<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>IFPRI Egypt Country Office</title> <atom:link href="https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/category/events/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info</link> <description>IFPRI INFO: Conversation - collaboration - community site</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 13:03:29 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3</generator> <image> <url>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/files/2020/04/IFPRI_Logo_400.fw_-e1690457231933-150x150.png</url> <title>IFPRI Egypt Country Office</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>Malnutrition, Hunger, and the Egyptian Public Nutritional Health</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2024/11/11/malnutrition-hunger-and-the-egyptian-public-nutritional-health/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[aabdelhadi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:51:40 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[burden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[double]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Egypt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[malnutrition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Research]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=10143</guid> <description><![CDATA[Egypt is among the countries confronting the simultaneous challenge of both undernutrition and overnutrition. Around 14% of the Egyptian population experience food insecurity, with the country ranking 57th out of 121 nations on the 2023 Global Hunger Index. This position indicates a moderate incidence of hunger. Moreover, approximately 40% of Egyptian adult population is obese, while around 18% of children under the age of 5 are obese and 22% are stunted (impaired growth, short for their age). This co-existence of multiple forms of malnutrition is known as the double burden of malnutrition, a compounding issue for Egyptian public health & safety.]]></description> </item> <item> <title>POLICY SEMINAR: Towards Advancing Children’s Nutritional Intake</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2024/07/23/policy-seminar-towards-advancing-childrens-nutritional-intake-taking-stock-of-evidence-based-effective-school-feeding-programs-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[aabdelhadi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 09:56:33 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=10026</guid> <description><![CDATA[Date: July 30, 2024 Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM Location: Conrad Cairo (Google Maps) Background Global estimates show that 309 million people in 72 countries are acutely food insecure. In parallel, half a million children under 18 years of age lived in a conflict-affected country, and nearly 100 million children lived within 50 km […]]]></description> </item> <item> <title>Dissemination of General Feeding Program RCT Results</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2024/06/27/dissemination-of-general-feeding-program-rct-results/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[aabdelhadi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:04:48 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=9951</guid> <description><![CDATA[This event is jointly hosted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Egyptian Food Bank (EFB) and Sawiris Foundation for Social Development (SFSD) Date/Time: July 8, 2024 / 11:00 AM – 02:00 PM Location: Cairo, Egypt Venue: Fairmont Nile City Background Despite the increasing global efforts to address hunger and malnutrition, unhealthy diets are […]]]></description> </item> <item> <title>Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Nutrition: The MENA launch of IFPRI’s 2024 Global Food Policy Report</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2024/06/27/food-systems-for-healthy-diets-and-nutrition-the-mena-launch-of-ifpris-2024-global-food-policy-report/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[aabdelhadi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:58:27 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=9958</guid> <description><![CDATA[Date/Time: July 8, 2024 / 9:00 AM – 11:30 PM Location: Cairo, Egypt Venue: Fairmont Nile City, Downtown, Cairo Background Despite the increasing global efforts to address hunger and malnutrition, unhealthy diets are still a key driver for malnutrition worldwide, in which 3 billion people can’t afford healthy diets. The need to transform our food […]]]></description> </item> <item> <title>The Launch of Mahsoly: New Price Monitoring Tool for Smallholders</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2024/05/16/the-launch-of-mahsoly-price-monitoring-feature/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[aabdelhadi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 08:24:28 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=9916</guid> <description><![CDATA[Digitalization has the potential to revolutionize smallholder agriculture by providing farmers with access to valuable information, resources, markets, and tools. From real-time weather updates and crop management tools to price monitoring and direct market access, digital tools are set to transform the way farmers work, leading to improvements in farmers, productivity, efficiency, and livelihood.]]></description> </item> <item> <title>Crises and response: Development and Humanitarian Aid in Middle East and North Africa (MENA)</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2024/03/14/crises-and-response-development-humanitarian-aid-in-middle-east-north-africa-mena/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[aabdelhadi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:15:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=9789</guid> <description><![CDATA[Vulnerable communities and households in the Arab world and the MENA region face a myriad of challenges ranging from protracted conflicts, resource scarcity, and severe inequality that further the effects of these challenges. Keeping the lenses of the SDGs; the regions’ gains in sustainable development indicators are scarce and often overturn, leaving the most vulnerable communities in the Arab world and MENA experiencing various faces poverty. ]]></description> </item> <item> <title>Launch of Climate Change Future Watch (CCFW)</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2024/02/25/launch-of-climate-change-future-watch-ccfw/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[aabdelhadi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2024 17:15:58 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Highlights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category> <category><![CDATA[commodities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[crops]]></category> <category><![CDATA[economics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[web tool]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=9757</guid> <description><![CDATA[Climate Change Future Watch (CCFW) is an online tool enabling users to explore potential climate futures for specific MENA countries until 2050. This platform calculates and produces forecasts detailing the consequences of diverse climate change scenarios on the agricultural sector, along with evaluating the efficacy of policy measures to mitigate these impacts. Utilizing variables such as production, yield, and area, the tool illustrates the forthcoming influence of climate change on various food commodities.]]></description> </item> <item> <title>MENA Climate Week side event: Harnessing Rigorous Evidence to Address Climate Risks: Taking Stock of Research and Innovations in MENA</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2023/10/09/mena-climate-week-side-event-harnessing-rigorous-evidence-to-address-climate-risks-taking-stock-of-research-and-innovations-in-the-mena-region/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[aabdelhadi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 10:36:40 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=9604</guid> <description><![CDATA[Stemming from the core belief in the crucial role rigorous evidence can play to advise climate risk related policies and programs, IFPRI aims to host a panel discussion during MENA Climate Week that brings researchers, implementing partners, and government officials to forge partnerships, share experiences and lesson learned, and bridge evidence with policymaking to better inform decisions and policies related to sustainable rural livelihoods and climate risks in the MENA region.]]></description> </item> <item> <title>BEP Seminar Series | Roundtable Discussion | Targeting in Development projects: Approaches, challenges, and lessons learned</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2023/09/20/bep-seminar-series-roundtable-discussion-targeting-in-development-projects-approaches-challenges-and-lessons-learned/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[aabdelhadi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:13:18 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[BEP seminar series]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[project]]></category> <category><![CDATA[targeting]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=9535</guid> <description><![CDATA[SFSD, EFB, and IFPRI are excited to announce a forthcoming session as a first the second in the Bridging Evidence and Policy (BEP) Seminar Series. This upcoming session will take the form of a roundtable discussions, gathering experts and development implementers around the theme of “Targeting in Development Projects”. Targeting eligible beneficiaries in governmental and non-profit development programs is a challenging endeavor that requires a deep understanding about the different methodologies, and which is suitable for each program. ]]></description> </item> <item> <title>Institutionalizing an Environment-Economic Policy Modeling Framework in the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR)</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2023/07/18/institutionalizing-an-environment-economic-policy-modeling-framework-in-the-ministry-of-agriculture-and-land-reclamation-malr/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[aabdelhadi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 13:14:29 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=9001</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Climate Change Information Center (CCIC) in the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MoLR) in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) conducted a one-week training course on the International Model for the Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT). The training took place at the Climate Change Information Center (CCIC) between 29 January and 2 February 2023. more than 2o of MALR'S researchers received the training on the IMPACT model.]]></description> </item> </channel> </rss>