Mitigating the impact of El Niño on hunger in Malawi

Weston Anderson, Mazvita Chiduwa, Joachim De Weerdt, Xinshen Diao, Jan Duchoslav, Zhe Guo, Henry Kankwamba, Andrew Jamali, Joseph Nagoli, James Thurlow and Liangzhi You

No 51, MaSSP policy notes from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: El Niño is a phase in an irregular periodic variation in winds and sea surface temperatures over the Pacific Ocean. It occurs on average every 2 to 7 years and typically lasts between 9 months and 2 years. El Niño affects the global weather patterns, resulting in above-average precipitation in some places and droughts in others. Malawi and its neighbors typically experience drier than usual weather during El Niño, which often leads to poor growing conditions and below-average harvests.

Keywords: el niño; temperature; pacific ocean; weather; precipitation; drought; agriculture; food; Malawi; Africa; Southern Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Eastern Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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