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Beyond Relief

Food Security in Protracted Crises

Year of publication 2008

Author Edited by Luca Alinovi, Günter Hemrich and Luca Russo;Agriculture and Economic Development Analysis Division

Publisher Practical Action Publishing and FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 9781853396

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In many countries, prolonged confl icts result in food emergencies that recur over years or even decades. Initial humanitarian relief efforts are rarely replaced by programmes that offer a longer-term perspective on food security. This book provides examples of opportunities to bridge the gap between emergency relief and longer term developmental approaches, which can help us rethink how to support food security in protracted crises. Somalia, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo have all been affected by severe protracted crises. For the first time, evidence and in-depth analysis from these countries sheds light on how to support the livelihoods of local populations. Using concrete examples, Beyond Relief demonstrates how food security means different things in different contexts while also advocating a crosscutting learning process for longer-term approaches to protracted crisis. This collection is essential reading for donors, policymakers, NGO workers and researchers working on food security.

Language English

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