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  "title": "Sub-Saharan Africa: Building Resilience to Climate-Related Disasters",
  "publication": "IMF Working Papers, February 25, 2022",
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  "summary": "This paper assesses the impact of climate-related disasters on medium-term growth and analyzes key structural areas that could substantially improve disaster-resilience.",
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      "content": "- This paper assesses the impact of climate-related disasters on medium-term growth and analyzes key structural areas that could substantially improve disaster-resilience.\n- Results show that (i) climaterelated disasters have a significant negative impact on medium-term growth, especially for sub-Saharan Africa; and (ii) a disaster’s intensity matters much more than its frequency, given the non-linear cumulative effects of disasters."
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      "content": "- Climaterelated disasters significantly reduce medium-term growth, with pronounced effects in sub-Saharan Africa.\n- Disaster intensity has greater importance than disaster frequency because of non-linear cumulative effects.\n- In sub-Saharan Africa:\n  - Electrification (facilitating irrigation) is found to be most effective for reducing damage from droughts.\n  - Improved health care and education outcomes are critical for raising resilience to floods and storms.\n  - Better access to finance, telecommunications, and use of machines in agriculture also have a significant impact."
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      "heading": "Policy implications and resilience-building priorities",
      "content": "- Prioritize electrification efforts that facilitate irrigation to mitigate drought damage.\n- Strengthen health care systems and improve education outcomes to raise resilience to floods and storms.\n- Expand access to finance and telecommunications to enhance adaptive capacity.\n- Promote mechanization in agriculture to reduce vulnerability to climate-related shocks.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Working Paper\n  - Working Paper (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Working Paper (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2022/02/25/sub-saharan-africa-building-resilience-to-climate-related-disasters-513578"
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    "Authors: Eric M. Pondi Endengle, Seung Mo Choi, Pritha Mitra",
    "Published: February 25, 2022",
    "Series: IMF Working Papers",
    "This paper assesses the impact of climate-related disasters on medium-term growth and analyzes key structural areas that could substantially improve disaster-resilience.",
    "Results show that (i) climaterelated disasters have a significant negative impact on medium-term growth, especially for sub-Saharan Africa; and (ii) a disaster’s intensity matters much more than its frequency, given the non-linear cumulative effects of disasters.",
    "Climaterelated disasters significantly reduce medium-term growth, with pronounced effects in sub-Saharan Africa.",
    "Disaster intensity has greater importance than disaster frequency because of non-linear cumulative effects.",
    "In sub-Saharan Africa:",
    "Prioritize electrification efforts that facilitate irrigation to mitigate drought damage.",
    "Strengthen health care systems and improve education outcomes to raise resilience to floods and storms.",
    "Expand access to finance and telecommunications to enhance adaptive capacity.",
    "Promote mechanization in agriculture to reduce vulnerability to climate-related shocks.",
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