The SET4food project aims to improve food security and utilization in refugee camps through sustainable energy technologies over 19 months from 2014-2015. It is funded by the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection. The project will analyze appropriate energy technologies, develop decision support tools and guidelines for aid workers, and test innovations through four pilot projects in locations like CAR, Haiti, Lebanon and Somalia. It seeks to address insufficient food availability and access in refugee crises by promoting more efficient and environmentally-friendly cooking, food preparation, and storage methods.
The Learning Route on Natural Resource Management and Climate Change Adaptation best practices, the experience in Kenya; took place between the 6-13 July 2014 in several counties in Kenya.
The objective of this learning route is to scale up through peer to peer learning the Kenyan best multi stakeholders' strategies, tools and practices to fight environmental degradation and to adapt to climate change with the aim of improving the livelihoods of people living in affected communities.
The learning Route has been developed by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) CARE (relief agency) in Kenya and the Cgiar Research Program on Climate Change & Food Security, in partnership with Procasur Africa.
Here we have an overview of the all the experiences of the three host case studies that were visited:
Case 1: Mount Kenya East Pilot Project (MKEPP), the Upper Tana Natural Resource Manangement Project (UTANRMP)
Case 2: the CCAFS and dryland Agriculture site in Wote (Makueni)
Case 3: The Community of Balich and the Adaptation Learning Programme (Garissa)
Presentation of PRELIMINARY findings at the 2016 conference on development research at Stockholm University. Focus is on the governance of food security and biodiversity conservation.
The Learning Route on Natural Resource Management and Climate Change Adaptation best practices, the experience in Kenya; took place between the 6-13 July 2014 in several counties in Kenya.
The objective of this learning route is to scale up through peer to peer learning the Kenyan best multi stakeholders' strategies, tools and practices to fight environmental degradation and to adapt to climate change with the aim of improving the livelihoods of people living in affected communities.
The learning Route has been developed by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) CARE (relief agency) in Kenya and the Cgiar Research Program on Climate Change & Food Security, in partnership with Procasur Africa.
Here we have an overview of the all the experiences of the three host case studies that were visited:
Case 1: Mount Kenya East Pilot Project (MKEPP), the Upper Tana Natural Resource Manangement Project (UTANRMP)
Case 2: the CCAFS and dryland Agriculture site in Wote (Makueni)
Case 3: The Community of Balich and the Adaptation Learning Programme (Garissa)
Presentation of PRELIMINARY findings at the 2016 conference on development research at Stockholm University. Focus is on the governance of food security and biodiversity conservation.
Presentation of PRELIMINARY findings at the 2016 conference on development research at Stockholm University. Focus is on the household level livelihood strategies.
The CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) hosted a side discussion at the 6th African Nutrition Epidemiology Conference (ANEC) in Ghana in July 2014. The event explored the role nutrition networks could play in nutrition-sensitive development, particularly related to agriculture. *Presentation provided by the African Centre for Food Security (ACFS) and the University of Kwazulu-Natal.
CCAFS East Africa Regional Program Leader James Kinyangi highlighted the role of CCAFS research in addressing African development priorities at the Africa Climate Conference 2013, in Arusha, Tanzania, 15-18 October.
http://www.fao.org/giahs/en/
This presentation was presented during the Joint Meeting of Steering and Scientific Commitee that took place at FAO headquarters 28-29 April 2015. The presentation was made by Mr. Stefano Grego, WAHF
Catalysing the Sustainable and Inclusive Transformation of Food Systems, From...Francois Stepman
Presentation of Hélène David-Benz - Senior Researcher, French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development on 10 June 2021. Catalysing the Sustainable and Inclusive Transformation of Food Systems, From Assessment to Policy and Investment
Since 2020, the EU, FAO and CIRAD have entered into a partnership with governments and stakeholders to initiate a large-scale assessment and consultation on food systems in more than 50 countries.
Agroecological Transformations: Background and RationaleICCASA
Presented by Martin Oulu, Ph.D at the ISFAA SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP ON AGROECOLOGY AND AGROBIODIVERSITY INTEGRATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA.
Integration of Agroecology and Agrobiodiversity in Agricultural Education Cur...ICCASA
Presented by Dr. Robert Mbeche, at the ISFAA SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP ON AGROECOLOGY AND AGROBIODIVERSITY INTEGRATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA.
This presentation provides an overview how the Water Smart Agriculture in East Africa Sourcebook was produced as a co-design process. This presented was made the launching of the sourcebook in World Water Forum in Korea
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion In AgroecologyICCASA
Presented by Dr. Mary Nyasimi at ISFAA SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP ON AGROECOLOGY AND AGROBIODIVERSITY INTEGRATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA.
Presentation by Connell Foley, Director of Strategy, Concern Worldwide at 2013 Global Hunger Index Launch event held at IFPRI on October 18, 2013. "The Challenge of Hunger: Building Resilience to Achieve Food And Nutrition Security".
Presentation of PRELIMINARY findings at the 2016 conference on development research at Stockholm University. Focus is on the household level livelihood strategies.
The CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) hosted a side discussion at the 6th African Nutrition Epidemiology Conference (ANEC) in Ghana in July 2014. The event explored the role nutrition networks could play in nutrition-sensitive development, particularly related to agriculture. *Presentation provided by the African Centre for Food Security (ACFS) and the University of Kwazulu-Natal.
CCAFS East Africa Regional Program Leader James Kinyangi highlighted the role of CCAFS research in addressing African development priorities at the Africa Climate Conference 2013, in Arusha, Tanzania, 15-18 October.
http://www.fao.org/giahs/en/
This presentation was presented during the Joint Meeting of Steering and Scientific Commitee that took place at FAO headquarters 28-29 April 2015. The presentation was made by Mr. Stefano Grego, WAHF
Catalysing the Sustainable and Inclusive Transformation of Food Systems, From...Francois Stepman
Presentation of Hélène David-Benz - Senior Researcher, French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development on 10 June 2021. Catalysing the Sustainable and Inclusive Transformation of Food Systems, From Assessment to Policy and Investment
Since 2020, the EU, FAO and CIRAD have entered into a partnership with governments and stakeholders to initiate a large-scale assessment and consultation on food systems in more than 50 countries.
Agroecological Transformations: Background and RationaleICCASA
Presented by Martin Oulu, Ph.D at the ISFAA SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP ON AGROECOLOGY AND AGROBIODIVERSITY INTEGRATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA.
Integration of Agroecology and Agrobiodiversity in Agricultural Education Cur...ICCASA
Presented by Dr. Robert Mbeche, at the ISFAA SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP ON AGROECOLOGY AND AGROBIODIVERSITY INTEGRATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA.
This presentation provides an overview how the Water Smart Agriculture in East Africa Sourcebook was produced as a co-design process. This presented was made the launching of the sourcebook in World Water Forum in Korea
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion In AgroecologyICCASA
Presented by Dr. Mary Nyasimi at ISFAA SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP ON AGROECOLOGY AND AGROBIODIVERSITY INTEGRATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA.
Presentation by Connell Foley, Director of Strategy, Concern Worldwide at 2013 Global Hunger Index Launch event held at IFPRI on October 18, 2013. "The Challenge of Hunger: Building Resilience to Achieve Food And Nutrition Security".
HLPE-FSN note on Critical, emerging and enduring issues for food security and...Francois Stepman
30 September 2022 | online event | 14:30-16:30 CEST. Launch of the HLPE-FSN note on
Critical, emerging and enduring issues for food security and nutrition
The HLPE-FSN Critical, emerging and enduring issues note was prepared in the context of an emerging global food crisis of enormous proportions, greatly magnified by the war in Ukraine, further accentuated by closely following upon the COVID-19 pandemic. Against this background, it is increasingly apparent that sound governance, a robust research agenda, a strong science-policy interface and appropriate financialresources are necessary to facilitate the much needed transformation of food systems in a manner that is equitable and sustainable.
https://paepard.blogspot.com/2022/09/hlpe-fsn-note-on-critical-emerging-and.html
Current strategies for stunting reduction in the light of emerging evidence o...Francois Stepman
Habiba Hassan-Wassef, MD
National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
1-5 October 2018. Addis Abeba. The 8th Africa Nutritional Epidemiology Conference (ANEC VIII 2018)
GCARD2: Briefing paper Household Nutrition Security (WFP)GCARD Conferences
While the research agenda is growing, there remains limited concrete evidence on how agriculture–nutrition linkages work. A mapping exercise has been completed by DFID/LCIRAH outlining the research gaps. However more nutrition-relevant data from agricultural interventions needs to be generated, collected and shared, and nutritional indicators need to be included in evaluations. LCIRAH identify the need for greater understanding of the pathways from agricultural inputs and practices through value chains to effects on food environment, consumption and nutrition.
Visit the conference site for more information: http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
Bien que les programmes de recherche se multiplient, il n'existe pas encore de preuves concrètes sur la façon dont les relations entre l’agriculture et la nutrition fonctionnent. Un état des lieux a été réalisé par DFID/LCIRAH montrant les lacunes de la recherche dans ce domaine. Cependant, d'importantes données nutritionnelles pertinentes doivent être générées, collectées et partagées ; et les indicateurs nutritionnels doivent être inclus dans les évaluations. LCIRAH identifie la nécessité pour une large compréhension des mécanismes depuis les intrants et pratiques agricoles, a travers les chaines de valeur et aux effets sur les aliments, la consommation et la nutrition.
Visitez le site de la GCARD2 pour plus d'informations: http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
IFPRI Egypt Seminar Series provides a platform for all people striving to identify and implement evidence-based policy solutions that sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition. The series is part of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded project called “Evaluating Impact and Building Capacity” (EIBC) that is implemented by IFPRI.
SAFE Webinar I: Overview of Terminology, Cross-cutting Issues, Challenges and...FAO
More than a third of the world's population relies on traditional fuels — wood, coal, animal dung, and agricultural waste — for their energy needs, including cooking their meals, heating their homes, and lighting their communities. The challenges they face in accessing clean energy are numerous, often dangerous and unsustainable, particularly during complex emergencies and protracted crises.
Safe and sustainable access to energy is being increasingly recognized as a human right — essential for the safety, well-being, and productivity of the people the humanitarian community serves. It is also essential for social and economic development, offering opportunities for improved lives and economic progress.
The series of webinars will present how Safe Access to Fuel and Energy (SAFE) and similar initiatives address this multi-sectoral issue by working to ensure access to fuel and energy for cooking, heating, lighting, and powering for crisis-affected populations. The events will also highlight the synergies and multi-stakeholder approach of these initiatives by inviting key partners to present their role and experience in addressing energy access in emergencies and protracted crises.
The first SAFE webinar will present key concepts and terms related to energy in emergencies and protracted crises, the multi-sectoral risks and challenges associated with the collection and use of traditional biomass fuels and how organizations are coordinating and working together to build resilience by responding to the energy needs of affected populations.
The webinar covers:
• The linkages between energy and food security, nutrition, environment, gender, women’s protection, health and livelihoods as well as other aspects;
• The research and pilot projects implemented through the Moving Energy Initiative led by Chatham House and DFID to help ensure safe and sustainable energy access for displaced populations;
• The inter-agency Safe Access to Fuel and Energy (SAFE) Humanitarian Working Group and the Set4Food project which bring various stakeholders together in order to raise awareness, establish knowledge-sharing platforms, address energy-related challenges and identify solutions in emergencies and protracted crises.
17 -21 June 2019. Minna, Nigeria. Inaugural Meeting of Stakeholders, Africa Centre of Excellence for Mycotoxin and Food Safety.
Presentation by Habiba Hassan-Wassef, MD
National Research Center, Cairo
Note on Critical and Emerging Issues for Food Security and NutritionNE Kim
Committee on World Food Security (CFS) the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) has conducted a process to identify a wide range of issues of importance for food security and nutrition, as well as their interrelations, in a systemic way. Within the diversity of issues, the HLPE has identified, in addition to the nine issues that have already been the topic of an HLPE report, the following five critical and emerging issues of particular importance, both in their own right and as drivers of other issues.
Nutrition Security in Areas Prone to Political Conflict
SET4food abstract
1. www.set4food.org
SET4food abstract
The project: Sustainable energy technologies for food utilization (SET4food)
Duration of the action: 19 months, from 01/06/2014 to 31/12/2015
Funding: The project is financed by the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection
Summary: Natural disasters, population growth, social conflicts, political or structural crises determine
forced population movements, both within the very same country or towards neighbouring ones. In this
framework, insufficient food availability, malnutrition and poor health conditions increase mortality rates and
create a status of protracted crisis. Humanitarian aid deals, above all, with food security; hence, the
availability of reliable and sustainable energy technologies is mandatory to give access to basic services,
such as coking and food preservation, in an effective and efficient way. To achieve this goal, the selection
of appropriate energy technologies is indeed pivotal. NGOs' staff operating in emergencies often make
decisions under pressure, without a background and adequate competences on energy issues; as a
consequence, the selected strategies do not always comply with the requirement of sustainability and
exploit the most effective energy technologies available at international and/or local level.
Problems, needs and risks analysis: according to UNHCR, at the end of 2014 the number of displaced
people almost reached 60 million (59.5 million), the highest number on records. Regarding the poor living
conditions suffered by refugees and IDPs in temporary / quasi permanent / permanent camps or informal
settlements, a relevant concern is represented by the insufficient food security level. Food security is built
on four main pillars: 1. the physical availability of food, 2. the economical and physical access to food, 3.
the utilization of food and the related resources, 4. the stability of food supply over time.
In case of food insecurity, the attention is usually focused on food availability and access rather than on
food utilization. Moreover food preparation, cooking and preservation methods used in camps or informal
settlements are, in the vast majority of cases, inefficient and polluting. Indeed 1) cooking requires a great
quantity of fuels (mainly wood) and it is a cause of deforestation; 2) cooking takes a long time; 3) people
tend to cook few times, stocking the exceeding food up; and 4) due to poor storage conditions, food looses
nutritive properties and / or causes health problems.
Furthermore, the lack of sufficient and sustainable energy for food utilization has a negative impact on
other key humanitarian challenges. Finally, in the last 10 years some pilot projects on how to implement
innovative energy technologies have been carried out nonetheless, lessons learnt have not been
appropriately capitalized and, therefore, humanitarian actors do not have sufficient technical tools or
guidelines through which assess the peculiar conditions of camps or informal settlements where they work
and identify / deliver efficient energy technologies for food utilization.
Response: the project is focused on the nexus linking food utilization to energy availability, efficiency and
sustainability in temporary / quasi permanent / permanent camps or informal settlements. Specifically, the
action will facilitate the transfer of technical knowledge on specific energy technologies. Technologies are
analyzed through a literature review and a SWOT analysis. A decision support system (DSS) and
Technologies Guidelines for operators are developed. Innovative technologies and solutions are tested
through 4 pilot projects (Central African Republic, Haiti, Lebanon, and Somalia). Finally awareness and
capacity of NGOs, both HQs and field staff, academia, local and international bodies and other
stakeholders will be consolidated via e-learning / in-presence training courses and public events.