the role of livestock inventories as a buffer stock in rural Ethiopia. The results show that relatively land …-income households appear not to do so. The results highlight the need for improvement in livestock markets, which are often affected by …

To estimate the impact of weather on rural income changes over time, this study combines data from the panel subsample … of the latest Vietnam Household Living Standard Surveys 2010, 2012, and 2014 and gridded weather data from the Climate … Research Unit. The analyses show: (i) crop cultivation, livestock management, forestry and fishing activities, and agricultural …

substitutions in sector production in response to weather anomalies that accentuate suboptimal climatic conditions for cropping. By …

financial products: weather insurance, savings, and credit. The paper develops a dynamic stochastic mode to capture the …. Weather insurance offers the largest welfare gains at each level of wealth, although the gains are significantly reduced by … achievable by unsubsidized weather insurance …

The effect of weather shocks on children's anthropometrics is investigated using the two most recent rounds of the … weather-station records from the national network. The findings reveal that rainfall shocks have a statistically significant … diarrhea. The impacts of weather shocks on health are of considerable magnitude; however, children seem to catch up with their …

This paper examines the impacts of weather shocks, defined as rainfall or growing degree days more than a standard … weather patterns. These findings imply that the change in the patterns of climatic variability associated with climate change … vulnerability further. The results reveal that weather shocks have substantial (negative as well as positive) effects on welfare …

diversification in Zimbabwe following macroeconomic policy changes and droughts of the early 1990s. Data from two comparable national … diversified income base are better able to withstand the unfavorable impacts of the policy and weather shocks. The fact that …

This paper investigates the effects of multiple weather shocks on household welfare in Mozambique, as well as some of … various weather risks. Experiencing a cyclone, flood, or drought leads to a drop of up to 25-30 percent in per capita food … that household welfare and economic mobility in low-income environments are constrained by uninsured weather risks …

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 …