Africa might have dodged a bullet, but systemic warnings abound for poverty reduction efforts on the continent (World Bank blogs)
World Bank published a blog post written by research fellow Kibrom Abay and Sikandra Kurdi, Kibrom Tafere (Sustainability and Infrastructure Team of the Development Research Group), and Nishant Yonzan (World Bank). The blog post stated that there were lessons and warnings to take from Africa’s respo...
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| description | World Bank published a blog post written by research fellow Kibrom Abay and Sikandra Kurdi, Kibrom Tafere (Sustainability and Infrastructure Team of the Development Research Group), and Nishant Yonzan (World Bank). The blog post stated that there were lessons and warnings to take from Africa’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic was one of the largest global shocks in recent history. Fortunately, it did not increase extreme poverty in Africa as it was feared it would. Early simulations projected an increase in the number of poor by anywhere between 30 – 120 million in 2020. The reason for the lower-than-expected poverty increase across the continent may be a combination of things. First, states that are fragile and in conflict are relatively more affected by negative shocks compared to those not in conflict. Second, the pandemic also uncovered important vulnerabilities in social safety nets in Africa. Third, the pandemic tested traditional methods of targeting and delivering social support programs in Africa that target chronic poverty—not vulnerability to shocks—and have traditionally focused on rural areas. Social protection programming in Africa needs to be “shock-responsive” and evolve dynamically in response to the needs and challenges arising from covariate shocks. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1276372025-03-13T19:11:31Z Africa might have dodged a bullet, but systemic warnings abound for poverty reduction efforts on the continent (World Bank blogs) Abay, Kibrom A. Kurdi, Sikandra covid-19 coronavirinae pandemics poverty vulnerability social safety nets rural areas food security nutrition World Bank published a blog post written by research fellow Kibrom Abay and Sikandra Kurdi, Kibrom Tafere (Sustainability and Infrastructure Team of the Development Research Group), and Nishant Yonzan (World Bank). The blog post stated that there were lessons and warnings to take from Africa’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic was one of the largest global shocks in recent history. Fortunately, it did not increase extreme poverty in Africa as it was feared it would. Early simulations projected an increase in the number of poor by anywhere between 30 – 120 million in 2020. The reason for the lower-than-expected poverty increase across the continent may be a combination of things. First, states that are fragile and in conflict are relatively more affected by negative shocks compared to those not in conflict. Second, the pandemic also uncovered important vulnerabilities in social safety nets in Africa. Third, the pandemic tested traditional methods of targeting and delivering social support programs in Africa that target chronic poverty—not vulnerability to shocks—and have traditionally focused on rural areas. Social protection programming in Africa needs to be “shock-responsive” and evolve dynamically in response to the needs and challenges arising from covariate shocks. 2022-09-30 2023-01-19T22:13:41Z 2023-01-19T22:13:41Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127637 en Open Access CGIAR System Organization Abay, Kibrom; and Kurdi, Sikandra. 2022. Africa might have dodged a bullet, but systemic warnings abound for poverty reduction efforts on the continent (World Bank blogs). Published online September 30, 2022. https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/africa-might-have-dodged-a-bullet-but-systemic-warnings-abound-for-poverty-reduction-efforts-on-the-continent-world-bank-blogs |
| spellingShingle | covid-19 coronavirinae pandemics poverty vulnerability social safety nets rural areas food security nutrition Abay, Kibrom A. Kurdi, Sikandra Africa might have dodged a bullet, but systemic warnings abound for poverty reduction efforts on the continent (World Bank blogs) |
| title | Africa might have dodged a bullet, but systemic warnings abound for poverty reduction efforts on the continent (World Bank blogs) |
| title_full | Africa might have dodged a bullet, but systemic warnings abound for poverty reduction efforts on the continent (World Bank blogs) |
| title_fullStr | Africa might have dodged a bullet, but systemic warnings abound for poverty reduction efforts on the continent (World Bank blogs) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Africa might have dodged a bullet, but systemic warnings abound for poverty reduction efforts on the continent (World Bank blogs) |
| title_short | Africa might have dodged a bullet, but systemic warnings abound for poverty reduction efforts on the continent (World Bank blogs) |
| title_sort | africa might have dodged a bullet but systemic warnings abound for poverty reduction efforts on the continent world bank blogs |
| topic | covid-19 coronavirinae pandemics poverty vulnerability social safety nets rural areas food security nutrition |
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