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How do extreme weather events affect livestock herders’ welfare? Evidence from Kyrgyzstan














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    Mitigating persistent welfare losses due to weather shocks. The case of livestock herders in Kyrgyzstan
    FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief 10
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    Kyrgyzstan experienced an extremely cold winter in 2012, with heavy snowfall followed by a significant spring run-off. This harsh winter led to considerable livestock mortality and price rises for animal products, with a substantial impact on the welfare of livestock herding households. On average, households affected by the harsh winter experienced a 5 percent reduction in food consumption expenditure in the first year following the shock, and 8 percent reduction four years later with respect to households not exposed to this shock (Figure 1). The significant and persistent impact of the harsh winter is particularly evident for the wealthiest households, who typically own more animals and are, therefore, more exposed to the risk of climate induced animal mortality. For this population, food consumption expenditures declined by 24–27 percent in the short and medium terms as a result of the harsh winter with respect to wealthy households not exposed to the shock.
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    Human security and El Niño/La Niña: Towards a new response framework for recurring and extreme weather events 2016
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    The content of the publication is intended to raise awareness on the multiple implications that extreme weather-related phenomena, particularly El Niño and La Niña, through the Human Security approach metodology, for the occasion of the HL event on El Niño to be held in New York on the margins of the General Assembly.
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    Evaluating the impacts of cash and complementary agricultural support interventions in fragile settings: Evidence from Somalia
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