Famine Averted: The United States Government Response to the 1991/92 Southern Africa Drought

Author(s)
Callihan, D., Eriksen, J. and Herrick A. B.
Publication language
English
Pages
105pp
Date published
01 Jan 1994
Publisher
Management Systems International
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Food and nutrition, Logistics, Disasters, Needs assessment
Countries
Zimbabwe, Zambia, Swaziland, South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, Malawi, Lesotho, Botswana
Organisations
USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA)

Objectives: Synthesis the detailed findings, conclusions and recommendations from the 9 country drought evaluation reports, present lessons learned relevant to future food shortage emergency responses.

Comments: The synthesis also contains a country-by-country summary of relief strategies and effectiveness and an annex examining the relief role played by USAID/Washington and selected multilateral agencies. order number: PD-ABI-803