Introduction. Climate change projections indicate that droughts will become more intense in
the 21 century in some areas of the world. The El Niño Southern Oscillation is associated …

Recognition of the need for evidence-based interventions to help to improve the
effectiveness and efficiency of humanitarian responses has been increasing. However, little …

The world almost conquered famine. Until the 1980s, this scourge killed ten million people
every decade, but by early 2000s mass starvation had all but disappeared. Today, famines …

Children are disproportionately affected by disasters, in both the long and short term,
particularly in developing countries. Children in rural areas face the most adversity since …

Climate change is likely to worsen the food security situation through its impact on food
production, which may indirectly affect fertility behaviour. This study examines the direct and …

ABSTRACT Background Both the World Health Organization and the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change project that malnutrition will be the greatest contributor to climate …

Background Droughts affect around 52 million people globally each year, a figure that is
likely to increase under climate change. Objectives To assess the strength of empirical …

Malnutrition is one of the most important early life shocks that have lasting effects on health.
An often neglected cause of malnutrition and hidden hunger is high food inflation …

Objective To estimate the prevalence of childhood wasting and to investigate the effects of
drought and conflict on wasting in crisis-affected areas within Ethiopia. Methods We …

The Oromia regional state is significantly vulnerable to the impacts of drought. The majority
of the population of the region is involved in agricultural and pastoral activities for their …