ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/ECRI/2010/1
Country: Arab region
Publication Type: Reports & studies
Cluster: Governance and Conflict Prevention
Focus Area: Natural resource sustainability, Resilient development & conflict prevention
Initiatives: Promoting food and water security, Enhancing resilience and sustainability of agriculture
SDGs: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Keywords: Arab countries, Armed conflicts, Economic aspects, Food security, Social aspects, Population growth, Agricultural statistics, Agriculture, Conflict, Food imports, Food production, Human development, Poverty, Recommendations, Western asia, Governance
Food Security and Conflict in the ESCWA Region
January 2010
The study attempts to analyze sectoral and country-level policies and explores regional policy options that may help reduce food insecurity in the region. It identifies data gaps and opportunities for further research, and stresses that food security and conflict are intertwined regional issues, therefore requiring solutions that involve a coordinated international, and more importantly, regional approach. The study proposes recommendations for Iraq, Palestine, the Sudan and Yemen as well as the region and the international community on the development of national and regional policies and programmes to support food security while mitigating the impact of conflict.
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