Extreme Poverty, Infrastructure and Climate Initiative

The Extreme Poverty, Infrastructure, and Climate (EPIC) project seeks to elucidate the causal relationships that link extreme poverty, engineered infrastructure, and climate change Uganda, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Tanzania. The objectives of this research are to understand the conditions  and pathways by which access to road and irrigation infrastructure increase the probability that a rural household escapes extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. We will also identify the specific types and features of road and water infrastructure that benefit key subpopulations of low-income households in a changing climate. We will combine regional-level modelling with field-level insights to generate more granular evidence regarding the pro-poor policies and infrastructure investments required to lift households out of extreme poverty and build climate resilience.

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