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Transcript of 2013 Global Hunger Index Launch Event Welthungerhilfe Presentation
2013 GLOBAL HUNGER
INDEX
The Challenge of Hunger
BUILDING RESILIENCE TO ACHIEVE FOOD ANDNUTRITION SECURITY
Community Resilience
in the context of chronic food crises
“the ability of a community to anticipate,
respond to, cope with, and recover from the effects of shocks and stresses which
drive or exacerbate undernutrition, in a timely
and effective manner without compromising the poor’s well-being or their
long-term prospects of moving out of poverty and
hunger.”
RESILIENCE IN HAITI CONTEXT
Haiti and the factors of resilience deficit
An emergency economy
Natural shocks and sociopolitical stresses.
Widespread poverty and
continuous food insecurity.
Year Hurricane History Impact
1994 Hurricane Gordon Killed 2,000 peopleWidespread crop destruction
1998 Hurricane GeorgesKilled over 400 people
Destroyed 80% of all the crops
2004 Hurricane JeanneKilled over 3000 people
Widespread crop destruction
2008 Hurricane Fay, Gustav, Hanna & Ike
Killed 79370% of Haiti's crops wiped out
2012 Hurricane Isaac and Sandy70 killed
< 90,000 ha of crops damaged
Agricultural role in community resilience
Welthungerhilfe´s program and its impact
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INGREDIENTS OF RESILIENCE
ADDRESSING ROOT CAUSES
RESPOND TO AND COPING WITH SHOCKS AND STRESSES / DRR
STRENGHTHENING COMMUNITIES
COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT / NATIONAL MINISTRIES
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OUTLOOK
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