Humanitarian information systems and emergencies in the Greater Horn of Africa: Logical components and logical linkages

Disasters

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 72-90

  Maxwell, Daniel ^a   Watkins, Ben ^b  

^a CARE International   (Kenya)

^b World Food Programme   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic vulnerability; Early warning; Greater Horn of Africa; Humanitarian information systems; Monitoring and evaluation; Needs assessment

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HUMANITARIAN AID; INFORMATION SYSTEM;

AFRICA;

EID: 0037357580     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7717.00220     Document Type: Article

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