dc.contributor.author	Hillier, Debbie	*
dc.contributor.author	Dempsey, Benedict	*
dc.date.accessioned	2012-01-17T10:52:42Z	en
dc.date.available	2012-01-17T10:52:42Z	en
dc.date.issued	2012-01-18
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-78077-034-5
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-78077-035-2
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-78077-039-0
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-78077-040-6
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-78077-041-3
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-78077-042-0
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10546/203389
dc.description	<p>More than 13 million people are still affected by the crisis in the Horn of Africa. There were clear early warning signs many months in advance, yet there was insufficient response until it was far too late. This briefing, published jointly by Oxfam and Save the Children, examines the factors that allowed a drought in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti to develop into a full-scale crisis of hunger and livelihoods, such that millions of people suffered and thousands died. Its main focus is the response of international aid system, although the ultimate importance of enhanced resilience for the communities themselves is recognised. Recommendations: A change in approach to chronic drought situations is needed: managing the risks, not the crisis. This means that the all actors – national governments, donors, NGOs, and the UN need to • act decisively on information from early warning systems and not wait for certainty before responding; • actively seek to reduce drought risk in all activities, ensuring that long-term development interventions increase resilience and adapt to the changing context; and • change organisational structures, invest in people and provide flexible funding in order to break down the divisions between humanitarian and development work.</p>	en_US
dc.format.extent	34	en_US
dc.language.iso	English	en_US
dc.language.iso	French	en_US
dc.language.iso	Spanish	en_US
dc.publisher	Oxfam International	en_US
dc.publisher	Save the Children	en_US
dc.relation.url	https://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/a-dangerous-delay-the-cost-of-late-response-to-early-warnings-in-the-2011-droug-203389
dc.subject	Trade
dc.title	A Dangerous Delay: The cost of late response to early warnings in the 2011 drought in the Horn of Africa	en_US
dc.type	Briefing paper	en_US
oxfam.signoff.status	For public use. Can be shared outside Oxfam.	en_US
oxfam.subject.country	Djibouti	en_US
oxfam.subject.country	Ethiopia	en_US
oxfam.subject.country	Kenya	en_US
oxfam.subject.country	Somalia	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	Aid effectiveness	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	Drought	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	Pastoralism	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	Food security	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	Early warning system	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	Disaster risk management	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	Disaster risk reduction	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	DRR	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	Humanitarian practice	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	Conflict	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	Disasters	en_US
dc.year.issuedate	2012	en_US

A Dangerous Delay: The cost of late response to early warnings in the 2011 drought in the Horn of Africa

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