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Food insecurity continues to be prevalent in parts of Africa. In December 2015, there were approximately 21.6 million food insecure people in the Horn and East Africa. Climate change is likely to exacerbate current volatility of agricultural production and lead to further food insecurity. Whilst the academic literature has acknowledged the complexity of food insecurity and systems, it is not clear to what extent this has been translated into practice. We argue that there is a tendency to explain complex failures of food systems as ‘droughts’, with insufficient attention paid to other drivers. We analyse humanitarian documents and climate outlook statements in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia and assess how these are reflected in the humanitarian responses to food insecurity in the region by analysing the financing of humanitarian operations. Our findings indicate that the continued evolution in understanding the complex causes of food insecurity and attempts to move away from emergency relief to a more sophisticated approach has not translated into an observable change in humanitarian responses. The reasons behind this persistence of short-term relief, which is being justified with reference to climatic factors, mainly drought, would warrant further research into the decision-making process that triggers humanitarian responses.

List of abbreviations: ACF: Action Contre le Faim; DCM: Drought Cycle Management; DEC: Disaster Emergency Committee; ECHO: European Commission Humanitarian Office; EU: European Union; EWS: Early Warning System; FAO: Food and Agricultural Organization; FEWSNET: Famine Early Warning System Network; FSNAU: Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit; FTS: Financial Tracking Service; GHACOF: Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum; GIEWS: Global Information and Early Warning System; IASC: Inter Agency Standing Committee; ICPAC: IGAD Climate Application and Prediction Centre; IFRC: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; IGAD: Inter-Governmental Authority on Development; IPCC: International Panel for Climate Change; LEWS: Livestock Early Warning System; ODI: Overseas Development Initiative; PASDEP: Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to Eradicate Poverty; PSNP: Productive Safety Net Programme; UNDRO: United Nations Disaster Relief Office; UNISDR: United Nations International; UN OCHA: United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; USAID: United States Agency for International Development; WFP: World Food Programme  相似文献   

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BOOK REVIEWS     
《Disasters》1991,15(2):203-207
Book reviewed in this article:
Disaster Mitigation: A Community Based Approach , by Andrew Maskrey. Oxfam
The Threatening Desert: Controlling Desertification , by Alan Grainger
Rising from the Ashes: Development Strategies in Times of Disaster , by Mary B. Anderson and Peter J. Woodrow
Disaster Management for Libraries: Planning and Process , by Claire England and Karen Evans
Rural Communities Under Stress: Peasant Farmers and the State in Africa , by Jonathan Barker
Bangladesh: the Strength to Succeed , by Jim Monan  相似文献   

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Book Reviews     
《Disasters》1993,17(1):85-92
Book reviewed in this article:
The Political Economy of Hunger. Volume I: Entitlement and Wellbeing. Volume 11: Famine Prevention. Volume III: Endemic Hunger, edited by Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen
Surviving Drought and Development: Ariaal Pastoralists of Northern Kenya, by Elliot Fratkin
Hazard Management and Emergency Planning: Perspectives on Britain, edited by Dennis J. Parker and John W. Handmer, James and James Science Publishers Ltd
Resettlement and Famine in Ethiopia: The Villagers' Experience by Alula Pankhurst.
Restoring the Land: Environment and Change in Post-Apartheid South Africa , edited by Mamphela Ramphele with Chris McDowell  相似文献   

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Book Reviews     
《Disasters》1978,2(4):269-277
Book reviewed in this article:
OXFAM FIELD DIRECTORS HANDBOOK 1976: GENERAL POLICIES
OXFAM FIELD DIRECTORS HANDBOOK 1976: AGRICULTURE
OXFAM FIELD DIRECTORS HANDBOOK 1976: MEDICAL GUIDELINES
OXFAM FIELD DIRECTORS HANDBOOK 1976: SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
OXFAM FIELD DIRECTORS HANDBOOK 1976: HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMMES
OXFAM FIELD DIRECTORS HANDBOOK 1976: EMERGENCY PROGRAMMES
DAY OF DISASTER by Katie Funk Wiebe
LOW-COST TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS FOR SANITATION A STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEW and ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY by Witold Rybczynski, Chongrak Polprasert and Michael McGarry
GUATEMALA UNNATURAL DISASTER by Roger Plant  相似文献   

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BOOK REVIEWS     
《Disasters》1985,9(4):301-306
Book reviewed in this article:
Subject to Famine: Food Crises and Economic Change in Western India, 1860–1920
Why They Did Not Starve: Biocnltural Adaptation in a South Indian Village
Ethiopia: The Challenge of Hunger
The Economics of Bushfires: The South Australian Experience
Victims of the Environment: Loss from Natural Hazards in the United States 1970–1980
Medical Laboratory Manual for Tropical Countries  相似文献   

6.
Book Reviews     
《Disasters》1980,4(1):113-119
Book reviewed in this article:
HUNGER and DISEASE: STUDIES BY THE JEWISH PHYSICIANS IN THE WARSA W GHETTO:Myron Winick, John Yudkin
BOTSWANA SOCIETY(1979) SYMPOSWM ON DROUGHT IN BOTSWANA:Randall Baker
SANITA TION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:Ken Grant
EARTHSHOCK
AUXILIARIES IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE:Christine Hogg
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WASHINGTON, D.C.
THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE  相似文献   

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Book Reviews     
《Disasters》1980,4(2):251-252
Book reviewed in this article:
THE BENEFITS OF FLOOD ALLEVIA TION A MANUAL OF ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES:by Edmund C. Penning Rowsell and John B. Chatterton
NATURAL HAZARDS and DISASTERS: A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BEHA VIOURAL LITERA TURE:by John R. Gold  相似文献   

8.
Book Reviews     
《Disasters》2000,23(4):80-85
Books reviewed:
John Twigg and Mihir R. Bhatt, eds, Understanding Vulnerability
Joachim von Braun, Tesfaye Teklu and Patrick Webb, Famine in Africa: Causes, Responses, and Prevention
C. Emdad Haque, Hazrads in a Fickle Environment: Bangladesh
Walter Gillis Peacock, Betty Hearn Morrow and Hugh Gladwin, eds, Population and Food: Global Trends and Future Prospects
Roy Gutman and David Rieff, eds, Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know  相似文献   

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BOOK REVIEWS     
《Disasters》1990,14(3):282-289
Book reviewed in this article:
Famine that Kills, by A. de Waal.
The Greening of Aid: Sustainable Livelihoods in Practice edited by: Czech Conroy and Miles Litvinoff.
Manual of Disaster Medicine: Civilian and Military, by N.D. Reis and E. Dolev.  相似文献   

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BOOK REVIEWS     
《Disasters》1996,20(1):83-91
Book reviewed in this article:
The World's Savannas: Economic Driving Forces, Ecological Constraints and Policy Options for Sustainable Land Use , edited by M.D. Young and O.T. Solbrig.
Policies for a Small Planet: From the International Institute for Environment and Development , edited by Johan Holmberg with a Foreword by Sir Crispin Tickell.
Grassroots Environmental Action: Peoples participation in sustainable development , edited by Dharam Ghai and Jessica M. Vivian.
Civil Disasters: The Role of Public Libraries following a Crisis in the Community , researched by Marilyn Dover and edited by Sylvia Simmons.
Living Conditions, Disasters, and Development: An Approach to Cross-Cultural Comparisons , by Frederick L. Bates and Walter Peacock.
The Role of Indigenous Range Management Knowledge for Desertification Control in Northern Kenya , by Gufu Oba.
More People, Less Erosion: Environmental Recovery in Kenya , by Mary Tiffen, Michael Mortimore and Francis Gichuki.  相似文献   

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BOOK REVIEWS     
《Disasters》1983,7(3):228-234
Book reviewed in this article:
Borrowers and Lenders: Rural Financial Markets and Institutions in Developing Countries edited by J. Howell.
The Human Impact: Man's Role in Environmental Change by Andrew Goudie.
Disasters and Reconstruction: The Friuli (Italy) Earthquake of 1976 by Robert Geipel.
Tropical Cyclone 'Isaac': Cyclonic Impact in the Context of the Society and Economy of the Kingdom of Tonga by J. Oliver and G.F. Reardon.
Manual on the Rights and Duties of Medical Personnel in Armed Conflicts by Dr. Alma Baccino-Astrada  相似文献   

12.
Book Reviews     
《Disasters》2001,25(2):181-183
Books reviewed:
Rutherford H., Platt et al. Disasters and Democracy: The Politics of Extreme Natural Events
S., Suri Orissa Disaster: Agony of the Living  相似文献   

13.
Varela E  Koustouki V  Davos CH  Eleni K 《Disasters》2008,32(2):280-291
One year after the 7 September 1999 earthquake in Athens, Greece, we investigated the psychological consequences among 305 individuals (71 per cent female) residing in the settlements of Ano Liosia Municipality. Adaptability was difficult (63 per cent) due to limited space (50 per cent). Insecurity feelings were predictive of difficult adaptability (chi2= 29.8, p<0.0001) and were common (63 per cent) among married subjects, independent of age (chi2= 5.0, odds ratio (OR): 0.49, 95 per cent confidence interval (CI): 0.26-0.90). Eighty per cent expressed stress feelings, mainly nervousness/tension (60 per cent). Adaptability (chi2= 5.3, OR: 0.5, 95 per cent CI: 0.27-0.9), age (chi2= 6.5, OR: 1.03, 95 per cent CI: 1.01-1.06), and female gender (chi2= 4.7, OR: 0.48, 95 per cent CI: 0.25-0.90) were independent predictors of stress feelings. The majority (55 percent) developed sleep disorders, chiefly insomnia (60 percent). Adaptability problems were the only predictor of sleep disorders (chi2= 6.4, OR: 0.5, 95 per cent CI: 0.33-0.87). Psychiatric medication use increased after the earthquake.  相似文献   

14.
Book Reviews     
《Disasters》1991,15(1):85-89
Book reviewed in this article:
Disaster-Resistant Construction for Traditional Bush Houses: A Handbook of Guidelines , by Charles Boyle
Nuclear Risk Analysis in Comparative Perspective: The Impacts of Large-scale Risk Assessment in Five Countries , edited by Roger E. Kasperson and Jeanne X. Kasperson
The Chernobyl Accident and its Implications for the United Kingdom (Watt Committee on Energy Report No. 19), edited by Norman Worley and Jeffrey Lewins
Flight and Integration: Causes of Mass Exodus from Ethiopia and Problems of Integration in the Sudan , by Melkuria Bulcha
Drought Relief in Ethiopia: A practical guide for planning and management of feeding programmes , compiled by Judith Appleton  相似文献   

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BOOK REVIEWS     
《Disasters》1995,19(1):80-83
Book reviewed in this article:
Refugee Women: A Review (S.F. Martin)
Population Movements and the Third World (Mike Parnwell)Routledge, London
Mitigating Natural Disasters: Phenomena, Effects and Options. United Nations, New York
Les Tropiques: Terres de Risques et de Violences, by Jean Gallais. Armand Colin Editeur (Collection U. S6rie G6ographie)  相似文献   

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Book Reviews     
《Disasters》1998,22(2):176-184
Yasemin Aysan, Andrew Clayton, Alistair Cory, Ian Davis and David Sanderson. Developing Building for Safety Programmes: Guidelines for Organizing Safe Building Improvement Programmes in Disaster-prone Areas
Y. Danieli, N.S. Rodley and L. Weisaeth. . International Responses to Traumatic Stress. Humanitarian, Human Rights, Justice, Peace and Development Contributions, Collaborative Actions and Future Initiatives
Sharon Hutchinson. Nuer Dilemmas: Coping with Money, War and the State
Michael Edwards and David Hulme. Non-Governmental Organisations Performance and Accountability: Beyond the Magic Bullet
Thomas E. Drabek. Disaster Evacuation Behavior: Tourists and Other Transients.
Jeremy Armon and Andy Carl. Accord–An International Review of Peace Initiatives: The Liberian Peace Process, 1990–1996
Peter J. May. Environmental Management and Governance: Intergovernmental Approaches to Hazards and Sustainability  相似文献   

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BOOK REVIEWS     
《Disasters》1990,14(2):180-185
Book reviewed in this article:
The Ecology of Survival: Case Studies from Northeast African History , edited by D. Johnson and D. Anderson.
Vulnerability: How the poor cope, Edited by Robert Chambers.
Cities under water: Ten cities' Efforts to Manage Floodplain Land Use, by Raymond J. Birby.
Laser Holography in Geophysics, edited by Shuzo Takemoto.  相似文献   

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BOOK REVIEWS     
《Disasters》1992,16(2):189-193
Book reviewed in this article:
Chernobyl: Law and Communication. Transboundary Nuclear Air Pollution – The Legal Materials , edited by Philippe Sands.
At the Desert's Edge: Oral Histories from the Sahel , edited by Nigel Cross and Rhiannon Barker.
Famine and Survival Strategies: A Case Study from Northeast Ethiopia , by Dessalegn Rahmato.
Multilingual Dictionary of Disaster Medicine and International Relief by S. W. A. Gunn.  相似文献   

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BOOK REVIEWS     
《Disasters》1985,9(3):224-232
Book reviewed in this article:
Earthquake Mitigation Policy: The Experience of Two States
Shelter After Disaster
Appropriate Technology for Water Supply and Sanitation: Meeting the Needs of the Poor for Water Supply and Waste Disposal
1. Survival Strategies For and By Camp Refugees
2. Sustaining Afghan Refugees in Pakistan
3. Afghan Refugees in Pakistan: From Emergency Towards Self Reliance
International Humanitarian Assistance - Disaster Relief Actions in International Law and Organization
Warning and Response to the Mount St. Helen's Eruption  相似文献   

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Book Reviews     
《Disasters》2000,24(1):80-85
Books reviewed: John Twigg and Mihir R. Bhatt, eds, Understanding Vulnerability Joachim von Braun, Tesfaye Teklu and Patrick Webb, Famine in Africa: Causes, Responses, and Prevention C. Emdad Haque, Hazrads in a Fickle Environment: Bangladesh Walter Gillis Peacock, Betty Hearn Morrow and Hugh Gladwin, eds, Population and Food: Global Trends and Future Prospects Roy Gutman and David Rieff, eds, Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know  相似文献   

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