Chronic Poverty Advisory Network (CPAN)

 

Recent Submissions

  • Cambodia Poverty Dynamics and Covid-19 

    Bird, Kate; Diwakar, Vidya; Roth, Vathana; San, Sophany; Sean, Chanmony; Shepherd, Andrew; Chhom, Theavy (Institute of Development Studies, 2023-06)
    This report tracks changes in poverty in Cambodia in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, Cambodia had achieved rapid poverty reduction. However, the pandemic and related public health measures ...

  • Rwanda Covid-19 Poverty Monitor Bulletin 

    CPAN (Institute of Development Studies, 2023-06-01)
    This is one of a number of bulletins produced by the Chronic Poverty Advisory Network (CPAN) during the Covid-19 pandemic. Focused on Rwanda, the bulletin reports on areas of concern for the poorest and potential impoverishment; ...

  • Poverty, Hunger and Jobs: Pandemic Update and Recovery Prospects 

    CPAN (Institute of Development Studies, 2023-07-10)
    The COVID-19 pandemic and intersecting crises— including climate change, conflict, debt, and the ‘triple F’ crisis (food, fuel, finance)— have reversed progress on a range of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ...

  • Cambodia Covid-19 Poverty Monitor Bulletin 

    Chhom, Theavy; Sean, Chanmony; San, Sophany (Institute of Development Studies, 2023-06)
    This bulletin is one of a series produced by the Chronic poverty Advisory Network (CPAN) during the pandemic. It builds on a foundation developed by pre-pandemic qualitative research on poverty dynamics to understand the ...

  • Chronic Poverty Report 2023: Pandemic Poverty 

    Bizoza, Alfred; Lenhardt, Amanda; Shepherd, Andrew; Moonga, Arthur; Shahan, Asif; Banerjee, Bipasa; Sean, Chanmony; Hallink, Courtney; Simbaya, Joseph; Bird, Kate; Banerji, Manjistha; Eichsteller, Marta; Chen, Marty; Hassan, Mirza; Karinten, Nashipai; Rahemin, Raeesa; Isimbi, Roberte; Pramanik, Santanu; San, Sophany; Chhom, Theavy; Diwakar, Vidya; Tafere, Yisak (Institute of Development StudiesInstitute of Development Studies, 2023-07)
    The Chronic Poverty Report 2023: Pandemic Poverty sets out to investigate the highly negative effects of the Covid-19 restrictions, and most importantly, the success or otherwise of the measures pursued to mitigate those ...

  • The Pandemic, Informality and Poverty: Rethinking Economic Policy Responses to the Informal Economy 

    Chen, Martha Alter (Institute of Development Studies, 2023-06)
    Informal workers, who represent over 60 per cent of all workers globally, were disproportionately impacted by the pandemic restrictions and recession. The pandemic exposed the pre-existing disadvantages that informal ...

  • Measures to Mitigate Pandemic Restrictions 

    Shepherd, Andrew (Institute of Development Studies, 2023-06)
    Policy responses to the Covid-19 pandemic in the global South were dominated by movement restrictions and lockdowns imposed in the global North, and not always relevant to the countries or geographical areas where they ...

  • Responding to Polycrisis in Ethiopia and Kenya 

    Tafere, Yisak; Nashipai, Karinten; Diwakar, Vidya (Institute of Development Studies, 2023-06)
    The spread of Covid-19 was layered on to various intersecting crises (‘polycrisis’), worsening people’s lives and weakening governments’ responses to the pandemic. Many responses to multiple crises focus on single hazards. ...

  • Lessons on South Africa’s Social Protection Response to Covid-19 

    Hallink, Courtney; Lenhardt, Amanda (Institute of Development Studies, 2023-06)
    South Africa stands out for its social protection response to Covid-19, especially regarding the expansion of programmes, number of beneficiaries and benefit amount. At the height of the pandemic, the government ...

  • Migrants’ Vulnerabilities in India During the Pandemic 

    Pramanik, Santanu; Banerjee, Bipasa; Shepherd, Andrew (Institute of Development Studies, 2023-06)
    Migration promotes agglomeration of economic activity in more productive locations and improves employment opportunities for households in less developed regions, alleviating poverty and boosting shared prosperity through ...

  • Mitigating Learning Disruption During Covid-19: Evidence from India 

    Banerj, Manjistha; Banerjee, Bipasa; Diwakar, Vidya (Institute of Development Studies, 2023-06)
    Long school closures in India during the pandemic caused significant learning disruption, with particularly adverse consequences for marginalised girls and boys. Data from large-scale representative surveys does not ...

  • Delegating Authority in Bangladesh to Manage the Covid-19 Pandemic 

    Shahan, Asif; Rahemi, Raeesa; Aziz, Syeda Salina; Hassan, Mirza Masood (2023-06)
    Bangladesh, like most countries, grappled with the harsh conditions of Covid-19, with little infrastructure and set up of institutions to deal with the consequences of the pandemic. A country with a large informal ...

  • The Role of Local Resources in Mitigating the Impact of Covid-19 

    Tafere, Yisak; Shahan, Asif; Rahem, Raeesa; Diwakar, Vidya (Institute of Development Studies, 2023-06)
    Governments often found it challenging to mitigate the negative socioeconomic impacts of Covid-19 for households in and near poverty. Local efforts were critical to supplement government measures and implement government ...