New ESSP Publication: ESSP Research Note 23
New ESSP Publication: ‘Enhancing Resilience in the Horn of Africa. An Exploration into Alternative Investment Options’
ESSP Working Paper 48 "Enhancing Resilience in the Horn of Africa. An Exploration into Alternative Investment Options" by Derek Headey, Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, and Liangzhi You. Abstract: The most recent (2010–2011) drought in the arid and semiarid lowlands (ASAL) of the Horn of Africa has rendered over 13 million people in need of food, and […]
Déjà Vu in the Horn of Africa
In lowland areas of the Horn of Africa, droughts and floods are frequent events, but the scale of the 2011 food emergency was somewhat unusual. Why is the region seemingly more vulnerable now than it has been in the past? How can development efforts be improved to render the people who live and work in the Horn more resilient to the next emergency? The answers to these questions are complex.