The High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) on food security and nutrition has been created as part of the reform of the international governance of food security to advise the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) which is the foremost intergovernmental and international platform dealing with food security and nutrition.
During 2009 the Committee on World Food Security went through a reform to make it more effective by including a wider group of stakeholders and increasing its ability to promote policies that reduce food insecurity. An important part of this reform was the creation of the HLPE to keep CFS up to date with world wide knowledge and abreast of emerging trends in food security. The HLPE should lead to more informed policy debates and improve the quality, effectiveness and coherence of food security and nutrition policies from local to international levels.
--------------------------
NEW: 8 May - 28 May 2012: Open electronic consultation on the scope of the HLPE study on Biofuels and food security.
--------------------------
NEW: V0 drafts of the HLPE reports on Food Security and Climate Change (download the V0) and on Social Protection for Food Security (download the V0) available for public feedback and comments.
The electronic consultation is open from 20 March and has been extended until 16 April 2012
Give your feedback on the electronic consultation site (FSN) at the links below:
--------------------------
Price Volatility and Food Security
Download the HLPE report
--------------------------
Land tenure and international investments in agriculture
Download the HLPE report
--------------------------
Key functions of the HLPE
As directed by the CFS Plenary and Bureau, the HLPE wil
- Assess and analyze the current state of food security and nutrition and its underlying causes.
- Provide scientific and knowledge-based analysis and advice on specific policy-relevant issues, utilizing existing high quality research, data and technical studies.
- Identify emerging issues, and help members prioritize future actions and attentions on key focal areas.
Structure of the HLPE
- A Steering Committee composed of 15 internationally recognized experts in a variety of food security and nutrition related fields.
- Project Teams acting on a project specific basis, selected and managed by the StC to analyze/report on specific issues.
Nominations to the HLPE Roster of experts
Instructions for nominations to the HLPE Roster of Experts.
Description of the HLPE Project Cycle of the HLPE
The following flowchart describes the HLPE project cycle for the 2 first reports.
