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Title:

Food security and conflict in the ESCWA region / Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).

Publisher:

United Nations,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

vii, 134 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.

Subject:

Food security--Middle East.
Food security--Arab countries.
Food security--Government policy--Middle East.
Food security--Government policy--Arab countries.
Ernährungssicherstellung.
Mitgliedsstaaten.

Other Authors:

United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia.

Notes:

"13 September 2010." Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-134).

Contents:

Food security assessment in the ESCWA region -- Conflict and food security nexus -- Regional policy .

Summary:

"This report argues that, up to a certain extent, the conflict-affected countries and territories of the ESCWA region can promote food security nationally. What the region is in need of, however, is greater regional cooperation for three reasons, namely: (a) conflict-affected countries and territories do not have the fiscal space and public administrative capacity needed to finance and introduce food security programmes; (b) prevailing political constraints prevent existing cleavages between ruling elites and disenfranchised factions within the society from being easily overcome; and (c) the potential benefits from investments into better food security are greater when taking advantage of regional cooperation, given that the numerous threats to food security carry a regional dimension and, therefore, require a regional solution in line with the subsidiarity principle."--Introd.

Series:

United Nations publication

OCLC:

(OCoLC)743167020

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)