This report explores the seasonal patterns of acute malnutrition and its key drivers in the Goz Beida Region of Chad. The findings reveal a nuanced and complex seasonal pattern of wasting characterized by two different sized peaks, each likely with different drivers. The primary and larger peak is at the start of the rains and [...]

The first  Gobeshona Conference, Research into Action on Locally-Led Adaptation, an event fully virtual, will be held on January 18th, 16:00-17:30 UTC. "From measuring resilience to advancing resilience practice" as part of the Conference, the event will comprise two short panels: Advancing resilience measurement in the [...]

The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) is an international conference on central issues of global agricultural and food policies, held in Berlin on an annual basis. The 2021 event will take place virtually on 18–22 January focusing on [...]

Drought is a devastating and complex natural hazard that represents a constant risk for most smallholder farmers around the world. Between 2006 and 2016, the agriculture sector absorbed about 83 percent of all damage and loss associated with drought according [...]

FAO's Environmental and Social Standards (2015) ensure that FAO projects and programmes conform to sustainability criteria and mitigate potential adverse impacts to achieve expected outcomes. A COVID-19 outbreak in countries already affected by existing shocks, including political instability, conflict and [...]