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One and a half billion people still live in fragile, conflict affected areas. People in these countries are about twice … direct consequence of conflict: conflict reduces food availability by destroying agricultural assets and infrastructure. …
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Policymakers, practitioners, and researchers frequently cite an increase in shocks around the world as a reason for focusing on resilience. But have shocks actually increased or become more severe and farâ€reaching? What does the landscape of shocks look like?
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Food insecurity at the national and household level not only is a consequence of conflict but can also cause and drive … conflicts. This paper makes the case for an even higher priority for food security–related policies and programs in conflict …
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Recent policy statements refer to increasingly frequent and intense shocks as one of the main reasons for focusing attention and investments on building resilience for food and nutrition security. This paper investigates whether shocks have actually increased in frequency, severity, scope, and...
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conflict may be prevented in Arab transition countries, this paper assesses the key global drivers of conflicts based on a …Expectations are high that transition in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen will bring about more freedom, justice, and … economic opportunities. However, experiences from other world regions show that countries in transition are at high risk of …
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transition plan for the country. The political crisis and conflict situation in Yemen has led to a sharp decline in economic …
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and programs in conflict-prone countries, and offers insights for policymakers regarding how to do so. To understand the … relationship between conflict and food security, this report builds a new conceptual framework of food security and applies it to … resilience to conflict insofar as they are expected not only to help countries and people cope with and recover from conflict but …
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This 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report is the fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of major food policy developments and events. In this report, distinguished researchers, policymakers, and practitioners review what happened in food policy in 2014 at the global,...
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