Zambia

Publications

discussion paper

Using natural areas and empowering women to buffer food security and nutrition from climate shocks: Evidence from Ghana, Zambia, and Bangladesh

2018

As climate change makes precipitation shocks more common, policymakers are becoming increasingly interested in protecting food systems and nutrition outcomes from the damaging effects of droughts and floods (Wheeler and von Braun, 2013). Increasing…

project paper

Research priorities for Zambia

2017

Climate change is a substantial threat to sustainable development in Zambia, a country experiencing weather hazards, drought and dry spells, seasonal and flash floods, and extreme temperatures that may well increase under climate change. Achieving the…

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Data & Tools

dataset

ASTI Zambia Database

2018

Access dataset

dataset

A 2007 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) Database for Zambia

2014

This data study includes Zambian Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for the year 2007. The national SAM is built using new input-output use tables, national accounts, government budgets, and balance of payments, and so provides a detailed representation…

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Blogs

IFPRI Blog

Politics in the time of cholera: Zambia's U-turn on street vending

Jan 25, 2018 | Danielle Resnick

After years of giving street vendors free rein, the Zambian government cracked down to stem a cholera epidemic—sparking riots. Balancing basic sanitation with vendors' key economic role.