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05/16/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/16/2022 16:25

Cash in the City : The Case of Port-au-Prince

Abstract

Following the 2010 devastating earthquake and subsequent cholera epidemic, Port-au-Prince's residents have been increasingly affected by food insecurity, socio-economic unrest including periods of complete lock-down, and gang violence. In light of the insecurity which limits the possibilities to collect the necessary information to target the vulnerable residents of Port-au-Prince, this paper aims at providing meaningful evidence to inform the remote targeting and delivery of a potential social assistance program. Putting together household and geospatial data, we compute a composite vulnerability indicator for the metropolitan area, offering a first snapshot of inequality and vulnerability within the city, and discuss the results' implications for social protection programming.

Citation

"D'Aoust, Olivia; Gunneman, Julius; Patel, Karishma V.; Tassot, Caroline. 2022. Cash in the City : The Case of Port-au-Prince. Social Protection & Jobs Discussion Paper;2205. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/37443 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO."

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