Food production in the Gaza Strip is constrained by an arid environment and limited access to steady sources of water. This threatens the food security and nutrition of local communities, which is further undermined by a wider context of protracted [...]

Matam is one of the poorest regions of Senegal. Located in the northeast of the country, more than 45 percent of the population of Matam is under the poverty line. In this region, agriculture and pastoralism are the largest economic [...]

This webinar was organised with support from the European Union. 5 September 2016 – 14.00 - 15.30 CEST Share your feedback on the event Speaker: Unna Mustalampi, Gender Mainstreaming Officer, FAO Moderator: Dominique Burgeon, Director of Emergency and Rehabilitation Division, and Strategic Programme Leader – Resilience, FAO The pursuit [...]

This webinar was organised with support from the European Union. Social protection webinar series: Shock-responsive social protection for resilience building 2 August 2016 – 10.30 - 12.00 CEST Share your feedback on the event Speaker: Natalia Winder Rossi, Senior Social Protection Officer, Social Protection Team Leader and [...]

The West Bank is an arid or semi-arid land characterized by low precipitation with a large proportion of rainfall rapidly lost as surface runoff. While natural shocks like drought pose challenges to the already fragile water network, the protracted conflict [...]