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. 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 [...]

The West Bank is an arid or semi-arid land characterized by low precipitation with a large proportion of rainfall rapidly lost as surface runoff. While natural shocks like drought pose challenges to the already fragile water network, the protracted conflict [...]

This webinar was organised with support from the European Union. 7 July 2016 – 15.00-16.30 CEST Share your feedback on the event Speaker: Alexis Bonte, FAO, Regional Resilience Coordinator for Africa region and currently FAO Representative a.i. in the Democratic Republic of Congo Alberto Bigi, Resilience and [...]

This webinar series was organised with support from the European Union. Resilience Measurement and Analysis Webinar I: Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis model – RIMA-II: what’s new9 June 2016  -  14.00 - 15.30 CEST (UTC/GMT+2) Today, resilience is a concept that is [...]