The drought and food crisis in the Horn of Africa : impacts and proposed policy responses for Kenya (English)

As the world begins to feel the effects of climate change, the frequency of droughts is increasing in the Horn of Africa. In Kenya, the drought and food crisis affect welfare through two main channels. The first channel is the increased mortality of livestock in drought-affected areas, which are home to 10 percent of the country's population. The second channel is by exacerbating increases in food prices, which are largely driven by worldwide price...
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Demombynes,Gabriel; Kiringai,Jane Wangui.

The drought and food crisis in the Horn of Africa : impacts and proposed policy responses for Kenya (English). Economic premise ; no. 71 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/539451468202815866

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