Early warning, late response (again): The 2011 famine in Somalia

Global Food Security

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-49

  Lautze, Sue ^a   Bell, Winnie ^a   Alinovi, Luca ^b   Russo, Luca ^a  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Donor fatigue; Early warning system; Famine; IASC cluster; Somalia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870220786     PISSN: 22119124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2012.07.006     Document Type: Review

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