The majority of the rural poor rely heavily on their local environments to provide basic necessities like water, food and energy. These vital resources provide the backbone of many rural livelihoods and their stability is key to securing the well-being of their entire communities.
Event: Resilient Livelihoods Course
Venue: Indepth Research Services, Nairobi, Kenya.
Event Date: 15th - 19th January 2018.
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INTRODUCTION
The majority of the rural poor rely heavily on their local environments to provide basic necessities like water, food and energy. These vital resources provide the backbone of many rural livelihoods and their stability is key to securing the well-being of their entire communities.
Disasters and food insecurity are directly interconnected. They interrupt market access, trade and food supply, reduce income, deplete savings and erode livelihoods. Drought, plant pests and diseases, animal diseases and food contamination have a direct economic impact by reducing farm production, by adversely affecting prices, trade, and market access and by decreasing farm income and employment. Economic crises such as soaring food prices reduce real income, force the poor to sell their assets, decrease food consumption, and reduce their dietary diversity and access to safe and quality food. Disasters create poverty traps that increase the prevalence of food insecurity and malnutrition.
Disaster risk reduction is about protecting people's livelihoods from shocks, and strengthening their capacity to absorb the impact of, and recover from, disruptive events. It is a necessary ingredient for food and nutrition security. Furthermore, it also creates a multiplier effect that accelerates the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal 1: the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger.
DURATION
5 days
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This course is intended for various actors in the Agriculture Extension (Agricultural extension officers, senior agricultural officials and policymakers) working with communities, in governments, funding agencies, Research organizations and non-government organizations among others for Agriculture support activities and other Development programmes.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
Understand various terms of food security and risk reduction
Improve access to adequate sanitation and knowledge and practices of health and hygiene
Improve household food production, consumption and dietary diversity
Improve agricultural infrastructure and agricultural practices
Improve home-based livelihood opportunities for the rural poor through marketing training and by supporting the establishment and capacity-building
Develop and strengthen community-based livelihoods management and disaster preparedness and response mechanism
TOPICS TO BE COVERED
Threats to food and nutrition security
Disaster Risk Reduction for food and nutrition security
Effects of climate change and disaster risks
Approaches and practices for building resilient livelihoods
Enabling environment for resilient livelihoods
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ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Training Officer. Email: gro.hcraeserhtpedni@hcaertuo Mob: +254 715 077 817 Tel: 020 211 3814
PAYMENT
Payment should be transferred to IRES account through bank on or before C.O.B. 8th January 2018. Send proof of payment to gro.hcraeserhtpedni@hcaertuo
Date: 15 January 2018
to 19 January 2018
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Venue: Indepth Research Services, Nairobi, Kenya, Nairobi
Cost: USD 1100