Rainy day funds? How men and women adapt to heavy rainfall shocks and the role of cash transfers in Mali

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Institute
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Fund
cg.contributor.programAcceleratorGender Equality and Inclusion
cg.coverage.countryMali
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.creator.identifierMelissa Hidrobo: 0000-0003-2121-9522
cg.creator.identifierValerie Mueller: 0000-0003-1246-2141
cg.creator.identifierShalini Roy: 0000-0001-8053-1650
cg.howPublishedGrey Literature
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.reviewStatusInternal Review
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigation
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusion
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs
dc.contributor.authorHidrobo, Melissa
dc.contributor.authorMueller, Valerie
dc.contributor.authorRoy, Shalini
dc.contributor.authorFall, Cheikh Modou Noreyni
dc.contributor.authorLavaysse, Christophe
dc.contributor.authorBelli, Anna
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-26T18:31:29Z
dc.date.available2025-11-26T18:31:29Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/178294
dc.titleRainy day funds? How men and women adapt to heavy rainfall shocks and the role of cash transfers in Malien
dcterms.abstractThis presentation investigates how poor rural households in Mali adapt to heavy rainfall shocks and whether cash transfer programs strengthen their resilience, with a particular focus on differences between men’s and women’s responses. Using climate data linked to a randomized evaluation of the Jigisémèjiri cash transfer program, the study finds that intense rainfall negatively affects household consumption, assets, and labor allocation among households that do not receive transfers. Cash transfers help households smooth consumption during heavy rainfall events by reducing reliance on savings, protecting and expanding joint livestock and farming assets, and facilitating labor reallocation. While the program shows few gender differences in financial and asset-related adaptation strategies, it influences how men and women adjust their labor activities in response to climate shocks. The findings highlight the potential of social protection programs to strengthen climate resilience among vulnerable rural populations in Mali.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceCGIAR
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHidrobo, Melissa; Mueller, Valerie; Roy, Shalini; Fall, Cheikh Modou Noreyni; Lavaysse, Christophe; and Belli, Anna. 2025. Rainy day funds? How men and women adapt to heavy rainfall shocks and the role of cash transfers in Mali. Presentation prepared for CSAE 2025. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178294
dcterms.issued2025-03
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseOther
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/163076
dcterms.subjectcapacity building
dcterms.subjectcash transfers
dcterms.subjectgender
dcterms.subjectrainfall patterns
dcterms.subjectextreme weather events
dcterms.typePresentation

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