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Are shocks actually on the rise? A selective review of five types of shocks
2020 conference brief | 2014 | Pages: 4
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Zseleczky, Laura and Yosef, Sivan. 2014. Are shocks actually on the rise? A selective review of five types of shocks. 2020 Conference Brief 5. May 17-19, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Washington, D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/128158
Policymakers, practitioners, and researchers frequently cite an increase in shocks around the world as a reason for focusing on resilience. But have shocks actually increased or become more severe and far‐reaching? What does the landscape of shocks look like?