Highlights The production of the 2020 main season crops benefitted from expanded planting, which mostly offset yield losses due to floods and storms in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Production prospects for the 2020/21 minor early season winter/spring crops, for harvest [...]

Against the background of fast expanding trade and a surge in food import bills, which has come to characterise much of the developments shaping global food markets in 2020/21, early forecasts for 2021/22 point to resilient food trade and a [...]

Highlights Drought affected rainfed areas in northern parts of Iraq. Widespread crop failure in Ninewa Governorate and halved production in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Decreased cereal production expected to cause loss of income, soaring feed prices and increased import requirements. 

This practice explains what a dzud is, the condition, and the impact of dzud events on local herding communities in Mongolia. It further highlights the importance of Early Warning Anticipatory Action (EWAA) systems to anticipate and mitigate dzuds' impacts and [...]

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre's (IDMC) Global Report on Internal Displacement is the official repository of data and analysis on internal displacement. This year's GRID discusses the relationship between climate change, disasters and displacement, and presents good practices from across the [...]