Drought and Vulnerability - A review of context, capacity and appropriate interventions with respect to drought and the problem of acute malnutrition in the Sahel Region of West Africa

Author(s)
Poulsen, L., Michael, M. and N.Pearson.
Publication language
English
Pages
100pp
Date published
01 Feb 2007
Type
Programme/project reviews
Keywords
Development & humanitarian aid, Disasters, Drought, Food and nutrition, Nutrition
Countries
Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger
Organisations
European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO)
Link
http://ec.europa.eu/echo/files/policies/evaluation/2007/west_africa_sahel.pdf

Objectives: To provide basic input for DG ECHO's future strategy in the Sahel and a set of Operational Guidelines to assist DG ECHO in developing a strategy to reduce acute malnutrition, to promote food security and to support drought risk management in the Sahel region in West Africa.