Managing vulnerability to drought and enhancing livelihood resilience in sub-Saharan Africa: Technological, institutional and policy options

Shiferaw, Bekele; Tesfaye, Kindie; Kassie, Menale; Abate, Tsedeke; M. Prasanna, B.; Menkir, Abebe

doi:10.1016/j.wace.2014.04.004

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Managing vulnerability to drought and enhancing livelihood resilience in sub-Saharan Africa: Technological, institutional and policy options

Published in Weather and Climate Extremes • May 21, 2014

Authors:

Bekele Shiferaw

Kindie Tesfaye

Menale Kassie

Abstract

Agriculture and the economies of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are highly sensitive to climatic variability. Drought, in particular, represents one of the most important natural factors contributing to malnutrition and famine in many parts of the region. The overall impact of drought on a given country/r...

Subject

Livelihood

Vulnerability (computing)

Natural resource economics

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