Weather Shocks, Child Mortality, and Adaptation: Experimental Evidence from Uganda

2023-04-24 health systems and quality improvement Title + abstract only

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BackgroundHuman-caused climate change is already increasing the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, such as droughts. The health and economic consequences of these events are expected to be particularly severe for populations in low-income settings whose livelihoods rely on rain-fed agriculture. Within these populations, children are an especially vulnerable group, as undernutrition is linked to 45% of all child deaths across the globe. Despite progress, adaptation gaps exist. We ...

Weather Shocks, Child Mortality, and Adaptation: Experimental Evidence from Uganda

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