Chad Economic and Poverty Update under COVID-19, Spring 2020

Tchana, Fulbert Tchana; Kassim, Olanrewaju; Savadogo, Aboudrahyme; Ouedraogo, Aissatou; Coulibaly, Mohamed

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“…Similar to other Sahelian countries, the Government in Chad alongside humanitarian and development partners has fairly wellestablished systems to respond to the [recurrent] shocks and vulnerabilities that result from the confluence of structural poverty, conflict, climate change, and limited economic opportunities. However, there is a paucity of studies characterizing the economic impact of COVID-19 on food security and livelihoods in Chad (Mennechet and Dzomo, 2020;Tchana Tchana et al, 2022). In consequence, responses to such pandemic threats are not fully adapted to address the needs that arise.…”

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Economic impact of COVID-19 on income and use of livelihoods related coping mechanisms in Chad

Kang,

Wabyona,

Udahemuka

et al. 2023

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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IntroductionImpacts of the economic slowdown due to COVID-19 were prevalent in SubSaharan African countries. Using four nationally representative surveys collected in 2020 (rural n = 13,208; urban n = 1736) and 2021 (n = 14,730; n = 2,231), this secondary analysis evaluates economic impacts of the pandemic on household income and use of livelihoods-related coping mechanisms in Chad.MethodsUnivariate and multivariate regression, accounting for the survey design and sampling weights, was used to examine risk factors for reported income reduction and coping mechanism use and the associations with food expenditures and food security.ResultsThe economic impact of COVID-19 was greater in urban areas than rural areas in 2020 with improvement in urban areas and deterioration in rural areas in 2021. The reported income reduction was associated with female and unmarried household heads, living in the Saharan zone, and in rural areas, non-agricultural income sources. In urban areas, having skilled/unskilled labor as the primary income source was protective. Risk factors for the adoption of livelihoods-related coping mechanisms were similar to those of income reduction, with findings related to poor living conditions. Income reduction due to COVID-19 was associated with the use of stress and crisis coping strategies and lower household expenditure in both years and poor food consumption in rural areas in 2020.DiscussionThis study elucidates the potential impact pathways of COVID-19 from a household economic downturn to limited food spending, poor food consumption, and increased use of coping mechanisms. Findings are relevant for informing the targeting of assistance in future economic shocks and suggest prioritizing socioeconomically vulnerable households.

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Economic impact of COVID-19 on income and use of livelihoods related coping mechanisms in Chad

Kang,

Wabyona,

Udahemuka

et al. 2023

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Link between structural risk factors for adverse impacts of COVID-19 and food insecurity in developed and developing countries

Martí

Puertas

2022

Environ Dev Sustain

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COVID-19 has had serious consequences for world food security; lockdowns and social distancing have led to changes in global food value chains, primarily affecting the poorest of the planet. The aim of this research is to analyse the relationship between food insecurity and the structural risk factors for adverse impacts of COVID-19. To that end, 12 contingency tables are constructed to identify the association between the pillars of the food insecurity index and the INFORM COVID-19 Risk Index. We use the Gamma coefficient as a measure of association. In addition, this paper proposes a synthetic index produced by applying the TOPSIS method, using the pillars of the two aforementioned indices (criteria) to establish a ranking of 112 countries (alternatives) ordered from highest to lowest risk faced in the key year of the pandemic, 2020. The results show that the two problems are connected, indicating to international organizations that countries with worse food insecurity will suffer more serious consequences from extreme situations such as the one experienced during the pandemic. The ranking established directs international organizations' attention to countries such as Haiti, Zambia and Burundi, highlighting their greater need for an injection of financial aid than other emerging economies. Conversely, Switzerland is the country with the lowest combined risk.

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Chad Economic and Poverty Update under COVID-19, Spring 2020

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Economic impact of COVID-19 on income and use of livelihoods related coping mechanisms in Chad

Economic impact of COVID-19 on income and use of livelihoods related coping mechanisms in Chad

Link between structural risk factors for adverse impacts of COVID-19 and food insecurity in developed and developing countries

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