General Policy Documents (page 7)
From commitment to action: funding to build resilience in the Horn
In 2011 the member states of the Inter-Governmental Agency for Development (IGAD) and donor organisations launched the IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI). It seeks to reduce disaster risks and improve livelihoods in the Horn using an integrated programming framework at national and regional levels, and to shift from humanitarian funding to development […]
AGIR: Global Alliance for Resilience Initiative
This 4-page factsheet (February 2014) “AGIR: building resilience to food and nutrition crises in the Sahel & West Africa”, compiled by the European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO), brings facts and figures about the humanitarian situation in the Sahel and West Africa and the EU response through contribution to the Global Alliance for Resilience Initiative (AGIR) […]
High-Level Forum on Pastoralism in the Sahel
The N’Djamena Declaration adopted in May 2013 integrated the existing pastoral policy frameworks in Africa and set the priorities for a regional policy in the Sahel and West Africa in support of pastoralism. Building on the current National Agricultural Investment Plans, the Regional Agricultural Investment Programme, PRIA and the Country Resilience Priorities of the Global […]
EU action to boost food and nutrition security
In 2010, the European Union (EU) took a significant step towards cooperating with partner countries to address food and nutrition security challenges by adopting an EU policy framework on addressing food security challenges. This forms the basis for a common framework for action for the EU and its Member States as endorsed by the Council. […]
EU approach to resilience in Africa
In response to the massive food crises in Africa, the European Commission (EC) took two initiatives: Supporting Horn of African Resilience (SHARE) and l’Alliance Globale pour l’Initiative Résilience Sahel (AGIR). These set out a new approach to building up the resilience of vulnerable populations, especially those dependent on crop farming and pastoralism. The purpose of […]