1968-1974 drought
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Capita Gross National Product Growth
Capita Income Growth Rates
Capita Project Costs
CARICOM State
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Central African Republic
CILSS
Club Du Sahel
Crop Protection Program
development strategies
disaster relief strategies
Drought Control
Dryland Agriculture
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Food Aid
food aid donations
foreign aid impact assessment
GNP Growth Rate
Highest Governmental Levels
Human Suffering
humanitarian intervention Africa
Import Growth Rates
international donor cooperation
Irrigated Agriculture Sector
Ivory Coast
Love Joy
National Committees
North South Cooperation
political economy development
regional vulnerability analysis
Sahel Governments
Sahelian food security
Sudano Sahelian Zone
Transportation Network
Water Extraction Systems
West African Rice Development Association
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- ISBN 9780367008543
- Weight: 770g
- Dimensions: 144 x 220mm
- Publication Date: 18 Sep 2018
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The 1968-1974 drought in the Sahel was an unprecedented catastrophe for the region, causing extensive crop failures, loss of human and animal populations, political instability, and the destruction of social and cultural structures. The response of the world to the catastrophe began with food aid donations from the Western nations and led to the formation of two cooperative organizations—Comité permanent Inter-états de Lutte contre la Sécheresse dans le Sahel (CILSS, formed by the Sahel states) and the Club du Sahel (formed by donors and the Sahel countries). These organizations have attempted to help the Sahel attain regional food self-sufficiency and to make the region less vulnerable to drought. The recent recurrence of drought in the last three years, however, raises questions about the wisdom and the suitability of the developmenet strategies being pursued and the impact of foreign aid. Dr. Somerville analyzes the successes and failures of the development strategies, aid to the region, and the efforts of Sahelians and donors in overcoming drought and underdevelopment.
The Hunter College Women's and Gender Studies Collective is made up of nine authors from various disciplines, all affiliated with Hunter's Women's Studies Department. The authors are: Linda Alcoff, Jacqueline Nassy Brown, Sarah Chinn, Florence Denmark, Dorothy O. Helly, Shirley Hune, Rupal Oza, Sarah B. Pomeroy, and Carolyn Somerville.
