Author: Eric Hazard
Publisher: Oxfam
ISBN: 1848145861
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
Rising Food Prices in the Sahel: The urgency of long-term action
Author: Eric Hazard
Publisher: Oxfam
ISBN: 1848145861
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
Publisher: Oxfam
ISBN: 1848145861
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
The Food Price Crisis and Urban Food (in)security
Author: Marc J. Cohen
Publisher: IIED
ISBN: 1843697394
Category : Food prices
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
Publisher: IIED
ISBN: 1843697394
Category : Food prices
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
A billion hungry people
Author: Frederic Mousseau
Publisher: Oxfam
ISBN: 1848141696
Category : Food prices
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The food price increases of 2007 and 2008 focused attention on a global food crisis that was already affecting more than 850 million people. Even before the 2008 food riots, some 16,000 children were dying every day from hunger-related causes - one every five seconds. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that by the end of 2008, rising prices had added 109 million to the ranks of the hungry. Today, about one in six of the world's population goes short of food, almost a billion people. Although food prices fell in the final months of 2008, they remain above the long-term trend and are likely to do so for the foreseeable future. Two growing threats are likely to exarcerbate the problem of hunger: climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of hazards such as floods, drought, and tropical cyclones that destroy crops, livestock, and livelihoods; and the global recession looks set to further increase the number of people going hungry because of its impact on employment, incomes, and public spending. The rapid and unpredictable fluctuations in food prices, exacerbated by volatile oil markets and increasing weather hazards, are a major challenge. Poor consumers in developing countries cannot buy food when prices rise, while sharply falling prices can destroy farmers' livelihoods and result in uncertainty that deters them from investing in increased production.
Publisher: Oxfam
ISBN: 1848141696
Category : Food prices
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The food price increases of 2007 and 2008 focused attention on a global food crisis that was already affecting more than 850 million people. Even before the 2008 food riots, some 16,000 children were dying every day from hunger-related causes - one every five seconds. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that by the end of 2008, rising prices had added 109 million to the ranks of the hungry. Today, about one in six of the world's population goes short of food, almost a billion people. Although food prices fell in the final months of 2008, they remain above the long-term trend and are likely to do so for the foreseeable future. Two growing threats are likely to exarcerbate the problem of hunger: climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of hazards such as floods, drought, and tropical cyclones that destroy crops, livestock, and livelihoods; and the global recession looks set to further increase the number of people going hungry because of its impact on employment, incomes, and public spending. The rapid and unpredictable fluctuations in food prices, exacerbated by volatile oil markets and increasing weather hazards, are a major challenge. Poor consumers in developing countries cannot buy food when prices rise, while sharply falling prices can destroy farmers' livelihoods and result in uncertainty that deters them from investing in increased production.
Food Crisis in the Sahel
Author: Stephen Cockburn
Publisher: Oxfam
ISBN: 1780770766
Category : Famines
Languages : en
Pages : 9
Book Description
Publisher: Oxfam
ISBN: 1780770766
Category : Famines
Languages : en
Pages : 9
Book Description
Sahel Markets Under Pressure
Author: Jean Denis Crola
Publisher: Oxfam
ISBN: 1780771134
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Publisher: Oxfam
ISBN: 1780771134
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
A Dangerous Delay
Author: Debbie Hillier
Publisher: Oxfam
ISBN: 1780770340
Category : Drought relief
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
More than 13 million people are still affected by the crisis in the Horn of Africa. There were clear early warning signs many months in advance, yet there was insufficient response until it was far too late. This briefing, published jointly by Oxfam and Save the Children, examines the factors that allowed a drought in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti to develop into a full-scale crisis of hunger and livelihoods, such that millions of people suffered and thousands died. Its main focus is the response of international aid system, although the ultimate importance of enhanced resilience for the communities themselves is recognised. Recommendations: A change in approach to chronic drought situations is needed: managing the risks, not the crisis. This means that the all actors {u2013} national governments, donors, NGOs, and the UN need to: act decisively on information from early warning systems and not wait for certainty before responding; actively seek to reduce drought risk in all activities, ensuring that long-term development interventions increase resilience and adapt to the changing context; and change organisational structures, invest in people and provide flexible funding in order to break down the divisions between humanitarian and development work.
Publisher: Oxfam
ISBN: 1780770340
Category : Drought relief
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
More than 13 million people are still affected by the crisis in the Horn of Africa. There were clear early warning signs many months in advance, yet there was insufficient response until it was far too late. This briefing, published jointly by Oxfam and Save the Children, examines the factors that allowed a drought in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti to develop into a full-scale crisis of hunger and livelihoods, such that millions of people suffered and thousands died. Its main focus is the response of international aid system, although the ultimate importance of enhanced resilience for the communities themselves is recognised. Recommendations: A change in approach to chronic drought situations is needed: managing the risks, not the crisis. This means that the all actors {u2013} national governments, donors, NGOs, and the UN need to: act decisively on information from early warning systems and not wait for certainty before responding; actively seek to reduce drought risk in all activities, ensuring that long-term development interventions increase resilience and adapt to the changing context; and change organisational structures, invest in people and provide flexible funding in order to break down the divisions between humanitarian and development work.
First Line of Defence
Author: Gabriel Pons Cortès
Publisher: Oxfam
ISBN: 1780772041
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher: Oxfam
ISBN: 1780772041
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Hunger
Author: John R. Butterly
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1584659262
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
A timely and provocative look at the role political developments and the biology of nutrition play in world famine
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1584659262
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
A timely and provocative look at the role political developments and the biology of nutrition play in world famine
The IUCN Sahel Report
Author: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Task Force on the Sahel and Other Drought-affected Regions of Africa
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Food Price Volatility and Its Implications for Food Security and Policy
Author: Matthias Kalkuhl
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319282018
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
This book provides fresh insights into concepts, methods and new research findings on the causes of excessive food price volatility. It also discusses the implications for food security and policy responses to mitigate excessive volatility. The approaches applied by the contributors range from on-the-ground surveys, to panel econometrics and innovative high-frequency time series analysis as well as computational economics methods. It offers policy analysts and decision-makers guidance on dealing with extreme volatility.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319282018
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
This book provides fresh insights into concepts, methods and new research findings on the causes of excessive food price volatility. It also discusses the implications for food security and policy responses to mitigate excessive volatility. The approaches applied by the contributors range from on-the-ground surveys, to panel econometrics and innovative high-frequency time series analysis as well as computational economics methods. It offers policy analysts and decision-makers guidance on dealing with extreme volatility.