Natural disasters and food crises in low-income countries: macroeconomic dimensions

The exposure of low-income countries to natural disasters has a significant impact on food production and food security. This paper provides a framework for assessing a country's vulnerability to food crisis in the event of natural disasters. The paper finds that macroeconomic and structural in...

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Veröffentlicht in:IMF working paper 2016-03, Vol.16 (65), p.1
1. Verfasser: Adedeji, Olumuyiwa S
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The exposure of low-income countries to natural disasters has a significant impact on food production and food security. This paper provides a framework for assessing a country's vulnerability to food crisis in the event of natural disasters. The paper finds that macroeconomic and structural indicators that are crucial for ensuring the resilience of low-income countries to adverse external shocks are equally important for minimizing the occurrence of food crisis in the event of natural disasters
ISSN:1018-5941
DOI:10.5089/9781513596013.001