The evolution of poor food access over the course of the conflict in Yemen

Sharad Tandon and Tara Vishwanath

World Development, 2020, vol. 130, issue C

Abstract: Yemen has undergone a profound transformation following the escalation of conflict in March of 2015 that has resulted in widespread food insecurity and the threat of famine. Given the lack of physical access to much of the country and the pressing need for humanitarian assistance, one of the manners in which assistance is targeted is according to the proximity of households to the ongoing violence. However, the temporal and regional patterns of poor food access suggest that there is little correlation between the geographic location of violence and food insecurity. Rather, we demonstrate that violence can affect supply chains and have an impact on food security beyond the location where the violence occurs. Although violence has a strong effect on food security, the lack of a relationship between geographic location of violence and poor food access contrasts with the rationale underpinning portions of the humanitarian and development assistance currently being delivered in the country.

Keywords: Food Insecurity; Conflict; Yemen (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.104922

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