During the previous decade, there has been an increased focus on the role of food security
in processes of armed conflict, both in the academic and policy communities. While the …

This article reviews the literature at the intersection of war, armed conflict, and food security,
focusing on intergroup violent conflicts such as interstate conflict, civil war, insurgencies …

Climate change has drastically altered precipitation patterns across the globe and has
caused an increase in rainfall variability, including the incidence of extreme rainfall events …

Background A substantial portion of child deaths in Africa take place in countries with recent
history of armed conflict and political instability. However, the extent to which armed conflict …

This paper quantifies the impact of the Boko Haram conflict on various educational
outcomes of individuals living in North-East Nigeria during the period 2009–2016. Using …

More than half of the 815 million undernourished people in the world live in countries
struggling with conflict, violence and fragility. Conflict can impact food security conditions by …

The detrimental impacts of wars on human development are well documented across
research domains, from public health to micro-economics. However, these impacts are …

This paper provides causal evidence on the long-term consequences of large-scale physical
destruction on educational attainment, health status, and labor market outcomes of children …

Fiscal decentralization has been implemented in many countries with an explicit objective of
improving public service delivery and reduce poverty. However, its effectiveness in …

It is widely held that armed conflict is a central catalyst for food insecurity. However, existing
studies tend to use aggregate measures of both conflict and food insecurity to analyze the …