Rainfall and economic growth and poverty: Evidence from Senegal and Burkina Faso

This paper assesses the effects of rainfall shocks on poverty in Burkina Faso and Senegal using a computable general equilibrium model. An index quantifying effects of rainfall fluctuations shows that, due to a predicted increase in annual rainfall, Senegal will experience a decline in poverty, whil...

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Main Author: Cabral, Joseph François
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150065
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description This paper assesses the effects of rainfall shocks on poverty in Burkina Faso and Senegal using a computable general equilibrium model. An index quantifying effects of rainfall fluctuations shows that, due to a predicted increase in annual rainfall, Senegal will experience a decline in poverty, while Burkina Faso will experience an increase in its poverty rate in conjunction with a trend of declining rainfall. The implementation of mitigating policies in Burkina Faso can affect the rate of increase in poverty, but future rainfall trends are expected to have positive effects on poverty in Senegal and negative effects in Burkina Faso.
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spelling CGSpace1500652025-11-06T06:23:25Z Rainfall and economic growth and poverty: Evidence from Senegal and Burkina Faso Cabral, Joseph François rainfall economic growth agricultural policies water agriculture computable general equilibrium models poverty resilience climate change This paper assesses the effects of rainfall shocks on poverty in Burkina Faso and Senegal using a computable general equilibrium model. An index quantifying effects of rainfall fluctuations shows that, due to a predicted increase in annual rainfall, Senegal will experience a decline in poverty, while Burkina Faso will experience an increase in its poverty rate in conjunction with a trend of declining rainfall. The implementation of mitigating policies in Burkina Faso can affect the rate of increase in poverty, but future rainfall trends are expected to have positive effects on poverty in Senegal and negative effects in Burkina Faso. 2014 2024-08-01T02:50:36Z 2024-08-01T02:50:36Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150065 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Cabral, Joseph François. 2014. Rainfall and Economic Growth and Poverty: Evidence from Senegal and Burkina Faso. AGRODEP Working Paper 0008. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150065
spellingShingle rainfall
economic growth
agricultural policies
water
agriculture
computable general equilibrium models
poverty
resilience
climate change
Cabral, Joseph François
Rainfall and economic growth and poverty: Evidence from Senegal and Burkina Faso
title Rainfall and economic growth and poverty: Evidence from Senegal and Burkina Faso
title_full Rainfall and economic growth and poverty: Evidence from Senegal and Burkina Faso
title_fullStr Rainfall and economic growth and poverty: Evidence from Senegal and Burkina Faso
title_full_unstemmed Rainfall and economic growth and poverty: Evidence from Senegal and Burkina Faso
title_short Rainfall and economic growth and poverty: Evidence from Senegal and Burkina Faso
title_sort rainfall and economic growth and poverty evidence from senegal and burkina faso
topic rainfall
economic growth
agricultural policies
water
agriculture
computable general equilibrium models
poverty
resilience
climate change
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150065
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