June 02, 2015 By: Nahla Hwalla (Dean and Professor of Human Nutrition) and Rachel Bahn (Coordinator of Food Security Program) – Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut Share URL Armed with both knowledge and a commitment to working across disciplines, individuals will be better equipped to provide the MENA region with sound […]
Caloric Adequacy is No Longer Critical to Child Nutrition in the Middle East and North Africa Region
April 22, 2015 By: Farrukh Iqbal, Chief Technical Specialist in the Office of the Chief Economist, MENA Region - World Bank Share URL The chart below shows trends in child under-nutrition among all developing country regions over the period 1990-2012. Under-nutrition is measured by the proportion of children under five who are underweight (low weight for […]
Nutrient Security: An Essential Element of Food Security
April 08, 2015 By: Nahla Hwalla (Dean), Rachel Bahn (Director of Food Security Program), Sibelle El-Labban (Senior Research Assistant) – Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut Share URL Food security does not guarantee ‘nutrient security’ Although food security encompasses availability, accessibility, utilization, and stability, nutrition security is often neglected. Nutrition security is an […]
Do High Food Prices and Droughts Fuel Conflict?
March 31, 2015 By: Highlights from Chapter 7 of the 2014-2015 Global Food Policy Report - By Jacopo Bordignon The world has seen more and more conflicts in recent years, such as in Syria, Nigeria, and Yemen. What explains these conflicts and what are the root causes and effects of ongoing civil violence? The authors of […]
Working “With the Grain” to Achieve Subsidy Reform in MENA
March 25, 2015 By: Danielle Resnick, Research Fellow – Development Governance and Strategy Division, IFPRI Since many pro-poor reforms have redistributive consequences, they typically generate perceived winners and losers. Consequently, reform processes are quickly derailed when powerful stakeholders with the most to lose oppose such reforms and mobilize protests aimed at undermining government legitimacy. This traditional […]
