Climate change and extreme weather, population growth, galloping urbanization and soil degradation impact the lives of an unprecedented number of people today. More communities are exposed to possible natural or economic disaster...
This new Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council outlines a wide range of activities for building resilience, from improving access to food through supporting partner countries to ensuring that...
The Seminar for Food and Nutrition Security Coordination of the EU Delegations in Eastern and Southern Africa (CODESA) on 'Scaling up and delivering' took place in Harare, Zimbabwe, on 10-14 October 2016. Topics discussed included...
At the recent EU Development Days, EuropeAid’s Director of Human and Society Development, Kristian Schmidt underlined that promoting the concept of Resilience will not only save lives, it will save money. But success for...
The world is facing unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the immediate global priority is to tackle this public health emergency, our long-term response must address the disruption of nature’s balance, loss of...
The Action Plan for Resilience in Crisis Prone Countries 2013–2020 sets out proposals for the way forward on the implementation of the principles and priorities outlined in the Communication and the Council Conclusions on the EU...
On the 3rd of October 2012, Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, and Commissioner for Humanitarian aid, International Cooperation and Crisis Response, Kristalina Georgieva, proposed a new policy to help vulnerable...
Summary The EU REsilience building programme in EThiopia (RESET) is an innovative approach tackling chronic humanitarian and long-term needs and recurrent food insecurity. It aims to build the resilience and expand the coping...
Addressing Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Security Issues Under External Cooperation Instruments: Guidance Note seeks to raise awareness among the responsible EEAS (including EU Delegations) and EC staff about the need to...
6 May 2021, Brussels/Rome - The European Union (EU) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have agreed to increase joint efforts to transform agri-food systems, in order to make them more inclusive...