Journal Abstracts is an annotated list of a selection of journals received and abstracted by the centre. These abstracts are not included in INFOrecent . The journal and INFOrecent will continue to be distributed in hard copy. The updates of emergency management seminars and conferences are produced monthly and incorporated into the larger data base located on the AEMI home page, which includes a search engine. NDM recently announced its first call for papers to be included in the document, along with a tentative outline of the volume's contents.
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25 Years After the Great Drought - Assessing Progress, Setting a New Agenda. It is now 25 years since the major droughts of the 1970s struck the Sahel region of West Africa. Their impacts were not uniform, for the region has a great diversity of soils, climates, livelihood systems, and ethnic groups. For many, these droughts are an especially grim historical marker, given their disturbing effects on food supply and human welfare in this semi-arid region so dependent on rainfall. They also marked the beginning of profound post-colonial economic and political reforms, as well as widespread international development assistance to the Sahelian nation states.