Asking the Right Questions

Community-based Strategies to Combat Hunger

Bibliographic Data

ID5311363
AuthorsMiriam S Chaiken (New Mexico State University), J Richard Dixon, Colette Powers, C H Powers (World Vision), Erica Wetzler (0000-0002-3076-5034, World Vision International)
Year2009
Volume32
Issue1
Pages42-54
Publication date2009-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNAPA Bulletin (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1556-4789 • E-ISSN: 1556-4797
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1556-4797.2009.01027.x
OpenAlexW2132710292
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited3

Anthropologists have long recognized the value of community participation in development planning and project implementation, and this paper discusses a new strategy to engage communities to monitor conditions of food insecurity and vulnerability, and to develop strategies for mitigation against shocks. Community based early warning programs (CEWS) complement existing hunger early warning systems that rely on satellite and agroclimatic data by collecting and monitoring data in rural communities. These strategies build on existing community awareness of local conditions, provide support for locally identified mitigation activities, and foster community participation. Examples from programs in Mozambique illustrate the potential of the CEWS strategies for effecting sustainable change and combating chronic food insecurity and vulnerability

Agriculture · Business · Computer security · Early warning system · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Food insecurity · Food security · Geography · Political science · Public relations · Sustainable development · Value (mathematics · Vulnerability (computing · Warning system · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Computer Science · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

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