One of the world’s worst economic collapses, now compounded by the Ukraine crisis: What’s next for Lebanon?
High food prices and supply disruptions triggered by the Russia-Ukraine war are hitting Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries like Egypt, Sudan, and Yemen hard, partly due their heavy dependence on wheat imports. But in the region, Lebanon — already in the midst of one of the world’s wor...
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| author | Breisinger, Clemens Khouri, Nadim Glauber, Joseph W. Laborde Debucquet, David |
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| description | High food prices and supply disruptions triggered by the Russia-Ukraine war are hitting Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries like Egypt, Sudan, and Yemen hard, partly due their heavy dependence on wheat imports. But in the region, Lebanon — already in the midst of one of the world’s worst economic collapses since the 1850s — is uniquely vulnerable to food security impacts from the Russia-Ukraine conflict. A recent World Bank report calls Lebanon’s current crisis “The Great Denial” — referring to an ongoing breakdown of government services, civil society, and the economy. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1400972025-11-06T04:18:42Z One of the world’s worst economic collapses, now compounded by the Ukraine crisis: What’s next for Lebanon? Breisinger, Clemens Khouri, Nadim Glauber, Joseph W. Laborde Debucquet, David shock policies war coronavirus covid-19 vulnerability agriculture markets economics trade coronavirinae russia food security ukraine conflicts coronavirus disease prices climate change High food prices and supply disruptions triggered by the Russia-Ukraine war are hitting Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries like Egypt, Sudan, and Yemen hard, partly due their heavy dependence on wheat imports. But in the region, Lebanon — already in the midst of one of the world’s worst economic collapses since the 1850s — is uniquely vulnerable to food security impacts from the Russia-Ukraine conflict. A recent World Bank report calls Lebanon’s current crisis “The Great Denial” — referring to an ongoing breakdown of government services, civil society, and the economy. 2023-07-11 2024-03-14T12:08:54Z 2024-03-14T12:08:54Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140097 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294394 https://www.ifpri.org/blog/one-worlds-worst-economic-collapses-now-compounded-ukraine-crisis-whats-next-lebanon Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Breisinger, Clemens; Khouri, Nadim; Glauber, Joseph W.; and Laborde Debucquet, David. 2023. One of the world’s worst economic collapses, now compounded by the Ukraine crisis: What’s next for Lebanon? In The Russia-Ukraine Conflict and Global Food Security, eds. Joseph Glauber and David Laborde. Section Four: Country Impacts and Responses: Middle East and North Africa, Chapter 26, Pp. 135-139. https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294394_26. |
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| title | One of the world’s worst economic collapses, now compounded by the Ukraine crisis: What’s next for Lebanon? |
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