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Economic Effects of Climate Change and Food Insecurity in Niger: Niger
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Diogo Miguel Salgado Baptista
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Yoro Diallo
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Mr. Arsene Kaho
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Volume/Issue:
Volume 2023: Issue 009
Language:
English
Publication Date:
27 Feb 2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400234279.018
ISBN:
9798400234538
ISSN:
2958-7875
Pages:
18
Keywords:
Climate Change; Food Insecurity; General Equilibrium Model; Niger; Niger's exposure; mitigation policy response; cash transfer; food goods; equilibrium goods price; utility function; factory gate; consumption requirement; food consumption; consumption bundle Cit; calorie consumption kcalit; iceberg trade cost; cost imports; Consumption; Food security; Income; Sub-Saharan Africa; Global
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Niger’s exposure to recurrent shocks, including climate shocks, increases its vulnerability to food insecurity. This paper aims to quantify the combined effects of climate shocks and food insecurity on key economic variables and identify the most effective mitigation policy responses using a general equilibrium model. Results indicate that rural households would be the most affected by a climate shock resulting in a decline in domestic agricultural production, which would reduce their consumption, erode their capital, and thus increase urban-rural inequalities. Simulations show that cash transfers and the reduction of internal mobility costs appear to be more effective in mitigating the impact on households of a climate shock on agricultural production.
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