The Sahel region is projected to be highly impacted by the more frequent hazards
associated with climate change, including increased temperature, drought and flooding. This …

Linear growth during three distinct stages of life determines attained stature in adulthood:
namely, in utero, early postnatal life, and puberty and the adolescent period. Individual host …

Climate change is expected to undermine population health and well-being in low-and
middle-income countries, but relatively few analyses have directly examined these effects …

This study traces the causal effects of extreme weather events on nutritional and health
outcomes among rural children in Uganda using four waves of individual child survey data …

Background The intersecting crises of climate change, food insecurity, and undernutrition
disproportionately affect children. Understanding the effect of heat on growth from …

Climate change severely impacts critical facets of human capital across the life cycle. This is
particularly alarming as both the frequency and intensity of extreme weather shocks …

While prior literature has demonstrated the negative effects of extreme heat on labor
productivity, empirical evidence remains limited on its implications for labor share. This study …

This paper provides the first study to explore the relationship between exposure to ambient
temperatures during pregnancy and adolescent mental health in China. The results show …

Child stunting, closely linked with economic loss in adulthood, is largely irreversible and
mainly occurs in poor countries. We estimate the impact of in utero exposure to high …

Childhood stunting is a serious public health concern in Rwanda. Although stunting causes
have been documented, we still lack a more in‐depth understanding of their local factors at …