Author Interviews, Global Health, Nature / 18.08.2021
Violence and War Eclipse Drought As Major Source of Food in Africa
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Dr. Weston B Anderson PhD
Postdoctoral Reasearch Scientist
International Research Institute for Climate and Society
The Earth Institute
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: We find that while drought continues to be a consistent trigger of food crises in Sub-Saharan Africa, protracted conflict has become relatively more important over the last decade.
We furthermore find that pastoral livelihoods have taken longer to return to food secure conditions following droughts as compared to agricultural livelihoods.
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