Mapping the effects of drought on child stunting
Copyright policy )Mapping the effects of drought on child stunting
Significance We use geolocated child nutrition data from 53 developing countries to show that minor to severe droughts as well as severe periods of extreme rainfall are related to child stunting. We then explore how various geographic factors mitigate or amplify the effect of drought on child heights. Finally, we combine global data on these factors to map where child stunting is currently vulnerable to drought, finding that arid low-income countries with poor governance and political instability are where drought could have the largest effect on child stunting.
- University of Vienna Austria
- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) - International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA)
- University of Maryland, Baltimore United States
- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Austria
- University of Maryland, College Park United States
IMPACTS, Male, PRESCHOOL-CHILDREN, Child stunting, 330, Climate Change, drought, 303033 Umweltmedizin, Child Nutrition Disorders, 303033 Environmental medicine, Humans, Child, 507002 Population geography, 507002 Bevölkerungsgeographie, Growth Disorders, 360, VULNERABILITY, Vulnerability mapping, vulnerability mapping, CLIMATE-CHANGE, EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, Drought, FOOD SECURITY, Malnutrition, Undernutrition, MALNUTRITION, FRAMEWORK, Droughts, undernutrition, VARIABILITY, Child, Preschool, H1, GROWTH, child stunting, Female
IMPACTS, Male, PRESCHOOL-CHILDREN, Child stunting, 330, Climate Change, drought, 303033 Umweltmedizin, Child Nutrition Disorders, 303033 Environmental medicine, Humans, Child, 507002 Population geography, 507002 Bevölkerungsgeographie, Growth Disorders, 360, VULNERABILITY, Vulnerability mapping, vulnerability mapping, CLIMATE-CHANGE, EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, Drought, FOOD SECURITY, Malnutrition, Undernutrition, MALNUTRITION, FRAMEWORK, Droughts, undernutrition, VARIABILITY, Child, Preschool, H1, GROWTH, child stunting, Female
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