Food Security, Climate Challenges, and Resilience Building in the Horn of Africa

The general objective of the study is to provide an overview of food insecurity in the HoA and analyze the effect of climate change on food security, and explore innovative resilience building approaches to address food crisis in the region. [...] The Nairobi Summit assigned the IGAD Secretariat the role of leading and coordinating the implementation of the decision; and urged all countries to work together as a region and all 6 concerned to do things differently, working concertedly and holistically, combining relief and development interventions, aimed at building resilience to future climatic and other shocks. [...] The heads of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) call for an integrated approach to counter the adverse effects of climate change on food security. [...] The October 2014, leaders of global and regional institutions pledge of financial assistance for countries in the HoA region totaling more than $8 billion to promote stability and development in the Horn of Africa, and especially to provide the tools to address food insecurity among the vulnerable communities. [...] This study thus analyses the trend of food insecurity and vulnerability to food insecurity, and the effect of climate change on food security in the region The PoU indicates that undernourishment and hence food insecurity in the HoA is one of the highest in the world.