By: Andrew Noble, Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute Asia Centre, Thailand Publicly owned and managed large-scale irrigation systems (LSIS) dominate the Middle East, West and South Asian countries. LSIS globally comprise 130 million ha out of a total global irrigated area of 320 million ha, not an insignificant asset and investment. The estimated annual economic value with […]
Established in 2014 and managed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the Arab Food and Nutrition Security (AFNS) Blog seeks to disseminate policy-relevant discussions and insights from experts working on food and nutrition security in the MENA region.
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What Does Food Have to do With Security?
December 18, 2017 By: Anders Jägerskog, Senior Water Resources Management Specialist at the World Bank, and Associate Professor in Peace and Development at Gothenburg University Food security may not seem a priority during current conflicts, but it is critical that the region seize opportunities to make better use of scarce water resources to address a longer-term […]
Climate Change Policy in MENA after Paris
December 10, 2017 By: Mustafa Babiker, Economist at the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran Share URL The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is a diverse region characterized by fragile ecosystems and high dependency on hydrocarbon resources. This makes the region vulnerable to both the physical effects of climate change and the socioeconomic effects of measures […]
How Can Agriculture Contribute to Economic Development in the MENA Region?
December 05, 2017 By: José Luis Figueroa, Associate Research Fellow, IFPRI Share URL The recent political events in the Middle East have centered the attention of policy makers and stakeholders on efforts to promote stability in the region. However, long-term stability is unlikely to be achieved without sensible improvements in standards of living of the population, especially the poor. Reforms […]
IFAD – Universities win-win partnership grant opportunity: unlocking the analytical potential of Master’s students for better IFAD projects
November 07, 2017 By: Francesca Romana Borgia, Consultant - Policy and Technical Advisory Division, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Share URL Documenting good practices, gathering data, updating baselines, and analysing documents are great ways of deepening the knowledge and performance of IFAD operations, but often projects lack time and the time and resources to do […]
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