Linking Relief and Development
A Case Study of Botswana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11470233 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margaret Buchanan‐smith, Margaret Buchanan-Smith, Gabolekwe Tlogelang |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 55-64 |
| Publication date | 1994-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | IDS Bulletin (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-5012 • E-ISSN: 1759-5436 |
| Publisher | Institute of Development Studies (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1759-5436.1994.mp25004008.x |
| OpenAlex | W1980604455 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
Botswana has been held up as a success story for the performance of its drought relief programme during the 1980s'. Whilst famine swept through so many other African countries during the widespread drought of the mid 1980s, Botswana stood out for its achievement in preventing famine. The country suffered from a prolonged and severe drought from 1981/82 to 1987/88. But there was no significant evidence of starvation deaths nor distress migration. Nutritional status deteriorated, but was contained. This is widely attributed to the timely and adequate provision of drought relief. All the more remarkable in Botswana's case was its ability to respond to the drought using domestic resources. Although it did receive food aid, most of the relief programme was nationally funded. In the categorization of emergencies, Botswana has suffered from slow onset drought emergencies, but unlike a number of other African countries it has not been affected by war
Agricultural development · Agriculture · Economic growth · Economics · Famine · Geography · Humanities · Political science · Poverty · Land Rights and Reforms · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |