WHAT IS A
POLICY BRIEF?
AND HOW THE **** DO I WRITE ONE?
2022
CDES
Focus on distilling your message down to the essence of the work, in other words to what is essential
Focus on distilling your message down to the essence of the work, in other words to what is essential
Focus on distilling your message down to the essence of the work, in other Dwhat is ESSENTIAL?
Protecting the vulnerable from starvation and malnutrition during the pandemic is a new challenge that faces many developing countries. This policy brief reports evidence from rural households in Bangladesh showing an increasing number of households experiencing food insecurity—lack of access to sufficient and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs. It also provides evidence of the extent of jobs and income loss, and argues that addressing the COVID-19 crisis requires generous social support to nip the spread of food insecurity in the bud to mitigate adverse effects on physical and mental well-being of the affected households.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
HEMINGWAY EDITOR
HEMINGWAY EDITOR
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Protecting the vulnerable from starvation and malnutrition during the pandemic is a new challenge that faces many developing countries. This policy brief reports evidence from rural households in Bangladesh showing an increasing number of households experiencing food insecurity—lack of access to sufficient and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs. It also provides evidence of the extent of jobs and income loss, and argues that addressing the COVID-19 crisis requires generous social support to nip the spread of food insecurity in the bud to mitigate adverse effects on physical and mental well-being of the affected households.