By Clemens Breisinger, Mariam Raouf, and Manfred Wiebelt
In addition to the unprecedented humanitarian crisis and the creation of space for militant groups, the conflict in Yemen is also taking a heavy toll on the economy. According to estimates from the International Monetary Fund (IMF 2018) together with information on physical damages from the World Bank-led Yemen Dynamic Damage and Needs Assessment (World Bank et al. 2018), the accumulated impact of the conflict from 2015 to 2018 is estimated to be USD47 [...]
NEW PUBLICATION: “2015 Regionalized Social Accounting Matrix for Tunisia”
A Nexus Project SAM Rim Ben Salhine, Anis Ben Younes, Zouhair El Kadhi, Belhassen Jebali, Elyes Kasdallah, Thouraya Lakoud, Mariam Raouf, and Manfred Wiebelt REGIONAL PROGRAM WORKING PAPER January 2020 A Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) is an accounting framework that gives a quantitative overview of the structure of the economy over a given time period. […]
IFPRI EGYPT SEMINAR: “FOOD POLICIES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS ON OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY TRENDS IN SELECTED COUNTRIES IN MENA REGION”
Hosam Ibrahim, Kibrom Abay and Lina Abdelfattah - IFPRI Egypt On 14 January 2020 the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) hosted a joint seminar, which shed light on the latest trends and distinct patterns of overweight and obesity across the Near East and North Africa […]
NEW PUBLICATION: “Cash Transfers and Women’s Control over Decision-Making and Labor Supply in Egypt”
MENA RP WORKING PAPER Hoda El-Enbaby, Daniel Gilligan, Naureen Karachiwalla, Yumna Kassim, Sikandra Kurd December 2019- revised December 2021 Women’s control over decision-making within their family, particularly regarding the use of household income, can play an important and long-lasting role in shaping their well-being and that of their children. Cash transfer programs often target women in order to increase […]
Yemen is among the world’s most threatened by climate disasters
October 30, 2019 Egypt Saudi (Egypt) reported on an IFPRI’s study on climate change in Yemen. According to the study, climate change will have a negative impact on Yemen's future development, and the number of poor and food insecure people will increase, as climate change leads to higher food prices and a long-term decline in […]
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