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Drought and Sub-Saharan African Economies

Droughts are frequent and severe in many countries of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and have a devastating impact on their peoples and economies. The extreme vulnerability to rainfall in the arid and semiarid areas of the continent and the poor capacity...

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Main Authors: Benson, Charlotte, Clay, Edward
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURE
CLAY
CONFLICT
DROUGHT
DROUGHT MANAGEMENT
DROUGHT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
DROUGHTS
EFFECTS OF DROUGHT
EMERGENCIES
IMPACTS OF DROUGHT
IMPORTS
INCOME
LIVESTOCK
LOW RAINFALL
MOISTURE
POOR
PROGRAMS
RAINFALL
RELIEF
RELIEF EFFORTS
SAVINGS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/09/12892952/drought-sub-saharan-african-economies
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9884

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/09/12892952/drought-sub-saharan-african-economies
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9884

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