HOUSEHOLD BORROWING TO COPE WITH THE 1998 FLOODS IN BANGLADESH Flood 60


50 40


30 20


10 0


Feb Apr Jun 1998 Aug Oct Feb Apr Jun 1999


Source: Adapted from Bloem, Moench-Pfanner, and Panagides (2003). Note: Data are for households located in subdistricts that were severely affected by the 1998 flood.


Aug Oct Feb Apr Jun 2000 Aug Oct


SEASONALITY IN CHILD WASTING, 1998–2000


Prolonged hungry season after July–August flooding


20 15 10 5 0 Feb Apr Jun 1998 Source: Adapted from Bloem, Moench-Pfanner, and Panagides (2003). Note: Data are for households located in subdistricts that were severely affected by the 1998 flood. Data on wasting are for children ages 6–59 months. Aug Oct Feb Apr Jun 1999 Aug Oct Feb Apr Jun 2000 Aug Oct Regular but intense hunger seasons: April–August


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% of children suffering from wasting


% of households that borrowed money to cope with a shock


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