Broschiertes Buch

Mitigating Drought Impacts in Drylands

Quantifying the Potential for Strengthening Crop- And Livestock-Based Livelihoods

Herausgeber: Carfagna, Federica; Fallavier, Pierre; Cervigni, Raffaello

Beschreibung

Drylands account for three-quarters of Sub-Saharan Africa's cropland, two-thirds of cereal production, and four-fifths of livestock holdings. Today frequent and severe shocks, especially droughts, limit the livelihood opportunities available to millions of households and undermine efforts to eradicate poverty in the drylands. Prospects for sustainable development of drylands are assessed in this book through the lens of resilience, understood here to mean the ability of people to withstand and respond to droughts and other shocks.

Autor

The World Bank came into formal existence in 1945 following the international ratification of the Bretton Woods agreements. It is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. The organization's activities are focused on education, health, agriculture and rural development, environmental protection, establishing and enforcing regulations, infrastructure development, governance and legal institutions development. The World Bank is made up of two unique development institutions owned by its 185 Member Countries. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) focuses on middle income and creditworthy poor countries and the International Development Association (IDA), which focuses on the poorest countries in the world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: World Bank Publications
• Seitenzahl: 104
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 195g
• ISBN-13: 9781464812262
• ISBN-10: 1464812268
• Artikelnr.: 50987713