1. Andes BFP Team

3. FOOD SECURITY

9. DIFICULTIES MEETING FOOD NEEDS VS LOCATION

10. DIFICULTIES MEETING FOOD NEEDS VS LOCATION AND OTHER BIOPHYSCIAL CHARACTERISTICS

11. POVERTY IN DRYER AND LOW PRODUCTIVE PROVINCES

12. The Andes

13. Noel Trejos Chief Scientist in Integral Management Meagan Keefe Agricultural Economist Mario Aquirre Senior Officer Water Program Silvia Benitez Water Conservation Programme Co-ordinator Carmen Candelo Reina Governance and Livelihoods Program Director Jairo Valderrama Biologist Alonso Moreno Natural Resource Sustainable Management Programme Edwin Pajares Director of Natural Resource Sharing Program John Pender Economist Cauca University, Valle University, CAN, Proyecto GEF Paramo, CIAT, UNAL, CONDESAN, Kings College London, Universidad Autonoma,de Occidente,

15. La pobreza en Fuquene, Ambato y Jetequepeque (Chapalbay et al., 2007; Johnson et al., 2008; Gomez et al., 2005) Subasin Key Factor Fuquene Alternative employment to agriculture, health, inheritances, savings, no water related, no animal belongins related Ambato Alternative employment to agriculture, no water related, animals stocks Jeteque-peque Alternative employment to agriculture, land property, education, health, subsistance crops, irrigation, animal stocks

16. Agriculture in the Economy

17. Migration in the Region

18. Urbanization of poverty

21. How Different are Regional Social Conditions? Ecuador: Consumption based poverty

25. Equity, inclusivness, trust, etc.. Which interventions enable poverty reduction and increases in WUE

26. End