Because of the threat to food security and vulnerability resulting from water scarcity in certain parts of the world, there is an increasing tendency to migration. Populations seek to move away from water scarce regions towards areas perceived to be [...]

Banana Bunchy Top Disease (BBTD) caused by the virus named Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) is listed among the world’s worst 100 invasive species. The disease is transmitted by the banana aphid Pentalonia nigronervosa and through infected propagation materials. BBTD is [...]

Scaling up of Adaptation in the Agricultural Sectors (SAAS) Module 1: Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in the agricultural sectors Webinar 6: Potential for EbA to build agricultural livelihood resilience in Dryland Ecosystems Date: Thursday, August 9th, 14:00-15:30 CEST (UTC +2) Dryland systems are the agro-ecosystems [...]

The quarterly Early Warning Early Action report on food security and agriculture monitors situations at risk for potential disasters and adverse impacts on food security and agriculture. Risks are categorized according to their potential consequence as either “high risk” or “on watch” so [...]

Funded through the generous support of the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Resilience Evaluation, Analysis and Learning (REAL) Award, the Resilience in Action Series aims to bring the practitioner community one step close to bridging this gap between theory [...]