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Impact of COVID-19 on Livelihoods, Food Security & Nutrition in East Africa: Urban Focus [1]

Urban populations in East Africa are highly vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly 35 million people, or 58% of the urban populations living in informal settlements who are at high risk from its impact.Livelihoods and incomes of these urban populations are seriously affected, particularly the urban poor who depend on the informal sector, with serious consequences for their food security and nutrition.The number of food insecure people in East Africa is estimated to increase this year to more than 41 million people as a result of COVID-19, including 14 million who are estimated to live in urban areas.

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Publication Date: 
03/08/2020
World Food Programme [3], UN HABITAT [4]
Tags:
Africa [5], Coronavirus [6], Food Security [7], Nutrition [8]
Centre for Science and Environment
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/impact-covid-19-livelihoods-food-security-nutrition-east-africa-urban-focus
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Impact-of-COVID-19-on-Livelihoods-Food Security-Nutrition in East Africa.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/world-food-programme
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/un-habitat-0
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coronavirus
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nutrition