Humans diverge from most mammals, including nonhuman primates, by depositing
significant quantities of body fat in utero and are consequently one of the fattest species on …

Background Communicable diseases are a major concern during complex humanitarian
emergencies (CHEs). Descriptions of risk factors for outbreaks are often non-specific and not …

Drought draws together contributions from over 75 leading international researchers in the
field to present the most comprehensive body of research on the physical and social …

This comprehensive overview of the literature on children and disasters argues that scholars
and practitioners should more carefully consider the experiences of children themselves. As …

In recent years, the world has watched in horror as tsunamis, earthquakes, and hurricanes
have wrought havoc across countries and continents. While these events have different …

Twenty years after Poverty and Famines elaborated the entitlement approach as an
innovative and holistic approach to famine analysis, debates about some of its fundamental …

More than 70 million people died in famines during the 20th century. This paper compiles
excess mortality estimates from over 30 major famines and assesses the success of some …

Major advances have been made during the past decade in the way the international
community responds to the health and nutrition consequences of complex emergencies. The …

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

SOME DOUBTFUL STARTING points for the analysis of famine can easily get embedded in
its definition. Common usage allows two distinct definitions. One is that famine entails an …