In depth

19.06.2006 According to the UN estimates, at least 11 million people in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are in crisis, making this the region’s worst drought in a decade. The impact of drought has been most severe in pastoral areas on the Ethiopia–Kenya–Somalia border, with reports of malnutrition
levels far beyond emergency thresholds.

15.06.2006 The need to enhance information flow to farmers led to the inception of the Information and Communication Support for Agricultural Growth in Nigeria Project (ICS-Nigeria). The hope is that access to information will trigger an increase in farmers’ use of agricultural technologies, which in turn will increase their productive capacity.

15.06.2006 Reliable information on water depletion for agricultural production is much needed when freshwater resources are getting scarcer. This is the case in the irrigated Indus basin.

15.06.2006 Poverty is subjective, complex, and multidimensional. While poverty is primarily about income, limited access to the necessary natural resources for agricultural production is a major constraint to poverty alleviation in the dry areas.

13.06.2006 DevInfo is a database system which maintains indicators by time periods and geographic areas to monitor commitments to human development.

12.06.2006 Food aid in Niger arrived too late in 2005, despite widespread predictions that famine was imminent. The world has known for months that famine is also coming to southern Africa but policymakers are still not responding to the warnings. Read more about the importance of early warning in food security in Niger in the latest id21 insights.

12.06.2006 Recent developments in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) field are positively changing ways research is being done in the world and may be used to improve food distribution networks, development of population surveys and censuses and expansion of early warning systems in Africa.

12.06.2006 UK Department for International Development (DFID) has recently released the second Institutional Strategy between the Department and the UN World Food Programme (WFP). According to DFID, "the partnership is testament to the critical importance both organisations attach to reducing the rising number of people suffering from hunger and malnutrition."

09.06.2006 This report aims to give an overview of what DAC members currently know about how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) use in developing economies can stimulate economic growth and poverty reduction.

09.06.2006 The World Bank’s Board (International Development Association) has approved an investment grant of US$ 8 million for the Information and Communications Infrastructure Development Project (ICIDP).

07.06.2006 This report presents an inventory of global data sources which can be used to provide consistent geospatial baselines for core framework data layers in the support of generalized base mapping, emergency preparedness and response, food security and poverty mapping.

07.06.2006 The Information Management Resource Kit (IMARK) is a comprehensive suite of distance learning resources for information management and exchange.