Drought: We know what to do, why don't we do it?

Opinion Piece
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byNew Humanitarian

Abstract

The 20 million people struggling to survive a scorching drought in the Horn of Africa are victims not only of a climate crisis but of the failings of governments and humanitarians to heed the lessons from earlier disasters.

Citation

Roba, G.M. 2022. Drought: We know what to do, why don't we do it? New Humanitarian, 8 August 2022

Authors

  • Roba, Guyo Malicha

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