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Scaling up and sustaining social protection under COVID-19
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
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| Author | Fang, Peixun Kennedy, Adam Resnick, Danielle |
| Organization | IFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division |
| Organization | IFPRI - COVID-19 Policy Response (CPR) Portal |
| Description | The COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying lockdowns have had enormous negative economic impacts and tested the resilience of people across all income levels. However, as with most crises, the poor disproportionately face the largest challenge in coping with economic shocks given their low asset base, lack of savings, and the informality of their employment. Recent estimates suggest that as many as 140 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by the crisis, threatening gains made in the fight against poverty, food insecurity, and malnutrition in the last decade (Laborde, Martin, and Vos 2020). Social safety net policies have expanded considerably during the pandemic, helping to prevent vulnerable populations from falling further into poverty and supporting households’ recovery following the pandemic. This brief summarizes some of the patterns that have emerged, using data from the COVID-19 Policy Response (CPR) Portal to better identify how governments are targeting their efforts, which groups they are prioritizing, and whether citizens are satisfied with these interventions. |
| Sponsorship | United States Agency for International Development |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/9ec3f779-e17f-4cfb-828f-f728fd907192 |
| File Format | |
| DOI | 10.2499/p15738coll2.134033 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| Publisher Date | 2020-10-01 |
| Publisher Place | Washington, DC |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Policies, Institutions, and Markets Policies Covid-19 Social Protection Sustainability Social Welfare Cash Transfers Social Services Food Aid |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Report |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |