Replication Data for Chapter 4 - Weathering shocks

The results show that heat shocks led to significant household income reductions: 5% in urban areas and up to 8.8% in rural areas, on average. Heat shocks also increased poverty by 1.7 and 4.2 percentage points in urban and rural areas, respectively. Floods primarily affected urban areas, increasing poverty by 1.9 percentage points.

The impacts vary substantially across regions and household characteristics: female-headed households in rural areas are particularly vulnerable to heat shocks, while households that are active in the primary sector suffer most from both heat and drought shocks. The results highlight the need to promote adaptation and climate risk strategies tailored to sub-populations that are vulnerable to weather shocks in order to enhance overall resilience in the country.