Dan Maxwell, Nisar Majid, Guhad Adan, Khalif Abdirahman, and Janet Kim published their article “Facing famine: Somali experiences in the famine of 2011” in Food Policy journal December 2016 issue.

Highlights from the article are:

• Somalia experienced the worst famine of the twenty-first century in 2011.
• People’s ability to cope with the famine depended on diversification, mobility and flexibility.
• People’s social connections were instrumental in how well they coped with the famine.
• Social networks functioned differently in famine—and were not always able to sustain members.
• Understanding social connectedness will improve famine prevention and response.

The article is available here.