Near East and North Africa – Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2021

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Near East ◽  
Food Security And Nutrition

scholarly journals An Overview of Land Degradation and Sustainable Land Management in the Near East and North Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
F. M. Ziadat ◽  
P. Zdruli ◽  
S. Christiansen ◽  
L. Caon ◽  
M. Abdel Monem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Food Security ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Land Degradation ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Near East ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Dust Storms ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Land And Water Management

Land degradation and desertification (LDD) and climate change are having increased effects in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) impacting the livelihoods of about 410 million people. Agriculture is a vital sector, contributing on average 14% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (excluding oil producing countries) and providing jobs and incomes for 38% of the region’s economically active population. Nevertheless, most NENA countries import at least 50% of the calories they consume. Furthermore, it is estimated that the total area that is desertified or is vulnerable to desertification cover 9.84 million km2 or about 86.7% of the total NENA region. Soil erosion by water, wind, and sand and dust storms (SDS) cause losses of about USD 13 billion of GDP each year. To confront these hardships, the region must endorse proper land use planning, prioritization of target areas for restoration and adoption of sustainable land and water management (SLWM) to reverse the situation. This paper analyses the inter-linkages between LDD, resource base management and food security under different scenarios and offers mitigation and remediation options. These include knowledge management and sharing; establishment of a regional platform to facilitate dialogue; public and private investment opportunities; provision of tools to scale-out sustainable land and water management options; and creation of a conducive enabling environment supported by policies and strategies. The paper provides policy and decision-makers with priority actions and options to enhance productivity, and combat land degradation to improve food security in the region.

scholarly journals Better together: improving food security and nutrition by linking market and food systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-205
Author(s):  
Martha Cruz Zuniga ◽  
Monty L. Lynn ◽  
Elly Kaganzi Mwesigwa ◽  
Dan Norell ◽  
Vidhya Sriram ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food Security And Nutrition

Food security in selected Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries: an inter-country comparison

Food Security ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 531-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasrin Omidvar ◽  
Davod Ahmadi ◽  
Kate Sinclair ◽  
Hugo Melgar-Quiñonez
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Middle East ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Mena Countries ◽  
Country Comparison
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