Earth Day 2020: Lessons from a Pandemic and a Global Environment under Stress.
The 50th anniversary of Earth Day and COVID-19 crisis prompt reflection on where we are heading as a species. Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
IFPRI Insights COVID-19 Special Issue: The Possibility of Another Food Crisis, Impact on Diets, and More
April 16, 2020
IFPRI Insights COVID-19 Special Issue: The Possibility of Another Food Crisis, Impact on Diets, and More Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Economic impact of COVID-19 on tourism and remittances: Insights from Egypt
Clemens Breisinger - Senior Research Fellow in IFPRI’s Development Strategy and Governance Division (DSGD) and Head of IFPRI’s Egypt Strategy Support Program (ESSP), based in Cairo.
Abla Abdel Latif - Executive Director of the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES) in Cairo.
Mariam Raouf - Research Associate of IFPRI’s Egypt Strategy Support Program (ESSP), based in Cairo.
Manfred Wiebelt - Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Economics at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, Germany.
As COVID-19 reaches everywhere, low- and middle-income countries are racing to respond to this massive and fast-moving challenge. In the first country blog post in this series, Clemens Breisinger and colleagues assess the pandemic’s economic impacts for Egypt. Household income, especially for the poor, will be hard-hit, linked to disruptions in tourism and declining remittances. The team provides initial policy insights for support to households and businesses. [...] Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Virtual Event – COVID-19: Implications for Global and Country-Level Food Security, Nutrition, and Poverty
Policy Seminar -Virtual Event - COVID-19: Implications for Global and Country-Level Food Security, Nutrition, and Poverty. Apr 14, 2020 - 12:15 pm to 01:15 pm EDT Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Global Food Policy Report 2020: Inclusive food systems can help build resilience to withstand pandemics and other shocks
This blog is cross-posted from the main IFPRI website and was written by Johan Swinnen, Director General of IFPRI. April 6, 2020 As the world battles the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the social and economic disruption it is generating, concern a... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
