Drought and Sub-Saharan African Economies
Droughts are frequent and severe in many countries of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and have a devastating impact on their peoples and economies. The extreme vulnerability to rainfall in the arid and semiarid areas of the continent and the poor capacity...
Main Authors: | Benson, Charlotte, Clay, Edward |
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Format: | Brief |
Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/09/12892952/drought-sub-saharan-african-economies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9884 |
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