Can Democracy Contribute to Prevent Famines in Dry Lands Africa?
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It can be observed that the environmental focus on the climate change debate has ignored contribution of political factors in preventing famines. The question arises why famines occur much more frequently in some dry land areas than in others need to be answered satisfactorily. Can democracy contribute to prevent famines in dry land areas with adversely affected by climate change? As famine is not only the result of climate change, but it has a political aspect.
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