Malawi - Poverty and Vulnerability Assessment : Investing in Our Future

World Bank

Malawi - Poverty and Vulnerability Assessment : Investing in Our Future

Autores

World Bank

Editor

Washington, DC

Descripción

This study builds a profile of the status of poverty and vulnerability in Malawi. Malawi is a small land-locked country, with one of the highest population densities in Sub-Saharan Africa, and one of the lowest per capita income levels in the world. Almost 90 percent of the population lives in rural areas, and is mostly engaged in smallholder, rain-fed agriculture. Most people are therefore highly vulnerable to annual rainfall volatility. The majority of households cultivate very small landholdings, largely for subsistence. As a result, poverty is pervasive and not merely the situation of the lowest economic groups. Therefore, while this report focuses on the least-well-off sections of the population, the analysis provides valuable information to accelerate wealth creation and economic growth for the whole of Malawi. This synthesis report presents the main findings and policy recommendations stemming from the analysis. Due to the length and detail of this study, the 'full report' presenting the detailed analysis and results underpinning these policy recommendations is available as a separate publication. This report highlights some of the key characteristics and causes of poverty in Malawi, and focuses on the main sources of risk affecting households, namely food insecurity and health shocks. Based on these findings, the report goes on to develop a set of policy recommendations for widely shared growth and poverty reduction, and for enabling the most vulnerable to make a living. Finally, the report also provides recommendations for strengthening the monitoring and evaluation systems of poverty reduction strategies, so that policy makers and Malawian society can better track the effectiveness of the policies pursued, and inform future policy choices.

Palabras clave

ABSOLUTE POVERTY, ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINES, ACCESS TO SERVICES, BABY, BASIC NEEDS, CALORIC REQUIREMENTS, CALORIES PER DAY, CD, CHANGES IN POVERTY, CHILD LABOR, CHILD MORTALITY, CONSUMER DURABLE, CONSUMER DURABLES, CONSUMER GOODS, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE, CONSUMPTION BASKET, CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE, CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES, CONSUMPTION INFORMATION, CONSUMPTION MEASURES, DATA SETS, DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH, DIETARY DIVERSITY, DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY, DISEASES, DRINKING WATER, DROUGHT, DRUGS, DUMMY VARIABLES, DURABLE, DURABLE GOOD, DURABLE GOODS, ECONOMIC PROGRESS, ECONOMIC STATUS, EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, EQUIPMENT, EQUIVALENCE SCALE, EQUIVALENCE SCALES, EXCHANGE RATES, EXPENDITURE DATA, EXPENDITURE INFORMATION, EXPENSIVE CALORIES, EXTREME POVERTY, FARMERS, FIGHTING POVERTY, FINANCIAL ASSETS, FIREWOOD, FOOD COMPONENT, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD EXPENDITURE, FOOD EXPENDITURES, FOOD ITEMS, FOOD POLICY, FOOD POVERTY, FOOD POVERTY LINE, FOOD POVERTY LINES, FOOD PRICES, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER INEQUITIES, GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH EXPENDITURES, HIV, HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS, HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS, HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE, HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLD LIVING STANDARDS, HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HOUSING, HUMAN BEINGS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN DEVELOPMENTS, HUMAN RIGHTS, ILLNESS, ILLNESSES, INCIDENCE ANALYSIS, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, INCOME, INCOME GENERATION, INCOME POVERTY, INEQUALITY, INFANT, INFLATION, INFLATION RATES, INSURANCE, INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INVESTING, KIDS, LABOR MARKET, LAND HOLDINGS, LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS, LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT, LOCAL CURRENCY, MALARIA, MALNUTRITION, MATERNAL HEALTH, MEDICAL FACILITY, MILLENNIUM DECLARATION, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, MOSQUITO NET, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATIONAL POVERTY, NATIONAL POVERTY RATE, NON-FOOD COMPONENT, NON-FOOD CONSUMPTION, NON-FOOD EXPENDITURE, NON-FOOD ITEMS, NONFOOD ITEMS, NUMBER OF ADULTS, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, NUMBER OF PEOPLE, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, ORPHANS, PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, POLICY RESEARCH, POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER, POOR, POPULATION CENSUS, POPULATION DENSITY, POVERTY ESTIMATES, POVERTY GAP, POVERTY INDICATOR, POVERTY INDICATORS, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY LINES, POVERTY MAP, POVERTY MAPS, POVERTY MEASURE, POVERTY MEASUREMENT, POVERTY MEASURES, POVERTY PROFILE, POVERTY RATE, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, POVERTY STATUS, PRICE INFORMATION, PROGRESS, PUBLIC GOODS, PURCHASING POWER, PURCHASING POWER PARITY, QUALITY CONTROL, RADIO, RECREATION, RENT PAYMENT, RESERVE, RESERVES, RESPECT, RURAL, RURAL POVERTY, RURAL POVERTY LINE, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SEX, SMALLHOLDER FARMERS, SOCIAL DIMENSIONS, SPOUSE, SPOUSES, STANDARD ERRORS, SUBSISTENCE, TARGETING, TELEVISION, TEMPORAL PRICE INDICES, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TOTAL POVERTY, TOTAL POVERTY LINE, TRADING, TRADITIONAL HEALER, ULTRA POOR, UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTER, URBAN CENTRE, URBAN POVERTY, VEGETABLES, VULNERABILITY, VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT, WELFARE INDICATOR, WELFARE INDICATORS, WELFARE MEASURE, WELFARE MONITORING, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION