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, [...]

The large influx of Syrian refugees into Lebanon (an estimated 1.5 million) constitutes a major challenge across all sectors. The impact on the agriculture sector is particularly worrying, as this is the main source of income and livelihoods for a [...]

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 [...]

Women and men play specific and complementary roles in agriculture and food and nutrition security, and building the resilience of their livelihoods in different ways. In most countries, women have less access to productive resources, services and employment opportunities than [...]