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Strengthening resilience to food and nutrition insecurity in the Sahel and West Africa
Strengthening resilience to food and nutrition insecurity in the Sahel and West Africa

In the Sahel, as in the Horn of Africa, the food and nutritional status of men, women and children, who are threatened by multifaceted and recurrent crises, remains a major concern. Against this backdrop, strengthening the resilience of vulnerable households is an imperative, as reflected in the strategic frameworks of CILSS, IGAD and FAO.

This booklet is an excellent resource for sharing and exchanging good practices and lessons learned to support the resilience of vulnerable communities and improve risk governance, information on food and nutrition security, practices to reduce vulnerability and emergency responses.

The root causes of vulnerability to food insecurity and malnutrition are complex and multidimensional. They are linked to a range of closely related factors, such as poverty, health, hygiene, access to basic social services, dietary behaviour, socio-cultural norms, weak production levels, access to markets and the inadequacy of some public policies, as well as to climate variations and other frequent shocks, which result in large numbers of people being plunged into an almost permanent state of fragility.

To address these recurrent crises, analytical tools to assess the situation and identify vulnerable populations have been set in place in the region and refined in recent years (including first and foremost the Cadre Harmonisé). In addition, innovative practices have been developed, to support risk reduction, climate change adaptation, the fight against malnutrition and social protection (particularly through approaches based on social safety nets and cash transfers).

This booklet presents eleven good practices that were developed during the Knowledge Share Fair, with the aim of promoting their dissemination and replication at regional and international level.

Available in English and French.



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