Responding to food crises
Government and international responses to varied economic, policy and environmentally driven food crises at all levels; the cause and effect of rising food prices; different approaches to reducing vulnerability and strengthening resilience; the pros and cons of food aid
- Practical guidelines for principled food distribution by humanitarian agencies
- S. Jaspars / Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2000
- This report is a review of current principles and practice for food distribution in conflict. The objective is to assist humanitarian agencies develop a more principled approach to food distribution, which it identifies as one that ai...
- Gender Bias and the “Marriage Squeeze” in China, South Korea and India 1920-1990: The Effects of War, Famine and Fertility Decline
- M. Das Gupta; S Li / Global Reproductive Health Forum, 1997
- China, South Korea and Northern India have commonalities in their kinship systems which make for discrimination against female children. Discrimination was heightened by war, famine and fertility decline. During 1920-90, India has had...
- Famine in North Korea
- Interaction [American Council for Voluntary International Action], 1999
- News and links to sources on 1999 famine situation
- Alleviating poverty through risk management: is it effective in Central Asia?
- J. Swift; S. Baas / Sustainable Development Department, FAO SD Dimensions, 1999
- Outlines new notion (risk management) of poverty alleviation among pastoralist communites in Central Asia. Pastoralists may either harness the beneficial effects of risk and uncertainty (i.e. fluctuations in commodity price of livesto...
- Was OXFAM (Kenya)'s relief work in Wajir successful?
- M. Buchanan-Smith; D. Barton / Oxfam, 1999
- OXFAM (UK & I) Kenya was engaged in relief work in Wajir District from September 1996 until October 1998. These interventions were undertaken in response to a series of natural disasters including both the drought of 1996/97 and t...
- Food Security Indicators and Framework for Use in the Monitoring and Evaluation Food Aid Programs
- Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, 1999
- Guide to assist in the identification of food security indicators to be used in the monitoring and evaluation of U.S. P.L. 480 Title II food aid programs. Effectively integrating food security indicators into the monitoring and evalua...
- A critical analysis of the causes of world food insecurity
- Testa G. Gebremedhin / Land Reform, Land Settlement and Cooperatives, 1997
- Although world food and agricultural production, based on current trends, should be sufficient to meet demand in the decades ahead, the world still faces a serious food crisis that is as dangerous and life-threatening for millions of ...
- Manual on how to do early warning monitoring and reporting
- C. Chopak / Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 2000
- Aim is to help eearly warning analysts to understand: Key early warning concepts, tools and methods Data and information collection and management activities How to do the routine monitoring and assess...
- Environmental guidelines for small-scale activities in Africa: environmentally sound design for planning and implementing humanitarian and development activities
- W.I. Knausenberger; G.A. Booth; C.S. Bingham; J.J. Gaudet / Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 1996
- The guidelines aim to provide PVOs and NGOs, and other recipients of USAID grants, a tool for activity design, implementation and monitoring. The focus is on smaller-scale field activities. While intended primarily for use by experien...
- World food aid needs: assessment and availabilities
- Economics, Statistics and Market Information System, USDA Economics and Statistics System, 1999
- This full-text report is a study of world food aid needs, defined as amount of grain needed to fill the gap between what a country can produce plus its financial capacity to import commercially, and a targeted consumption level includ...
- Gender Bias and the “Marriage Squeeze” in China, South Korea and India 1920-1990: The Effects of War, Famine and Fertility Decline
- M. Das Gupta; S Li / Global Reproductive Health Forum, 1997
- China, South Korea and Northern India have commonalities in their kinship systems which make for discrimination against female children. Discrimination was heightened by war, famine and fertility decline. During 1920-90, India has had...
- Famine in North Korea
- Interaction [American Council for Voluntary International Action], 1999
- News and links to sources on 1999 famine situation
- Alleviating poverty through risk management: is it effective in Central Asia?
- J. Swift; S. Baas / Sustainable Development Department, FAO SD Dimensions, 1999
- Outlines new notion (risk management) of poverty alleviation among pastoralist communites in Central Asia. Pastoralists may either harness the beneficial effects of risk and uncertainty (i.e. fluctuations in commodity price of livesto...
- Was OXFAM (Kenya)'s relief work in Wajir successful?
- M. Buchanan-Smith; D. Barton / Oxfam, 1999
- OXFAM (UK & I) Kenya was engaged in relief work in Wajir District from September 1996 until October 1998. These interventions were undertaken in response to a series of natural disasters including both the drought of 1996/97 and t...
- Food Security Indicators and Framework for Use in the Monitoring and Evaluation Food Aid Programs
- Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, 1999
- Guide to assist in the identification of food security indicators to be used in the monitoring and evaluation of U.S. P.L. 480 Title II food aid programs. Effectively integrating food security indicators into the monitoring and evalua...
- A critical analysis of the causes of world food insecurity
- Testa G. Gebremedhin / Land Reform, Land Settlement and Cooperatives, 1997
- Although world food and agricultural production, based on current trends, should be sufficient to meet demand in the decades ahead, the world still faces a serious food crisis that is as dangerous and life-threatening for millions of ...
- Manual on how to do early warning monitoring and reporting
- C. Chopak / Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 2000
- Aim is to help eearly warning analysts to understand: Key early warning concepts, tools and methods Data and information collection and management activities How to do the routine monitoring and assess...
- Environmental guidelines for small-scale activities in Africa: environmentally sound design for planning and implementing humanitarian and development activities
- W.I. Knausenberger; G.A. Booth; C.S. Bingham; J.J. Gaudet / Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 1996
- The guidelines aim to provide PVOs and NGOs, and other recipients of USAID grants, a tool for activity design, implementation and monitoring. The focus is on smaller-scale field activities. While intended primarily for use by experien...
- World food aid needs: assessment and availabilities
- Economics, Statistics and Market Information System, USDA Economics and Statistics System, 1999
- This full-text report is a study of world food aid needs, defined as amount of grain needed to fill the gap between what a country can produce plus its financial capacity to import commercially, and a targeted consumption level includ...
- Humanitarian advocacy: a solution disaster prevention and recovery
- International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 2001
- This year's World Disasters Report looks at the subject of, and the difficulties involved in, recovery from disasters. The overall picture, particularly for those in the most disaster-prone countries, is far from encouraging. Chapters...
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