Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP18373
Authors: Martina Björkman Nyqvist; Tillmann von Carnap; Andrea Guariso; Jakob Svensson
Abstract: Human-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 still lack strong evidence on policies to effectively mitigate climate change’s most severe consequences for children. In this paper we ask whether adaptation investments in the form of improved community healthcare can build climate resilience in a low-income country setting.
Keywords: child mortality; climate change; mitigation
JEL Codes: I15; O12
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| community health worker (CHW) programs (I39) | infant mortality (J13) |
| rainfall deficit (Q54) | infant mortality (J13) |
| community health worker (CHW) programs + rainfall deficit (I14) | infant mortality (J13) |
| infant mortality in intervention clusters (I14) | infant mortality in control clusters (I12) |