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So what does the accumulation of food price rises mean for well-being and development in developing countries? And […] View resource Briefing paper Learning the Lessons? Assessing the response to the 2012 food crisis in the Sahel to build resilience for the future 16/04/2013 5 documents 40 pages long Languages: English, French, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Aid effectiveness Civil society Disaster risk reduction Disasters Drought DRR Food prices Food security Resilience Overview In 2012, the Sahel region of West and Central Africa was once again hit by a severe food crisis, affecting over 18 million people at its peak. At the start of 2012, when the crisis began to unfold, many governments, donors and aid agencies were determined not to make the same mistakes again. This report […] View resource Research report Applying Cost Benefit Analysis at a Community Level: A review of its use for community based climate and disaster risk management 01/03/2013 3 documents 45 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Aid effectiveness Cash transfers Climate change adaptation Climate finance Community building Corporate responsibility Debt Debt relief Disaster risk management Disaster risk reduction Disasters Drought DRR Economic growth Finance Green Climate Fund Housing Programme management Reconstruction Research methods Sustainable livelihoods approach Welfare Wellbeing World Bank and IMF World Trade Organisation WTO Overview This report reviews 23 studies that have applied cost benefit analysis (CBA) to assess community-based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation projects. The review shows that CBA at a community level is adding value to our understanding of the effectiveness of efforts to reduce climate and disaster risk. The report concludes with key messages emerging from […] View resource Briefing paper Mali’s Conflict Refugees: Responding to a growing crisis 22/01/2013 5 documents 28 pages long Languages: English, French, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Conflict Food security Migration Protection Refugees and IDPs Overview With conflict escalating in Mali, the aid effort to help some 145,000 refugees living in camps across remote, poor areas of the Sahel could become overwhelmed unless there is a step-change in the way aid operations are carried out. Since January 2012, nearly 375,000 Malians have fled the conflict in the north of their country. […] View resource Evaluation report Food for Thought: A civil society assessment on the state of play of the implementation of the Charter for Food Crisis Prevention and Management in the Sahel and West Africa 01/12/2012 2 documents 20 pages long Languages: English, French Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Aid effectiveness Civil society Disasters Food security Humanitarian practice M&E Monitoring and evaluation Overview Oxfam has come together with civil society organisations across the Sahel to assess how well countries are faring in their commitment to more effectively tackle food insecurity. In February 2012, governments across the Sahel and West Africa adopted a Charter for the Prevention and Management of Food Crises, which laid out key commitments for all […] View resource Research report First Line of Defence: Assessing the potential of local food reserves in the Sahel 21/10/2012 3 documents 46 pages long Languages: English, French, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Food reserves Food security Sahel Overview Acute food crises continue to reverse positive development trends in sub-Saharan Africa. As the international community attempts to address the challenges of food security, the focus has largely been on two issues: the devastating effects of food price volatility on the most vulnerable populations, and recurrence of acute food crises. Food reserves have potential to […] View resource Briefing note Sahel Markets Under Pressure 31/05/2012 2 documents 12 pages long Languages: English, French Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Drought Food reserves Food security Pastoralism Overview The people of Africa’s Sahel region are facing an increasing risk of widespread food crisis, following a series of crises over recent years which has slashed incomes, undermined livelihoods and reduced their borrowing capacity. Low rainfall, abnormally high grain prices and increased insecurity in part of the region have contributed to their vulnerability. It is […] View resource Technical briefing Stop a Bullet, Stop a War: Why ammunition must be included in the Arms Trade Treaty 30/05/2012 4 documents 10 pages long Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Arms trade Conflict Overview Guns are useless without bullets. An Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) that does not control ammunition will not achieve its purposes. Ammunition is bigger business than weapons, with twelve billion bullets produced each year – nearly two bullets for every person in the world. The global trade in ammunition for small arms and light weapons is […] View resource Issue briefing Food Crisis in the Sahel: Five steps to break the hunger cycle in 2012 09/04/2012 2 documents 10 pages long Languages: English, French Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Drought Food security Overview The first warnings of drought and poor harvests in Africa’s Sahel region emerged in late 2011, and vulnerable communities in many areas have been threatened by a looming food crisis. That crisis is now a reality, with 18.4 million people in nine countries vulnerable to its impact. Food stocks have already run out for some […] View resource Journal article How to strengthen the development effectiveness of local purchase for food aid 01/09/2011 16 pages long Free access through journal website Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Food prices Food production Food security Markets Overview Taking the case of Burkina Faso, the paper analyses effects of local purchase on marginal producers. It argues that because of imports of food together with ‘distress sales’ on the part of the producers, perfect market conditions do not exist. Therefore market price does not equal the optimal price. In the absence of an optimal […] View resource Posts navigation Prev page Page 1 … Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Next page Spotted an error? Let us know