Transfers, Diversification and Household Risk Strategies : Experimental Evidence with Lessons for Climate Change Adaptation

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dc.creatorMacours, Karen
dc.creatorPremand, Patrick
dc.creatorVakis, Renos
dc.date2012-04-27T07:44:46Z
dc.date2012-04-27T07:44:46Z
dc.date2012-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:53:28Z
dc.descriptionWhile climate change is likely to increase weather risks in many developing countries, there is little evidence on effective policies to facilitate adaptation. This paper presents experimental evidence on a program in rural Nicaragua aimed at improving households' risk-management through income diversification. The intervention targeted agricultural households exposed to weather shocks related to changes in rainfall and temperature patterns. It combined a conditional cash transfer with vocational training or a productive investment grant. The authors identify the relative impact of each complementary package 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 interventions led to diversification of economic activities and better protection from shocks compared to beneficiaries of the basic conditional cash transfer and control households. These results show that combining safety nets with productive interventions can help households manage future weather risks and promote longer-term program impacts.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16239879/transfers-diversification-household-risk-strategies-experimental-evidence-lessons-climate-change-adaptation
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6055
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-6053
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412534
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper ; No. 6053
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SEASON
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WAGE
dc.subjectANIMAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY GROUPS
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectCARIBBEAN REGION
dc.subjectCASH GRANTS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAM
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCHILD GROWTH
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CHANGE
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCONDITIONAL CASH
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION DATA
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION INSURANCE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
dc.subjectCOPING MECHANISMS
dc.subjectCOPING STRATEGIES
dc.subjectCROP INCOME
dc.subjectCROP VARIETIES
dc.subjectCROP YIELD
dc.subjectCROP YIELDS
dc.subjectDESCRIPTION
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GENERATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectEXPANSION OF IRRIGATION
dc.subjectEXTENSION AGENTS
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFOOD AID
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
dc.subjectFOOD CROP
dc.subjectFOOD CROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD CROPS
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTER
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL DATA
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS WITH LIVESTOCK
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPACT OF SHOCKS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME GAINS
dc.subjectINCOME GENERATION
dc.subjectINCOME SHOCK
dc.subjectINCOME SMOOTHING
dc.subjectINFORMAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLAND VALUE
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK ASSETS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMEANS TEST
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY PERSISTENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE ASSETS
dc.subjectPROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSHOCK
dc.subjectSKILLS TRAINING
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSUBSIDIZING
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE CROPS
dc.subjectSUPPORT PROGRAM
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSFER PROGRAM
dc.subjectTRANSFERS OF CASH
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectWAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWAGE WORK
dc.subjectWEATHER INSURANCE
dc.subjectWEATHER RISK
dc.subjectWEATHER RISKS
dc.subjectWEATHER SHOCKS
dc.subjectWHEAT PRODUCTION
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.titleTransfers, Diversification and Household Risk Strategies : Experimental Evidence with Lessons for Climate Change Adaptation

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