Famine Early Warning and Response : The missing link
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
185339291X
ISBN-13
9781853392917
Publisher
Practical Action Publishing
Imprint
Practical Action Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 15th, 1995
Print length
242 Pages
Weight
366 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.00 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification:
Development studiesFamine
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It examines, for the first time, the role of early warning information in decision-making processes, particularly within key donor agencies. The book concludes with practical policy recommendations, on who ''owns'' early warning information, how it is used and looks at how to speed up the logistics of emergency relief.
Drawing on case studies from Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad, Mali and Kenya (focusing on Turkana district) during the drought years of 1990-91, this book investigates why early warning signals were not translated into timely intervention. It examines, for the first time, the role of early warning information in decision-making processes, particularly within key donor agencies. The book concludes with practical policy recommendations, on who ''owns'' early warning information, how it is used and looks at how to speed up the logistics of emergency relief.
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