Poverty analysis in the lowlands of Papua New Guinea underscores climate vulnerability and need for income flexibility

A severe El Niño event in 2015/16 decimated an important share of Papua New Guinea's (PNG) local crop production, leaving 10 per cent of the population with significant food shortages. Lack of recent socio‐economic data and analysis of the country's rural population impeded efforts to plan and mitig...

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Main Authors: Schmidt, Emily, Gilbert, Rachel, Holtemeyer, Brian, Mahrt, Kristi
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142363

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