The Liptako‑Gourma region – shared by Burkina Faso, Mali and the Niger – has long relied on complementary livelihood systems such as pastoral transhumance and agriculture. Over the past decades, however, competition over land, water and pasture has sharply intensified due to population growth, [...]

Somalia has faced decades of complex emergencies driven by climate shocks, conflict, disease, and political instability. Since 2016, eight consecutive agricultural seasons have been marked by droughts and floods, compounded by locust invasions and pest outbreaks, severely threatening rural livelihoods. [...]

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is committed to the localization agenda, in line with the World Humanitarian Summit and the Grand Bargain commitments, which aims to reform the humanitarian system for greater effectiveness and efficiency [...]

Timor-Leste is a small country in Southeast Asia with over 1.3 million people, of which over 70 percent live in rural areas. Its territory is exposed to a wide array of natural hazards, including floods, droughts and earthquakes. The most [...]

Armenia is an upper-middle-income country in the South Caucasus with a population of three million people. It is landlocked and a net importer of food. The country is vulnerable to natural hazards, including floods and drought, and external shocks, namely [...]