Overview
This technical report is one of 4 ‘deeper-dive’ assessments, commissioned by ACIAR, of research-for-development issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. These assessments were the conclusion of a 3-stage process that began with ACIAR Technical Report 95 Food systems security, resilience and emerging risks in the Indo-Pacific in the context of COVID-19: a rapid assessment and continued with ACIAR Technical Report 96 COVID-19 and food systems in the Indo-Pacific: An assessment of vulnerabilities, impacts and opportunities for action.
This report underscores the significance of natural capital and prevailing climate as predictors of vulnerability to shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent poverty in rural Southeast Asia. It also offers recommendations to ACIAR for further research and suggests avenues for governments and policymakers to enhance household resilience to future shocks.
