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Abstract
This study examined the effects of climate shocks on body mass index and height-for-age-Z-score of the children aged 0-59 months in 2016 in Senegal. This relationship is investigated using the 2016 Senegal Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) and the climate covariates data for each DHS cluster. The findings reveal that drought and negative rainfall shock have a statistically significant and robust impact on a child's body mass index. Furthermore, total rainfall deviation seems to have a negative effect on the height-for-age. The effects of the drought on the poorest households seem to be of considerable magnitude, however, the richest household does not seem to get affected. Finally, these shocks seem to be different for male and female child, which imply the prevalence of gender-based discrimination in allocating resources within households.