Impact of Ethiopia’s 2015 drought on child undernutrition

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dc.creatorHirvonen, Kalle
dc.creatorSohnesen, Thomas Pave
dc.creatorBundervoet, Tom
dc.date2018-02-21
dc.date2024-06-21T09:12:20Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:12:20Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:15:20Z
dc.descriptionIn 2015, Ethiopia experienced one of its worst droughts in decades. Using nationally representative data from before and after this event, we find that this drought did not lead to widespread increases in chronic or acute child undernutrition rates in the country. However, chronic undernutrition rates increased due to the drought in areas characterized by limited road network. Moreover, the share of households receiving humanitarian aid doubled in drought-affected areas. Together, these findings highlight the role of road infrastructure in contributing to resilience as well as the efficiency of the humanitarian system in delivering and targeting aid in the country.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/147213
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/99003
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.publisherEthiopian Development Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceHirvonen, Kalle; Sohnesen, Thomas Pave; and Bundervoet, Tom. 2018. Impact of Ethiopia’s 2015 drought on child undernutrition. ESSP Working Paper 114. Washington, DC and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147213
dc.subjectchild nutrition
dc.subjectchild development
dc.subjectroads
dc.subjectmalnutrition
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjecttransport infrastructure
dc.subjectdrought
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectfood aid
dc.subjectresilience
dc.titleImpact of Ethiopia’s 2015 drought on child undernutrition
dc.typeWorking Paper

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