02146cas a2200325 a 4500 AALejournalIMF022497 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9798400202025 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Pondi Endengle, Eric M. Sub-Saharan Africa : Building Resilience to Climate-Related Disasters / Eric M. Pondi Endengle, Seung Mo Choi, Pritha Mitra. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2022. 1 online resource (28 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper assesses the impact of climate-related disasters on medium-term growth and analyzes key structural areas that could substantially improve disaster-resilience. Results show that (i) climaterelated disasters have a significant negative impact on medium-term growth, especially for sub-Saharan Africa; and (ii) a disaster's intensity matters much more than its frequency, given the non-linear cumulative effects of disasters. In sub-Saharan Africa, electrification (facilitating irrigation) is found to be most effective for reducing damage from droughts while improved health care and education outcomes are critical for raising resilience to floods and storms. Better access to finance, telecommunications, and use of machines in agriculture also have a significant impact. Mode of access: Internet Climate imf Economic Development imf Global Warming imf Natural Disasters and Their Management imf Natural Resources imf Mitra, Pritha. Mo Choi, Seung. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2022/039 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2022/039/001.2022.issue-039-en.xml IMF e-Library