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War and Drought in Sudan: Essays on Population Displacement

Book by Eltigani E. El Tigani; University Press of Florida, 1995

Subjects:

Droughts--Sudan, Famines--Sudan, Migration, Internal--Sudan, Refugees--Sudan, Sudan--Economic Conditions, Sudan--History, Military, Sudan--Social Conditions

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war, tribal strife, drought, famine, floods, and displacement have continued...Crossroads After Sudans devastating 1984 famine, UNDP and the rest of the international...it as soon as possible? During the famine tens of thousands of Sudanese people...
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The Challenges of Famine Relief: Emergency Operations in the Sudan

Book by Francis M. Deng, Larry Minear; Brookings Institution Press, 1992

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Drought Relief--Sudan, Droughts--Sudan, Famines--Sudan, Food Relief--Sudan

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...term: a rebuilding the physical strength of victims of drought, famine and conflict, meeting the special recovery needs of...pastoral and other productive capacities damaged by drought and sustaining improvements in transport and logistical...
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China: Land of Famine

Book by G. M. Wrigley, Walter H. Mallory; American Geographical Society, 1926

Subjects:

China--Famines

Collections: History, Entire Library

...POOR COMMUNICATIONS The worst famine that has occurred in China within...present inhabitants is the great drought famine of 1876-1879. During these three...of this famine was the protracted drought, the reason for the tremendous...
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Monitoring and Predicting Agricultural Drought: A Global Study

Book by Vijendra K. Boken, Arthur P. Cracknell, Ronald L. Heathcote; Oxford University Press, 2004

Subjects:

Climatic Changes, Drought Forecasting, Droughts, Meteorology, Agricultural--Remote Sensing

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possibility of drought, famine, starvation, or malnutrition...the world. Agricultural drought, defined and discussed...Because agricultural droughts recur in many parts of...involved in agricultural drought monitoring and mitigation...
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Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation

Book by Amartya Sen; Oxford University Press, 1982

Subjects:

Famines, Food Supply, Poverty, Starvation

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...MUKERJI K. 1965 , Agriculture, Famine and Rehabilitation in South Asia...Press. NASH V. 1900 , The Great Famine and Its Causes , London: Longmans...Ethiopia. NEWMAN J. L. 1975 , Drought, Famine and Population Movements in Africa...

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Journal Articles on: drought famine

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Interim Report: Review of Evidence of the Health Impact of Famine in Ethiopia

Journal article by A. Taye, D. Haile Mariam, V. Murray; Perspectives in Public Health, Vol. 130, 2010

Subjects:

Cattle, Communications networks, Drought, Famine, Females, Hospitals, Morbidity, Mortality, Rain

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...climatic conditions such as droughts have caused major fluctuations...century and the 1984/85 famine, there were over 20 reported famines. However, Pankhurst stated...detailed assessment of Ethiopian famines and epidemics impossible.3,4 (Table 1). Of the famine of 1888-1892, Pankhurst...including lack of rainfall, drought and hot weather, an infestation...
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The Importance of Pastoralists' Indigenous Coping Strategies for Planning Drought Management in the Arid Zone of Kenya (1)

Journal article by Gufu Oba; Nomadic Peoples, Vol. 5, 2001

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Droughts--Social aspects, Food supply--Management, Herders--Safety and security measures, Herders--Social aspects, Indigenous peoples--Safety and security measures, Indigenous peoples--Social aspects, Life skills--Research, Water resource management

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...with an analysis of drought perception and of the indigenous knowledge of drought mitigation. The Booran...recall several severe droughts and famine (Table 1) (6-8...expressed in the poem about famine by the Booran. However, since the effects of drought on people and the economy...differently. Regional droughts may be described by...
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Political Capital Deficits in Zimbabwean Famine: National and International Responsibility for Prevention Failure

Journal article by Cary Mcclelland; Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 59, 2006

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Amnesty International--Reports, Amnesty International--Services, Budget deficits--Analysis, Famines--Economic aspects, Famines--Zimbabwe, Sustainable development--Forecasts and trends, Zimbabwe--Economic aspects

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...triggered widespread drought conditions. However...production did not lead to famine." (21) In other...creating a "new variant famine," the effects of...intermingled crises of drought, health epidemic...to anticipate the famine that unfolded in...caused primarily by drought. Evidently there...
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Coding Famine: Famine Relief and the British Raj in Rudyard Kipling's "William the Conqueror"

Journal article by Sumangala Bhattacharya; CLIO, Vol. 36, 2007

Subjects:

Authors, English--Criticism and interpretation, Authors, English--Works, British Raj, 1858-1947--Portrayals, English writers--Criticism and interpretation, English writers--Works, Famines--Portrayals, Famines--United States, Food assistance--Portrayals, Food assistance--United States, Food relief--Portrayals, Food relief--United States, Kipling, Rudyard--Criticism and interpretation, Kipling, Rudyard--Works, William the Conqueror (Short fiction)--Criticism and interpretation

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...saved many lives in the great droughts which occurred in the last...famines and twentieth-century famine relief--optimistically entitled The Conquest of Famine (1974)--Aykroyd devotes...between a chapter on Indian famines from 300 AD to the 1940s and another chapter on the Bengal famine, stands as a literary inscription...famine is declared in large drought-stricken areas of South...
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Lillian M. Li. Fighting Famine in North China: State, Market, and Environmental Decline, 1690s-1990s

Journal article by Guanzhong James Wen; China Review International, Vol. 16, 2009

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Books--Book reviews, Fighting Famine in North China: State, Market, and Environmental Decline, 1690s-1990s (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

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...season results in lasting drought, harvest failure often follows...contributed to food shortage or famine during the long period from...toward water conservancy, famine relief, markets, and official...is far beyond the scope of famine research per se. Li does...following points. First, "famines in particular, and hunger...frequent floods, and severe droughts. That the increased grain...

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Magazine Articles on: drought famine

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Civil War and Renewed Drought Inaugurate Second Famine in Sudan

Magazine article by Jean N. Mainer; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. IX, January 1991

Subjects:

Civil war, Disasters, Famine, International, Politics, Sudan

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Civil War and Renewed Drought Inaugurate Second Famine in Sudan by Jean N. Mainer The...in Sudan where, as a terrible drought spreads across the country, its...has characterized the evolving drought as potentially catastrophic...
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Drought and Famine: What the Past Teaches Us to Fear Most about Global Climage Change

Magazine article by Dan Bouk; American Scholar, Vol. 77, Spring 2008

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations (Book)--Book reviews

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Drought and Famine: What the Past...on by sustained droughts almost everywhere...generation-long droughts. Even more than...should be wary of drought and famine: forces that would...spanning La Nina droughts, by planting a...insuring against drought, floods, and...
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Politics VS Climate Change: A Biting Drought, a Gruesome Famine, and a Gnawing Power-Rationing Schedule Are Some of the Harsh Effects of Climate Change Battering Kenya Today, Thanks in Part to Corruption and the Degeneration of the Mau Forest Complex, a Vital Ecosystem Serving Kenya and Neighbouring Countries. Wanjohi Kabukuru Reports from Nairobi

Magazine article by Wanjohi Kabukuru; New African, October 2009

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Forest reserves--Economic aspects, Kenya--Environmental policy, Odinga, Raila--Powers and duties, Political corruption--Control, Political corruption--Influence, Prime ministers--Powers and duties

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Politics VS Climate Change: A Biting Drought, a Gruesome Famine, and a Gnawing Power-Rationing Schedule Are Some of...circumstances have changed, thanks to climate change. Drought and food shortages have forced the country to revisit...
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Fighting the Famine

Magazine article by Zeeba Anarwala; Islamic Horizons, Vol. 40, November 2011

Subjects:

Drought, Famine, Humanitarian aid, Refugee camps, Somalia

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Fighting the Famine by Zeeba Anarwala THE SCENES ARE HORRENDOUS...lying on parched earth. The ongoing drought and famine in the Horn of Africa have affected...Mogadishu," Mehr says. Many of the famine victims have fled to Dadaab refugee...
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Drought - a Looming Tragedy: A Very Serious Food Shortage, Largely the Result of Drought and Poor Harvests, Is Threatening Millions in Southern Africa

Magazine article by Stephen Williams; African Business, July 2002

Subjects:

Africa, Droughts--Africa, Famines--Africa, Food supply--Africa, Natural disasters

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Drought - a Looming Tragedy: A Very...Shortage, Largely the Result of Drought and Poor Harvests, Is Threatening...again, the region is facing famine, with six countries in particular...imported into the region. Drought, and the failure of the regions...

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Newspaper Articles on: drought famine

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Drought Stirs Fears of Famine; U.S. Has 'High Hopes' Action Eases Southern African Crisis

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, June 6, 2002

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Drought stirs fears of famine; U.S. has high hopes action eases...THE WASHINGTON TIMES The specter of a drought-induced famine haunts much of southern...risk. Other reports suggest that the drought has spread westward to include Angola...
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THIS IS THE END OF THE WORLD.. AS WE KNOW IT; EXPERTS SPELL OUT THE DANGERS OF GLOBAL WARMING IN BIGGEST EVER CLIMATE REPORT Millions Face Death in Drought and Famine Islands and Coasts to Vanish under Rising Seas Cruel Storms to Get Stronger Every Winter but We Can Lessen the Damage by Acting Now

Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), February 3, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...REPORT Millions Face Death in Drought and Famine Islands and Coasts to Vanish...years of storms, floods, droughts, famines and heatwaves caused by rising...Poor countries crippled by drought will get even less rain...more hurricanes, terrible droughts and increased flooding
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Not Such a Dumbo; or How One 60-Year-Old Elephant Has Nurtured Her Herd through Droughts and Famines,births and Deaths

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 4, 2006

Subjects:

Photographers--Appreciation

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Has Nurtured Her Herd through Droughts and Famines,births and Deaths. Byline...personal crises as well as droughts and famines, building an extraordinary...Then, in 1991, a severe drought threatened the herd and Echo...
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Disasters Put Ugandans in Peril of Famine: Plant Virus Follows 10-Year Drought

Newspaper article by Geoff Tansey; The Washington Times, October 16, 1997

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Uganda

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Disasters put Ugandans in peril of famine: Plant virus follows 10-year drought by Geoff Tansey TORORO, Uganda...subcounty, in Tororo district in drought-stricken eastern Uganda...answer" he said. This year its drought. Last year it was floods that...
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Drought Leaves Africa Facing Fresh Famine

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), March 6, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Drought Leaves Africa Facing Fresh Famine. Byline: By Nick Foley Up to 11...Africa face starvation after the worst drought in 20 years hit the poverty stricken...of cattle herds have died in the drought, as aid agencies receive reports...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: drought famine

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Drought

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

DROUGHT abnormally long period of insufficient rainfall. Drought cannot be defined in terms...period. Since ancient times droughts have had far-reaching effects...humans, die of thirst and famine; large land areas often suffer...from dust storms or fire. Drought is thought by some to have...
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Sahel

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Sahel was afflicted by a prolonged and devastating drought that further reduced the regions normally meager water...rainfall and international relief efforts helped, drought and famine affected the Sahel again in the mid-1980s and early...
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KountchÉ, Seyni

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...suppressed all political activities. In the early years of his rule, he was forced to cope with a catastrophic drought and famine. He died in office. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with...
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India

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...and wheat have led to record harvests. The subsistence-level existence of village India, ever threatened by drought, flood, famine, and disease, has been somewhat alleviated by government agricultural modernization efforts, but although...
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Niger , Country, Africa

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...The country was severely affected by the Sahelian drought of 1968 75; much of its livestock died and crop...agriculture was hurt by a major locust outbreak and drought in 2004, leading to famine and a need for international food aid in 2005...

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