Food security in Africa
Description
The focus of this event is to emphasise the critical nature of addressing disaster risk to obtain hunger and nutrition goals, as well as to highlight the importance of multi sectoral approaches to achieve these goals.
The side event will demonstrate how the HFA provides a useful framework for developing more holistic risk management approaches in the agriculture, food and nutrition security sectors. Using the core example of food security in Africa, the side event will suggest ways in which the post-2105 framework for disaster risk reduction (HFA2) can better integrate risk management.
The side event event will demonstrate several components for the HFA2, which will centre around: improved links between humanitarian and development approaches; supporting resilience building; linking preparedness, risk management, response and recovery in more systematic ways; supporting the links between risk analysis, early warning and more effective responses; and accelerating the institutionalization of disaster risk management in key sectors. The importance of a multi sectoral approach will be emphasised and supported by close collaboration with UNICEF and WHO particularly relating to the WASH and Health sectors.
The discussions will lead to recommendations in the comprehensive development of the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction (HFA2) that will help to address food insecurity in Africa and elsewhere.
