Somaliland has the world’s fourth-lowest gross domestic product per capita, according to the World Bank, and the population is at risk of different types of climate-related shocks such as droughts and dry spells, with detrimental effects on crops and livestock. [...]

Ce webinaire a été organisé avec le soutien de l'Union européenne. 18 octobre 2016 – 15.00-16.30 CEST Présentateur : Alexis Bonte, Représentant de la FAO a.i. en République démocratique du Congo; Paulin Kakule, Économiste et Expert en microfinance communautaire, bureau FAO en République centrafricaine Modératrice :  Sylvie Wabbes, Chargée [...]

Matam is one of the poorest and most food-insecure regions of Senegal. Its economy is largely based on agriculture and pastoralism, thus vulnerable to climatic changes and socio-economic shocks. Matam experiences infrastructure weakness and poor access to many basic services, [...]

The most vulnerable part of Central America is the “Corredo Seco” (Dry Corridor), an area running across of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, which is characterized by very variable and extreme weather conditions: regular abnormal dry spells and droughts, [...]

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 [...]