Air quality has been rapidly deteriorating in the developing world with increasingly severe consequences on health and long-lasting adverse effects on children. Delhi is one of the most severely
Intensive farming has increased productivity levels but has, in some other cases, led to adverse environmental and human health impacts. Horticulture is one of the sub-sectors that has experienced a
In Ethiopia, the Agricultural Growth Program (AGP) is a multi-faceted program that has been designed towards transforming agriculture through implementing several activities to enhance agricultural
Air pollution is the cause of a variety of diseases, such as lung cancer and heart disease leading to mortality. Unscientific designs of landfills in Delhi have resulted in the addition of air
This study examines the impact of climate variability on household welfare outcomes in Uganda by combining long-term climate data (1979-2013) interpolated at household level, and six waves of the Uganda National Panel Survey (2009-2019). Pooled average ordinary least squares and random effects models are used for empirical analysis. The results indicate that climate variability has a significant nonlinear impact on household welfare outcomes.
This study investigates the association between individuals’ concern about contracting COVID-19 and their compliance with recommended preventive and mitigation measures, namely wearing face masks, maintaining social distancing and handwashing, in the context of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The empirical analysis is based on a panel dataset from the Combined COVID-19 MENA Monitor Household Survey, which was carried out in Jordan, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia and Egypt.
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This brief is based on results from the study Impact of energy access on food security and child nutrition: panel data evidence from rural Ethiopia, EfD Discussion Paper 22-11, June 2022, by Tagel Gebrehiwot and Sied Hassen.
