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Summary of "Adaptation mechanisms of poor households facing price shocks in Côte d’Ivoire"

Introduction

The report examines the impacts of food and energy price shocks on poor households in Côte d’Ivoire, with a focus on gendered effects and coping strategies. Poverty reduction has been uneven, and price increases exacerbated by COVID-19, climate change, and other crises have severely affected vulnerable households, disrupting access to basic services and increasing financial insecurity.

• Objective: To analyze intra-household and gendered impacts of price shocks and identify adaptation strategies and resilience factors.

• Methodology: Qualitative data from individual interviews, focus groups, and key informants across Abidjan, Gbêkê, and Kabadougou regions, targeting poor households participating in social programs.

Key Findings

Negative Coping Mechanisms

Poor households adopted strategies that deepen poverty and weaken resilience:

• Reducing food consumption (quantity, quality, or diversity), switching to preserved foods or subsistence farming.
• Selling assets (land, livestock, equipment), accumulating debt, and reducing social spending.
• Increasing reliance on traditional medicine due to high costs of formal healthcare.
• Cutting down electricity and transport use, which disproportionately affects women's time and health.

These strategies trap households in cycles of poverty and vulnerability, limiting long-term recovery.

Gendered Impacts

Price shocks disproportionately affect women, men, and children:

• Women: Bear mental and time burdens of child care and domestic work (e.g., reduced electricity use increases chores). Their employment is often precarious, and financial strain limits access to maternal health services.
• Men: Experience identity and self-esteem crises from unemployment losses, negatively impacting household authority.
• Children: Face increased risks of school dropout, child labor, and food insecurity. Girls bear additional domestic burdens and heightened pregnancy risks.

Intrahousehold Relations

Price shocks increase tensions:

• Strain parent-child relationships, with children feeling neglected.
• Spousal conflicts rise due to financial stress, with potential for increased gender-based violence.

Positive Resilience Factors

Households enhance resilience through:

• Participation in safety net programs like the Productive Cash Transfer Program (PTMP), which supports consumption and investments.
• Access to informal savings and credit (e.g., Village Savings and Credit Associations).
• Savings and financial support from relatives.
• Formal employment, particularly stable jobs with government agencies.

Recommendations

To build resilience and protect vulnerable households:

1. Expand Social Protection: Increase coverage of cash transfer programs and universal health coverage to smooth consumption and improve food security.
2. Promote Employment and Economic Inclusion: Support job diversification, formal employment, and women's economic activities with gender-sensitive policies.
3. Strengthen Gender-Responsive Measures: Address GBV, invest in education and nutrition for girls, and reduce early pregnancy risks.
4. Ensure Access to Basic Services: Implement social tariffs for utilities and protect low-income families from energy cost burdens.
5. Targeted Investments: Focus on agricultural support and climate adaptation to diversify incomes and reduce vulnerability.

These actions can help prevent poverty traps and foster long-term resilience against shocks.