ROSA Newsletter n°31 - EN

In the Spotlight: Escaping the hunger cycle: Pathways to resilience in the Sahel. A new research report published by the Sahel Working Group in September 2011 puts the spotlight on the chronic and long term food crisis in the Sahel. The report examines how, and if, policies and programmes put in place in 2010 reflected lessons of the 2005 food crisis. It also sets out recommendations aiming to guide decision making and improve the effectiveness of aid to address the “permanent emergency” in the Sahel.
Views on recent news: Linking humanitarian and development interventions: An EC joint framework for food security. The recently approved EC food security thematic programme (FSTP 2011-2013) states that a Joint Humanitarian-Development Framework (JHDF) should be prepared to help tackle the issue of coherence, coordination and complementarity between humanitarian operations and development interventions. In this interview given during a training seminar on the JHDF, Jacques Prade (DG ECHO) highlights the main objectives of and rationale for this joint framework and the importance of improving coordination between the Commission’s services. He states that this first requires a strong desire to work together. This should involve EU delegations, experts from ECHO, colleagues from both EuropeAid and ECHO headquarters and if possible, different donors and actors involved at grass-roots level.
Agenda: Information on past events, a list of forthcoming events and the EC’s latest news.
ROSA News: New documents online and information on network activities.