Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts in the Greater Horn of Africa

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 49-61

  Baudoin, Marie Ange ^a   Wolde Georgis, Tsegay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Disaster risk management; Greater Horn of Africa; Hydrometeorological hazards; Lessons learned; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942099770     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20950055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13753-015-0041-x     Document Type: Article

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