10/01/2018
Research and webinar lead by Tufts University's Feinstein International Center and sponsored by USAID Center for Resilience.
Date: Wednesday 10 January 2018
Time: 9.00-10.00 EST (UTC/GMT -5)
Another ongoing and severe drought in East Africa has reopened debates on the viability of pastoralism, alternative [...]
January – March 2018
04/01/2018
The quarterly Global Early Warning – Early Action Report on Food Security and Agriculture monitors situations at risk for potential disasters and adverse impacts on food security and agriculture. Risks are categorized according to their potential consequence as either “high risk” or “on [...]
22/12/2017
An FAO/WFP Crop and Livestock Assessment Mission visited Mongolia from 15 to 28 October 2017, prompted by the prolonged drought from mid-May to end-July that sharply reduced the 2017 crop output and depleted rangeland conditions, raising serious concerns over the [...]
19/12/2017
Research and webinar lead by Tufts University's Feinstein International Center and sponsored by USAID Center for Resilience.
Date: Tuesday 19 December
Time: 9.00-10.00 EST (UTC/GMT -5)
Much of the focus of resilience research and programming has focused on natural or environmental hazards, oftentimes overlooking [...]
15/12/2017
The Red Palm Weevil (RPW), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) is the most destructive pest of palms, causing widespread damage to several palm species in diverse agro-ecosystems worldwide. The RPW originates from South and Southeast Asia and is now spreading to nearly [...]