Drought And Aid In The Sahel
Drought And Aid In The Sahel

Author: Carolyn M. Somerville

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-03-11

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 0429711735

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The 1968-1974 drought in the Sahel was an unprecedented catastrophe for the region, causing extensive crop failures, loss of human and animal populations, political instability, and the destruction of social and cultural structures. The response of the world to the catastrophe began with food aid donations from the Western nations and led to the fo

Survival in the Sahel
Survival in the Sahel

Author: International Service for National Agricultural Research

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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Practical examples and data show how past development strategies have contributed to the deteriorating socio-economic and environmental conditions of the Sahel zone of Africa. It also shares some of the success stories, recommending new development approaches and presenting some alternative ways to deal with the present Sahelian situation

The IUCN Sahel Report
The IUCN Sahel Report

Author: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Task Force on the Sahel and Other Drought-affected Regions of Africa

Publisher:

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13:

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Adapting to Drought
Adapting to Drought

Author: Michael Mortimore

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1989-03-30

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780521323123

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This book embodies the results of thirteen years of research in drought-prone rural areas in the semi-arid zone of northern Nigeria. It describes the patterns of adaptive behaviour observed among Hausa, Ful'be and Manga communities in response to recurrent drought in the 1970s and 1980s. The question of desertification is explored in an area where the visible evidence of moving sand dunes is dramatic blame are examined in relation to the field evidence. A critique is offered of deterministic theories and authoritarian solutions. Professor Mortimore demonstrates a parallel between the observable resilience of semi-arid ecosystems and the adaptive strategies of the human communities that inhabit them and suggests policy directions for strengthening that resilience.