Intergrating agricultural production with agroforestry to build resilience during heat wave season in Ch’ortí region
28/03/2017
The rural population in the Eastern dry corridor of Guatemala is highly vulnerable to food insecurity. This territory, consisting of seven departments, has the highest population density and the highest rates of absolute poverty. Within these seven departments is the [...]
Stakeholders’ sensitization on the Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis II (RIMA-II) model in Kenya
15/03/2017
Measuring the resilience capacity of people to food insecurity and other shocks as well as the effectiveness of FAO’s resilience interventions has been a significant activity of the Organization since 2008. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [...]
January – March 2017
09/03/2017
The Global Early Warning – Early Action (EWEA) report is part of FAO’s EWEA system, which translates forecasts and early warnings into anticipatory action. EWEA enables FAO to act early before disasters have happened and to mitigate or even prevent [...]
Promoting women’s empowerment and improving nutrition for vulnerable households through an integrated approach
19/02/2017
In Mali, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is implementing the “Caisses de Résilience” approach with a strong focus on nutrition to support 3 000 vulnerable households in 64 villages in the Mopti region (district of [...]
Djibouti 15-16 February 2017
15/02/2017
The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MENSUR) of Djibouti organized, in partnership with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), FAO, UNDP, UNESCO, WFP, The European Union, the University of Djibouti and the Centre for Study and Research in [...]