March 24, 2016 By: Mariam Al Jaajaa, General Manager of The Arab Group for the Protection of Nature Share URL The Rome-based Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is the foremost inclusive international and intergovernmental body that reviews and follows up on food security and nutrition policies. As part of its reform process which took place in 2009, […]
Increasing Food Production … and then wasting it?!
March 10, 2016 By: Anne Saab, Assistant Professor of International Law, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies- Geneva, Switzerland Share URL Water scarcity is one of the most limiting factors for agricultural production in the Arab region. Arab countries are already located in a very dry climate, and the increasingly evident impacts of climate change are […]
Promoting resilience in MENA’s food systems: an agenda for COP22
February 13, 2016 By: Guy Jobbins (Research Fellow, ODI), Giles Henley (Research Fellow, ODI), and Oscar Ekdahl (Regional Programme Officer, WFP). Share URL This November, COP22 will be held in Marrakech. Yes, we realise it seems like COP21 only just finished – yet holding COP in Morocco is a great opportunity for discussing climate issues in […]
End Food Insecurity by 2030
December 02, 2015 By: Nadim Khouri, Independent Researcher - The World Bank Share URL Arab leaders and their representatives at the recent UN Summit on Sustainable Development in New York were part of the global consensus to ensure that every person will be food secure “year round” by 2030. Food Security is Goal 2 of the […]
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 […]
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