A UN Standing Committee on Nutrition discussion paper reviews the challenges associated with the complex web of pathways that link water, food security, and nutrition outcomes. It recommends three key strategies: (1) implement nutrition-sensitive agricultural water management; (2) increase the environmental sustainability of diets; and (3) explicitly address social inequities in water-nutrition linkages. Additional highlights […]
Featured Resources: Week of September 2
The annual International Food Security Assessment 2019-2029 by USDA’s Economic Research Service estimates that the share of food-insecure people in 76 low- and middle-income countries will fall from 19.3 percent in 2019 to 9.2 percent in 2029. However, some regions will face greater challenges than others—Africa South of the Sahara, while expected to improve, is […]
Featured Resources: Week of August 19
An Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change special report (summary for policymakers | full report) explores how land use—including for agriculture and food production—contributes to climate change and how climate change affects land and food security. It finds that agriculture and forestry represented 23 percent of total net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions during 2007–2016 and suggests […]
Featured Resources: Week of April 1
According to the Global Report on Food Crises 2019, more than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced acute hunger in 2018 driven primarily by conflict and insecurity, climate shocks, and economic turbulence. The report—coordinated by the Food Security Information Network, a global technical platform co-sponsored by FAO, WFP, and IFPRI—was launched during the two-day […]
Featured Resources: Week of March 18
Are you a rural revitalization expert? Test your knowledge with this micro quiz before IFPRI’s 2019 Global Food Policy Report launches March 27. This year, IFPRI’s flagship report highlights the urgent need for rural revitalization to address the persistence of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and environmental degradation in rural areas. Register to watch the live webcast […]
