Investing in the Poor and Vulnerable: A Poverty Assessment - Guinea Poverty Assessment

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This report focuses on investing in poor and vulnerable populations through a poverty assessment framework for Guinea. It presents acknowledgements and institutional collaboration involving the World Bank and Guinea’s National Institute of Statistics, supported by partners engaged in harmonized household survey implementation and welfare measurement. The document also outlines rights, permissions, and data accuracy disclaimers, establishing governance for the analysis and dissemination of findings.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages160

Reading Time6 h 43 min

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Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disc losure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Disc losure Authorized Investing in the Poor and Vulnerable: A P OVERT Y A S SE S SMENT 2 GUINEA POVERTY ASSESSMENT © 2021 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000 [Internet: www.worldbank.org](Internet: www.worldbank.org) This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Rights and Permissions The material in this work is subject to copyright. Because The World Bank encourages dissemination of its knowledge, this work may be reproduced, in whole or in part, for noncommercial purposes as long as full attribution to this work is given. Any queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to World Bank Publications, The World Bank Group, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA; fax: 202-522-2625; e-mail: [pubrights@worldbank.org](pubrights@worldbank.org) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The preparation of this report was led by Aissatou Ouedraogo (Economist, EAWPV) and Roy Katayama (Sr. Economist, ELCPV, previously Sr. Economist, EAWPV) . The other members of the core team included Awa Sanou, Ayala Wineman, Anne Olivier, Yasuka Tateishi (Consultants, EAWPV) and Guy Morel (Consultant, EECPV). Mohammed Coulibaly (Consultants, EAWPV) supported the estimation of poverty trends using the small area estimation technique. The report was prepared in collaboration with the National Institute of Statistics of Guinea (INS) . The team thanks the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) Commission for the invaluable collaboration throughout the harmonized household survey (EHCVM) implementation, the data management, and the measurement of the welfare aggregates. Special thanks to Aly Komah (INS) for the close collaboration on the EHCVM data preparation and the national poverty measurement work, and Aboubacar Kaba (Director General, INS) . The team would like to acknowledge the many contributions and feedback of the country team. Throughout the preparation of the report, the team received useful feedback and support from Mariama Altine Mahamane (Senior Agriculture Economist, SAWA4), Ibrahim Magazi (Sr. Health Specialist, HAWH3), Teegwende Valerie Porgo (ET Consultant, HAWH3), Assane Dieng (Education Specialist, HAWE2), Karine M. Pezzani (Senior Operation Officer, HAWE2), Claudia Zambra (Sr. Social Protection Specialist, HAWS2), Susana Sanchez and Boulel Toure (Sr. Economists, EAWM1), Carlos Rodriguez Castelan (Lead Economist, EAWPV), Aly Sanoh (Sr. Economist) and Aboudrahyme Savadogo (Economist) (EAWPV) . The report greatly benefited from feedback from peer-reviewers Yele Batana (Senior Economist, EAEPV) for the poverty and rural income analysis chapters and the Project Concept Note, Emmanuel Skoufias (Lead Economist, EAEPV) and Waly Wane (Practice Leader, HAWE2) for the human capital and vulnerability and shocks chapters, Essama Nssah (Economic Advisor and TTL of the 1997 Guinea Poverty Assessment) for the overall report. The project also benefited from helpful feedback from Kathleen Beegle (Lead Economist, HGNDR) who peer-reviewed the Project Concept Note. The team gratefully acknowledges guidance from Johan Mistiaen (Practice Manager, EAWPV), Andrew Dabalen (Practice Manager ESAPV and former Practice Manager, EAWPV), Nestor Coffi (Resident Representativ

FAQs

Who led the preparation of the Guinea poverty assessment report?

The preparation was led by Aissatou Ouedraogo and Roy Katayama, with additional members of the core team and consultants supporting specific analytical tasks.

Which institutions collaborated on the poverty assessment in Guinea?

The report was prepared in collaboration with Guinea’s National Institute of Statistics (INS). It also received valuable collaboration from the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) during harmonized household survey implementation and data management.

What is the document’s scope regarding poverty measurement?

The work emphasizes poverty assessment and welfare measurement using harmonized household survey data, including support for estimating poverty trends using a small area estimation technique.

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