Every drop matters: combining population-based and satellite data to investigate the link between lifetime rainfall exposure and chronic undernutrition in children under five years in rural Burkina Faso

Every drop matters: combining population-based and satellite data to investigate the link between lifetime rainfall exposure and chronic undernutrition in children under five years in rural Burkina Faso

Climate change is projected to induce extreme and irregular rainfall patterns in the West African Sahel region, affecting household food security and income. Children are among the worst affected population groups. Previous studies focusing on rainfall irregularities in specified periods have reveal...

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Main Authors: Edmund Yeboah, Naasegnibe Kuunibe, Isabel Mank, Diletta Parisi, Emmanuel Bonnet, Julia Lohmann, Saidou Hamadou, Bernadette T Picbougoum, Kristine Belesova, Rainer Sauerborn, Till Baernighausen, Ina Danquah, Manuela De Allegri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2022-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
climate change
rainfall
stunting
undernutrition
children
rural
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac661c

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac661c

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