Measuring populations' vulnerabilities for famine and food security interventions: The case of Ethiopia's Chronic Vulnerability Index

Disasters

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 609-630

  Burg, Jericho ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic Vulnerability Index; Disaster management; Ethiopia; Famine; Food security; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FAMINE; FOOD SECURITY; MITIGATION; MODELING; VULNERABILITY;

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; ETHIOPIA; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RELIEF WORK; RISK FACTOR; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALTRUISM; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; ETHIOPIA; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RELIEF WORK; RISK FACTORS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 54849439282     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: 14677717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2008.01057.x     Document Type: Article

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