Eroding Local Capacity - Paperbackby Juma Suhrke (Author), Monica Kathina Juma (Editor), Astri Suhrke (Editor) Eroding Local Capacity is a critical examination of the interplay between international and local actors operating in the humanitarian arena in Africa. All sides emphasise the need to build local capacity for humanitarian action, yet the results have not been substantial. Even long term, semi permanent emergencies have generated little local capacity to assist and protect the