Shocks and Social Safety Net Program Participation in Ghana - Descriptive Evidence from Linking Climate Risk Maps to Programs Beneficiary Rolls

Shocks and Social Safety Net Program Participation in Ghana - Descriptive Evidence from Linking Climate Risk Maps to Programs Beneficiary Rolls

This study discusses the association between household exposure to negative shocks and social safety net program participation in Ghana. To examine this issue, we link data from high-resolution geospatial maps of drought and flood risks to government a...

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Main Authors: Nxumalo, Mpumelelo, Raju, Dhushyanth
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Language:English
English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2022
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099111102032211447/P1766380f7bb30066086f60b11c43719035
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spelling okr-10986-370242022-02-25T05:10:42Z Shocks and Social Safety Net Program Participation in Ghana - Descriptive Evidence from Linking Climate Risk Maps to Programs Beneficiary Rolls Nxumalo, Mpumelelo Raju, Dhushyanth This study discusses the association between household exposure to negative shocks and social safety net program participation in Ghana. To examine this issue, we link data from high-resolution geospatial maps of drought and flood risks to government administrative data on safety net program beneficiaries at the district level. We find that drought risk is positively associated with household participation in selected, main public social safety net programs. (The corresponding evidence for flood risk is weaker.) We interpret the finding to be a result of pre-shock program coverage of drought-prone areas, in part achieved indirectly through the intentional targeting of poor areas by the programs. 2022-02-24T15:58:47Z 2022-02-24T15:58:47Z 2022-01-27 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099111102032211447/P1766380f7bb30066086f60b11c43719035 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37024 English en CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Report Publications & Research Africa Western and Central (AFW) Africa Western and Central (AFW) Africa Ghana
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description This study discusses the association between household exposure to negative shocks and social safety net program participation in Ghana. To examine this issue, we link data from high-resolution geospatial maps of drought and flood risks to government administrative data on safety net program beneficiaries at the district level. We find that drought risk is positively associated with household participation in selected, main public social safety net programs. (The corresponding evidence for flood risk is weaker.) We interpret the finding to be a result of pre-shock program coverage of drought-prone areas, in part achieved indirectly through the intentional targeting of poor areas by the programs.
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author Nxumalo, Mpumelelo
Raju, Dhushyanth
spellingShingle Nxumalo, Mpumelelo
Raju, Dhushyanth
Shocks and Social Safety Net Program Participation in Ghana - Descriptive Evidence from Linking Climate Risk Maps to Programs Beneficiary Rolls
author_facet Nxumalo, Mpumelelo
Raju, Dhushyanth
author_sort Nxumalo, Mpumelelo
title Shocks and Social Safety Net Program Participation in Ghana - Descriptive Evidence from Linking Climate Risk Maps to Programs Beneficiary Rolls
title_short Shocks and Social Safety Net Program Participation in Ghana - Descriptive Evidence from Linking Climate Risk Maps to Programs Beneficiary Rolls
title_full Shocks and Social Safety Net Program Participation in Ghana - Descriptive Evidence from Linking Climate Risk Maps to Programs Beneficiary Rolls
title_fullStr Shocks and Social Safety Net Program Participation in Ghana - Descriptive Evidence from Linking Climate Risk Maps to Programs Beneficiary Rolls
title_full_unstemmed Shocks and Social Safety Net Program Participation in Ghana - Descriptive Evidence from Linking Climate Risk Maps to Programs Beneficiary Rolls
title_sort shocks and social safety net program participation in ghana - descriptive evidence from linking climate risk maps to programs beneficiary rolls
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2022
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