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The Drought in southern Africa - and how REWS enabled timely management

Year of publication 1993

Author Masundire, R.T.;Office of Assistant Director-General

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The Project Coordinator of the FAO project "SADC Regional Early Warning Unit" describes the magnitude of last year's drought in Southern Africa. The project's early warnings of crop failure alerted donors and member-countries of SADC, prevented famine and facilitated drought management.

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