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

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 t...

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Main Author: D'Aoust, Olivia
Other Authors: Tassot, Caroline, Gunneman, Julius, Patel, Karishma V.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C The World Bank 2022
Series:Social Protection and Labor Discussion Papers
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Collection: World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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520 |a 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