-scale, multi-hazard groundwater risk maps currently exist enabling water resource managers and policy …

-vulnerable countries in the world. Low-lying coastal districts along the Bay of Bengal are particularly vulnerable to sea level rise, tidal … flooding, storm surges, and climate-induced increases in soil and water salinity. This paper investigates the impact of … drinking water salinity on infant mortality in coastal Bangladesh. It focuses on the salinity of drinking water consumed during …

Water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions are increasingly recognized as essential for improving nutritional … evidence has shown a link between water quality and nutritional outcomes. Similar to poor sanitation, it is plausible that … water contaminated with E. coli could affect the nutritional status of children through various possible biological pathways …

This paper utilizes information from the 2015 Nigeria National Water and Sanitation Survey to identify the extent …, timing, as well as reasons for the failure of water points. The paper finds that more than 38 percent of all improved water … points are nonfunctional. The results indicate that nearly 27 percent of the water points are likely to fail in the first …