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Global Environmental Change and Food Systems (GECAFS)
Global Environmental Change and Food Systems (GECAFS) is an international, interdisciplinary research project focussed on understanding the links between food security and global environmental change.
The GECAFS Goal is to determine strategies to cope with the impacts of global environmental change on food systems and to assess the environmental and socio-economic consequences of adaptive responses aimed at improving food security. This website contains information on GECAFS' work, relevant meetings, publications, partners, etc.
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The right to adequate food (FAO)
This website from the FAO provides information on the voluntary guidelines to the right to food. You can also find here the full text of the guidelines.
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FAO Food and Nutrition Division
The FAO Food and Nutrition division webpage contains latest news, information on their projects, and publications.
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Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) on food and agriculture
This website from the FAO provides information on the food situation in different parts of the world including satellite images and news updates. You can also subscribe to receive emails with food security reports on areas of your interest.
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FAO Page on Gender and Food Security
This webpage provides information on projects and activities, publications, documents, fact sheets, statistics, and multimedia products on gender and food security divided into several fields.
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The Special Program for Food Security (SPFS)
The Special Program for Food Security of the FAO attempts to help people in developing countries improve their food security. SPFS works at the local level with farmers and at the national level to influence policies. SPFS works in DCG's 4 partnership countries.
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The UN System Network on Rural Development and Food Security
The UN System Network on Rural Development and Food Security is a partnership of 20 UN organizations working to achieve rural development and food security at the country level.
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The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
IFPRI identifies and analyzes policies that would enable us to meet food needs in a sustainable way. This website provides a wealth of information on their projects and publications to download.
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ReliefWeb
ReliefWeb is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA). It is an on-line gateway to information (documents and maps) on humanitarian emergencies and disasters. The website contains latest updates which are searchable, information on countries and emergencies categorized into different sectors, several sources of information such as publications on policy and different issues, maps, professional resources, etc.
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CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food
This program takes on the challenge of producing more food with less water through research. Their site provides publications and presentations as well as other useful information for food security and water.
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African drought risk and development network portal
This website developed by the UNDP and ISDR (International Strategy for Disaster Reduction) provides information on drought and dryland issues through country profiles including Eritrea, lessons, summaries of relevant meetings, etc. The website also features a discussion forum and links to relevant websites.
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Eldis Food Security Resource Guide
This site provides you with a wealth of updated documents on food security and related issues.
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The Development Gateway Food Security Page
This website provides information on development and poverty reduction and has a specific section on food security, which provides news, a calendar of events, and information on related activities and publications.
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Famine Early Warning System (FEWS)
FEWS provides country specific and updated reports on the food security situation including rainfall maps, weather hazard information, food crisis alerts, etc.
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Developing Countries Farm Radio Network
Developing Countries Farm Radio Network is a Canadian-based, not-for-profit organization working in direct partnership with approximately 250 radio broadcasters in more than 35 African countries to fight poverty and food insecurity. This website provides information about their work, how to join the network, relevant links, various information material such as radio scripts, newsletters, etc.
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Ockenden International
Ockenden is an NGO working in order to ensure that displaced people have the opportunities needed for them to rebuild their lives. Their website describes their work, provides some latest news, in-depth discussions of certain issues, and publications.
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Moringa Tree
This website on the moringa tree which grows in dryland areas and has important nutritional value provides a lot of useful information as well as links to other moringa tree sites, news, explanations on how to use this tree (recipes), etc.
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