Weather Shocks and Urban Livelihood Strategies: The Gender Dimension of Household Vulnerability in the Kumi District Of Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorAkampumuza, Precious
dc.contributor.authorMatsuda, Hirotaka
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-13T18:50:26Z
dc.date.available2023-03-13T18:50:26Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe Teso sub-region of Uganda suffered numerous weather shocks in the past, with devastating food security consequences. Using household fixed effects and propensity score matching methods, we analyse the impact of exposure to drought, flood and severe incidence of pests and diseases on household consumption expenditure per adult equivalent for a random sample of households from Kumi Town Council. We find that weather shocks reduce consumption by 17 per cent and that the consumption decline is significantly larger among female-headed households. We also find a higher likelihood of non-farm employment, borrowing and receiving remittances in order to cope with the shocks.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAkampumuza, P., & Matsuda, H. (2017). Weather shocks and urban livelihood strategies: The gender dimension of household vulnerability in the Kumi District of Uganda. The Journal of Development Studies, 53(6), 953-970.https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2016.1214723en_US
dc.identifier.issn1743-9140
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8166
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe Journal of Development Studiesen_US
dc.subjectHousehold Vulnerabilityen_US
dc.subjectGender Dimensionen_US
dc.subjectWeather Shocksen_US
dc.subjectUrban Livelihooden_US
dc.titleWeather Shocks and Urban Livelihood Strategies: The Gender Dimension of Household Vulnerability in the Kumi District Of Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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