Development, Drought, and Famine in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia

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Title:	Development, Drought, and Famine in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia
Author:	Kloos, Helmut
Year:	1982
Periodical:	African Studies Review
Volume:	25
Issue:	4
Period:	December
Pages:	21-48
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Ethiopia
Subjects:	political economy famine droughts Drought and Desertification Development and Technology Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) Health and Nutrition
External link:	https://www.jstor.org/stable/524399
Abstract:	It is becoming increasingly clear that drought and famine do not always reflect cause-effect relationships and that the two may coexist independently and often become linked only through politico-economic conditions. The objective of this paper is to examine the interaction of physico-environmental and politico-economic factors contributing to the recurrence of drought since 1973 in the Awash Valley, where four pastoralist groups live, the Afar, Kereyu, Arsi and Jile Oromo. Sections: the Awash Valley and its indigenous population - development and drought in the Awash Valley - rainfall and river flooding - morbidity and mortality - responses to drought and famine. Fig. map, notes, ref.