The conversation published an article by Joachim De Weerdt and Jan Duchoslav. The article discusses Malawi's impending severe food crisis due to a drought caused by the El Niño weather pattern, which has drastically reduced the harvest of maize, the co... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
El Niño: Malawi’s harvest of maize – its staple food – may fall by 22.5% this year (The Conversation)
The Conversation published an article by Joachim De Weerdt, Channing Arndt, James Thurlow, Jan Duchoslav, Joseph Glauber, Liangzhi You, and Weston Anderson. The article looked at possible weather pattern changes driven by El Niño – an unusual warming o... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Earth Day 2020: Lessons for human survival from a pandemic and a global environment under stress
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
Household dynamics in pastoral communities and implications for humanitarian aid interventions
For many humanitarian and development actors, the household (HH) is presumed to represent the most appropriate social unit for aid delivery. However, scholars argue that it fails to represent the complex structures of the pastoralist family and living arrangements, and the temporal and spatial dynamics and variabilities of these including the place of HHs within […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
Recurrent climate events are a contingent liability in three MENA countries
Dorte Verner - Lead Agriculture Economist, World Bank
Findings from three new World Bank reports provide a strong reminder to build resilience to extreme weather events. Climate change, El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and other recurrent climate events are making already water-scarce countries in the Middle East and North Africa more vulnerable. Adverse climatic impacts on agriculture – including on wheat and other rainfed crops that are vital for food security -- is a growing liability for Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia, with projected impacts on household and national economies. Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
