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   Risk and vulnerability in Ethiopia: learning from the past, responding to the present, preparing for the future

   January, 2003

   Ethiopia, Sub-Saharan Africa

   Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism

   Land & Food Security

   food security

   poverty

   pastoralists

   This paper aims to learn from the household survival strategies in Ethiopia that have evolved to manage diverse disaster hazards with a view that such strategies can inform more effective disaster preparedness, relief, recovery and prevention, policies and interventions.This report describes the systems that are in place that are designed for the early detection of crisis, the nature of humanitarian responses these systems have induced, and the outlook for the coming year.Recommendations arising from the research include:early warning/monitoring information systems need to operate independe