Impact of Ethiopia’s 2015 drought on child undernutrition

In 2015, Ethiopia experienced one of its worst droughts in decades. Using nationally representative data from before and after the event, we do not find evidence that this drought led to widespread increases in chronic or acute child undernutrition. However, further analysis indicates that chronic u...

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Autores principales: Hirvonen, Kalle, Sohnesen, Thomas Pave, Bundervoet, Tom
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142956
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author Hirvonen, Kalle
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description In 2015, Ethiopia experienced one of its worst droughts in decades. Using nationally representative data from before and after the event, we do not find evidence that this drought led to widespread increases in chronic or acute child undernutrition. However, further analysis indicates that chronic undernutrition rates did increase in drought-exposed areas that had a limited road network. This finding suggests that the recent investments in road infrastructure in Ethiopia may have contributed towards better resilience against droughts.
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spelling CGSpace1429562025-02-24T06:48:52Z Impact of Ethiopia’s 2015 drought on child undernutrition Hirvonen, Kalle Sohnesen, Thomas Pave Bundervoet, Tom child nutrition roads stunting malnutrition nutrition children drought infrastructure food security child stunting resilience In 2015, Ethiopia experienced one of its worst droughts in decades. Using nationally representative data from before and after the event, we do not find evidence that this drought led to widespread increases in chronic or acute child undernutrition. However, further analysis indicates that chronic undernutrition rates did increase in drought-exposed areas that had a limited road network. This finding suggests that the recent investments in road infrastructure in Ethiopia may have contributed towards better resilience against droughts. 2020-07-01 2024-05-22T12:11:23Z 2024-05-22T12:11:23Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142956 en https://doi.org/10.2499/1024320714 Open Access Elsevier Hirvonen, Kalle; Sohnesen, Thomas Pave; and Bundervoet, Tom. 2020. Impact of Ethiopia’s 2015 drought on child undernutrition. World Development 131(July 2020): 104964. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.104964
spellingShingle child nutrition
roads
stunting
malnutrition
nutrition
children
drought
infrastructure
food security
child stunting
resilience
Hirvonen, Kalle
Sohnesen, Thomas Pave
Bundervoet, Tom
Impact of Ethiopia’s 2015 drought on child undernutrition
title Impact of Ethiopia’s 2015 drought on child undernutrition
title_full Impact of Ethiopia’s 2015 drought on child undernutrition
title_fullStr Impact of Ethiopia’s 2015 drought on child undernutrition
title_full_unstemmed Impact of Ethiopia’s 2015 drought on child undernutrition
title_short Impact of Ethiopia’s 2015 drought on child undernutrition
title_sort impact of ethiopia s 2015 drought on child undernutrition
topic child nutrition
roads
stunting
malnutrition
nutrition
children
drought
infrastructure
food security
child stunting
resilience
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142956
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