Confronting Drought in Africa's Drylands

• Tác giả: Raffaello Cervigni
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-1464808173
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 372.96 Elementary education
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, DC: World Bank; and Agence Française de Développement, 2016
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 244488
• Chủ đề: 1. disaster risk management; 2. poverty impact; 3. resilience; 4. social protection; 5. vulnerability

Tóm tắt

Drylands make up about 43 percent of the region's land surface, account for about 75 percent of the area used for agriculture, and are home to about 50 percent of the population, including many poor. Involving complex interactions among many factors, vulnerability in drylands is rising, jeopardizing the livelihood for of millions.