The Impact of Rainfall Fluctuations on Regional Disparities in Poverty in Senegal

Abstract The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of rainfall shocks on poverty within different agro-ecological areas of Senegal based on a dynamic computable general equilibrium model in which we include an index that captures rainfall fluctuations. The simulation performed shows that a drop in rainfall leads to an increase in poverty. Rural populations in the agro-ecological areas of Senegal’s