Stories from the field : weathering drought in the Greater Horn of Africa

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dc.contributor.authorIDRC. CCAA Program
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-19T16:22:50Z
dc.date.available2014-06-19T16:22:50Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThe Greater Horn of Africa, in the continent’s east, depends on rain-fed agriculture and is highly vulnerable to drought. Even with normal rainfall, the region does not produce enough food to meet its needs. Devastating droughts occurred in 1973–74, 1984–85, 1987, 1992–94, 1999–2000, and 2005–06. The failure of the rains in 2009 led to massive food shortages in East Africa and destroyed 40% of Kenya’s maize harvest. Failure of the rains in late 2010 and in 2011 has precipitated a humanitarian crisis once again.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/52808
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherClimate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CAen
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGEen
dc.subjectADAPTATIONen
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDINGen
dc.subjectAFRICAen
dc.subjectNORTHEAST AFRICAen
dc.subjectARID AND SEMI-ARID AREASen
dc.subjectDROUGHTen
dc.subjectRAIN FED FARMINGen
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITYen
dc.subjectMALNUTRITIONen
dc.subjectSEASONAL FORECASTINGen
dc.subjectCLIMATE DATAen
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE-BASED SEASONAL FORECASTS (IKFS)en
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHen
dc.subjectADAPTIVE CAPACITYen
dc.titleStories from the field : weathering drought in the Greater Horn of Africaen
dc.title.alternativeClimate Change Adaptation in Africa Program : 2010-11 annual reporten
dc.typeAnnual Reporten
idrc.copyright.holderIDRC
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceIDRC is copyright holderen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.number103629
idrc.project.titleClimate Change Adaptation in Africaen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC DOCUMENTen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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