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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