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Natural Disasters and Food Crises in Low-Income Countries : Macroeconomic Dimensions

Natural Disasters and Food Crises in Low-Income Countries : Macroeconomic Dimensions
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Volume/Issue:
2016/65
Series:
IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Olumuyiwa Adedeji, Jana Gieck-Bricco, and Vera Kehayova
Publisher:
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Published Date:
March 2016
DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513596013.001
ISBN:
9781513596013
ISSN:
1018-5941
Page:
25
The exposure of low-income countries to natural disasters has a significant impact on food production and food security. This paper provides a framework for assessing a country's vulnerability to food crisis in the event of natural disasters. The paper finds that macroeconomic and structural indicators that are crucial for ensuring the resilience of low-income countries to adverse external shocks are equally important for minimizing the occurrence of food crisis in the event of natural disasters.
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