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The Drought and Food Crisis in the Horn of Africa : Impacts and Proposed Policy Responses for Kenya.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- World Bank.
- Series:
- Policy Notes
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agribusiness & Markets.
- Agricultural Policy.
- Agriculture.
- Cash Transfers.
- Climate Change.
- Drought Management.
- Expenditures.
- External Shocks.
- Food Security.
- Household Income.
- Human Capital.
- Hunger.
- Insurance.
- Land Tenure.
- Maize.
- Poverty Line.
- Poverty Reduction.
- Poverty Traps.
- Price Stability.
- Rainy Season.
- Rice.
- Risk Aversion.
- Risk Management.
- Rural Development.
- Rural Poverty Reduction.
- Social Insurance.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Staple Foods.
- Surplus.
- Water Resources.
- Wheat.
- World Food Programme.
- Local Subjects:
- Agribusiness & Markets.
- Agricultural Policy.
- Agriculture.
- Cash Transfers.
- Climate Change.
- Drought Management.
- Expenditures.
- External Shocks.
- Food Security.
- Household Income.
- Human Capital.
- Hunger.
- Insurance.
- Land Tenure.
- Maize.
- Poverty Line.
- Poverty Reduction.
- Poverty Traps.
- Price Stability.
- Rainy Season.
- Rice.
- Risk Aversion.
- Risk Management.
- Rural Development.
- Rural Poverty Reduction.
- Social Insurance.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Staple Foods.
- Surplus.
- Water Resources.
- Wheat.
- World Food Programme.
- Other Title:
- Drought and Food Crisis in the Horn of Africa
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2011.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- This policy note provides an assessment of some of the impacts and proposed policy responses to problems related to the drought, including the rise in food prices. To address immediate needs, the humanitarian response to the drought is being managed by the Government of Kenya and a number of international organizations including the World Food Program (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Recognizing that response needs are currently recognizing that response needs are currently being addressed, this note focuses on policy changes that can address long term vulnerabilities related to the drought.
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