Citation

Stephen L, Downing TE. Disasters 2001; 25(2): 113-135.

Affiliation

Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford. linda.stephen@geog.ox.ac.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11434232

Abstract

This paper introduces broad concepts of vulnerability, food security and famine. It argues that the concepts and theories driving development and implementation of vulnerability assessment tools are related to their utility. The review concludes that socio-geographic scale is a key issue, and challenge. It analyses three vulnerability assessment (VA) methods, using Ethiopia as a case study. Facing the challenges of vulnerability assessment and early warning requires providing accurate information at the required scale, useful for multiple decision-makers within realistic institutional capacities.

Language: en