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Confronting Drought in Africa’s Drylands : Opportunities for Enhancing Resilience

resilience vulnerability social protection disaster risk management poverty impact drylands economic shocks climate change livestock food security trade promotion rainfed crops
978-1-4648-0817-3 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23576
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Washington, DC: World Bank; and Agence Française de Développement
Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa
Cervigni, Raffaello | Morris, Michael
2016-01-06T23:07:57Z | 2016-01-06T23:07:57Z | 2016-05-02

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.

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