Crisis in the Horn of Africa: Measurement of Progress Towards Millennium Development Goals

José Antonio Rodriguez Martin (), Juan Dios Jiménez Aguilera, José María Martín Martín and José Antonio Salinas Fernández
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José Antonio Rodriguez Martin: University of Granada
Juan Dios Jiménez Aguilera: University of Granada
José María Martín Martín: International University of La Rioja
José Antonio Salinas Fernández: University of Granada

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2018, vol. 135, issue 2, No 4, 499-514

Abstract: Abstract The Horn of Africa is suffering from the worst food security emergency in the world today, and half of those in need are children. Due to the current economic crisis, the funding needed to cope with the severe food crises and droughts rarely seen in the region is being cutback. This article proposes a territorial measure of progress towards the millennium development goals (MDGs) in countries in the Horn of Africa. To develop this measure, we constructed an index using the Pena distance method for 2012, the latest year for which data are available. Our goal is to develop a synthetic indicator that allows us to evaluate the territorial disparities in these countries for the year studied relative to the degree (higher or lower) to which they have fulfilled the United Nations’ MDGs. The index contains information about various indicators of MDGs 1, 4, 6, and 7, enabling country-level classification and study of the impact of each variable of the synthetic indicator to determine the measures needed to prevent future humanitarian crises in the Horn of Africa.

Keywords: Horn of Africa; Humanitarian crisis; Millennium development goals; Pena distance method; Territorial disparities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F53 H51 I30 N37 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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