Band Aids and Beyond: Tackling disasters in Ethiopia 25 years after the famine

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Author(s)
Martlew, Nick
Publication date
2009-10-22
Subject
Aid
Conflict and disasters
Keywords
Aid effectiveness
Disaster risk reduction
DRR
Conflict
Disasters
Country
Ethiopia

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam International
Document type
Briefing paper
Description
In 1984, a massive humanitarian operation was launched in response to famine in Ethiopia. Thousands of lives were saved. Twenty-five years on, as droughts become dangerously common, we have to look beyond the traditional 'band-aid' responses. For Ethiopians it is more sustainable and dignified to identify and tackle the risk of disaster rather than simply waiting for disaster to strike. This approach is also a more cost-effective way for Northern countries to meet their responsibilities. However, Disaster Risk Management remains small-scale. This has to change. Ethiopians on the frontline of climate change cannot wait another 25 years for common sense to become common practice.
Pages
22
ISBN
978-1-84814-229-9
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/114089
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