Global implications of Somalia 2011 for famine prevention, mitigation and response

Global Food Security

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 74-79

  Haan, Nicholas ^a   Devereux, Stephen ^b   Maxwell, Daniel ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Famine; Food insecurity; Humanitarian access; Response; Somalia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870247711     PISSN: 22119124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2012.09.003     Document Type: Review

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