October 21, 2015 By: Clemens Bresinger (Sr. Research Fellow - IFPRI) and Jean-Francois Maystadt (Sr. Lecturer - Lancaster University) Share URL Despite the huge attention that the hundreds of thousands of refugees crossing the European borders is attracting, the overwhelming majority of refugees is still hosted by developing countries. In fact, all Arab countries combined hosted […]
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Regional Consultation on the Middle East and North Africa Held as Part of the Event on ‘Rural Regions’ at MilanExpo
October 14, 2015 By: Cross posted from the GCARD3 Website Share URL The Global Conference on Agricultural Research and Development (GCARD3) took the opportunity of the event ‘Rural communities, No longer left behind: Rural and regional development in the South and North Mediterranean and the new Neighborhood Policy’ held October 4-6, 2015 in the ExpoMilan to […]
The Climate Nexus Initiative: Addressing Food Security, Water Scarcity and Social Vulnerability to Build Resilience in the Arab Region
October 14, 2015 By: Wadid Erian, Senior Advisor - Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction at The League of Arab States Share URL The Climate Nexus Initiative builds bridges among development goals, actors and initiatives, bringing forth added-value from synergies and complementarities. The so called Arab spring highlighted the importance of better understanding that social […]
Global Nutrition Report 2015: Actions and Accountability to Advance Nutrition and Sustainable Development
October 07, 2015 By: Cross posted from the IFPRI Website Share URL With one in three people malnourished worldwide, nutrition is a powerful driver of sustainable development—it has the power to either propel the agenda forward or hold it back. Children whose growth is stunted, people who don’t get enough vitamins and minerals for a healthy […]
The New Arab Food Sovereignty – Is it the Way Forward?
September 16, 2015 By: Jane Harrigan, School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS) - University of London Share URL Since the global food crisis of 2007/08 and 2011, when the sharp rise in global food prices triggered concerns about food security, malnutrition and poverty in food importing countries, many Arab states have been reappraising their approach to food […]
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