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
- Local-Level Data for use as Early Warning Indicators
- R. Huss-Ashmore / Internet Journal of African Studies, 1997
- There is considerable debate on the appropriate design of early warning systems for the prediction of drought and famine in Africa. Much of the debate centers on the ability of current or prospective indicators to provide information ...
- Are Famines so Difficult to Predict?
- M. Glantz / Internet Journal of African Studies, 1996
- Provides a summary of the issues raised by increased donor and national government interest in famine early warning systems. The first section provides a general overview of early warning systems: definitions, indicators, and goals. T...
- The Shift from Development to Emergency Assistance and its Impact on Poverty and Nutrition
- J. Hoddinott 1999
- Increasing amounts of bilateral and multilateral aid are being used to respond to macroeconomic shocks, political instability and natural disasters. This paper sets out a conceptual framework for considering the consequences of this t...
- The right to food in theory and practice
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1999
- FAO (ed), contributions from different authors from UN, academia and NGO-sector. In this publication, the rights related to food are examined from both the human rights and the operational points of view. Distinguished human rights ex...
- The Asian currency crises: lessons for an early warning system
- F. Jotzo / National Centre for Development Studies, Australia, 1999
- Is it possible to devise a funtioning early warning system for currency crises, and is there a role for the analysis of indicators beyond economic fundamentals? In light of the Asian crisis, the issue is examined both theoretically an...
- Famine in North Korea: causes and cures
- M. Noland; S. Robinson; T Wang / Institute for International Economics, USA, 1999
- Paper starts from incomplete data ridden with gross measurement errors to construct the underlying data base for a computable general equilibrium model (CGE) of the North Korean economy using cross-entropy estimation techniques. This ...
- Staking Their Claims: Land Disputes in Southern Mozambique
- J. McGregor / Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997
- Conflicting interests in land and resource use emerged in postwar Mozambique, giving rise to multiple layers of dispute. This article explores the disputes occurring between 1992 and 1995 in two districts which are notable for the sev...
- The UN's Role in Grant-financed Development: Is there a Funding Crisis?
- Overseas Development Institute, 1997
- This Briefing Paper describes the evolution of the UN's work in development, assesses its contribution to global assistance efforts, and explains how its main components have been financed in the past (and how financial support is cha...
- Integrating gender into emergency responses (BRIDGE)
- BRIDGE, 1999
- Destitution in pastoral areas is not an inevitable result of an overloaded pastoral system
- R. Hogg / Pastoral Development Network, ODI, 1985
- The prevailing orthodoxy is that destitution in pastoral areas is the inevitable result of an overloaded pastoral system, caused by: human population increase an ecologically unwise dependence on milk in a coun...
- Are Famines so Difficult to Predict?
- M. Glantz / Internet Journal of African Studies, 1996
- Provides a summary of the issues raised by increased donor and national government interest in famine early warning systems. The first section provides a general overview of early warning systems: definitions, indicators, and goals. T...
- The Shift from Development to Emergency Assistance and its Impact on Poverty and Nutrition
- J. Hoddinott 1999
- Increasing amounts of bilateral and multilateral aid are being used to respond to macroeconomic shocks, political instability and natural disasters. This paper sets out a conceptual framework for considering the consequences of this t...
- The right to food in theory and practice
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1999
- FAO (ed), contributions from different authors from UN, academia and NGO-sector. In this publication, the rights related to food are examined from both the human rights and the operational points of view. Distinguished human rights ex...
- The Asian currency crises: lessons for an early warning system
- F. Jotzo / National Centre for Development Studies, Australia, 1999
- Is it possible to devise a funtioning early warning system for currency crises, and is there a role for the analysis of indicators beyond economic fundamentals? In light of the Asian crisis, the issue is examined both theoretically an...
- Famine in North Korea: causes and cures
- M. Noland; S. Robinson; T Wang / Institute for International Economics, USA, 1999
- Paper starts from incomplete data ridden with gross measurement errors to construct the underlying data base for a computable general equilibrium model (CGE) of the North Korean economy using cross-entropy estimation techniques. This ...
- Staking Their Claims: Land Disputes in Southern Mozambique
- J. McGregor / Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997
- Conflicting interests in land and resource use emerged in postwar Mozambique, giving rise to multiple layers of dispute. This article explores the disputes occurring between 1992 and 1995 in two districts which are notable for the sev...
- The UN's Role in Grant-financed Development: Is there a Funding Crisis?
- Overseas Development Institute, 1997
- This Briefing Paper describes the evolution of the UN's work in development, assesses its contribution to global assistance efforts, and explains how its main components have been financed in the past (and how financial support is cha...
- Integrating gender into emergency responses (BRIDGE)
- BRIDGE, 1999
- Destitution in pastoral areas is not an inevitable result of an overloaded pastoral system
- R. Hogg / Pastoral Development Network, ODI, 1985
- The prevailing orthodoxy is that destitution in pastoral areas is the inevitable result of an overloaded pastoral system, caused by: human population increase an ecologically unwise dependence on milk in a coun...
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