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Natural disasters and food crises in low-income countries: macroeconomic dimensions [1]

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.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2016
Olumuyiwa S. Adedeji [2], Jana Gieck Bricco [3], Vera Kehayova [4]
International Monetary Fund [5]
Tags:
Natural Disasters [6], Food Security [7], Food Supply [8], Developing Countries [9], Economy [10], GDP [11], Food Prices [12]
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