Selected Issues Papers

Economic Effects of Climate Change and Food Insecurity in Niger: Niger

By Diogo Miguel Salgado Baptista, Yoro Diallo, Arsene Kaho

February 27, 2023

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Diogo Miguel Salgado Baptista, Yoro Diallo, and Arsene Kaho. Economic Effects of Climate Change and Food Insecurity in Niger: Niger, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2023) accessed December 30, 2024

Summary

Niger’s exposure to recurrent shocks, including climate shocks, increases its vulnerability to food insecurity. This paper aims to quantify the combined effects of climate shocks and food insecurity on key economic variables and identify the most effective mitigation policy responses using a general equilibrium model. Results indicate that rural households would be the most affected by a climate shock resulting in a decline in domestic agricultural production, which would reduce their consumption, erode their capital, and thus increase urban-rural inequalities. Simulations show that cash transfers and the reduction of internal mobility costs appear to be more effective in mitigating the impact on households of a climate shock on agricultural production.

Subject: Climate change, Consumption, Environment, Food security, Income, International organization, Monetary policy, National accounts, Poverty

Keywords: Calorie consumption kcalit, Cash transfer, Climate Change, Consumption, Consumption bundle Cit, Consumption requirement, Cost imports, Equilibrium goods price, Factory gate, Food consumption, Food goods, Food Insecurity, Food security, General Equilibrium Model, Global, Iceberg trade cost, Income, Mitigation policy response, Niger, Niger's exposure, Sub-Saharan Africa, Utility function

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    18

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Selected Issues Paper No. 2023/009

  • Stock No:

    SIPEA2023009

  • ISBN:

    9798400234279

  • ISSN:

    2958-7875

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