FAO's Role in Humanitarian Contexts: Saving Lives Through Stronger, More Resilient Livelihoods in 2018

Author(s)
Food and Agriculture Organization
Publication language
English
Pages
12pp
Date published
21 Feb 2018
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Food and nutrition, Livelihoods
Organisations
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
Link
http://www.fao.org/emergencies/resources/documents/resources-detail/en/c/1103162…

 

Protecting livelihoods by providing emergency agricultural assistance from the onset of a crisis is crucial to save lives, while enabling people to produce food and earn an income. Rapid and efficient response to agricultural threats and emergencies saves lives, promotes recovery and reduces the gap between dependency on food assistance and self-reliance.

FAO helps people to: anticipate, prepare for and prevent crises; respond quickly and effectively when disaster does strike; invest in stronger recovery and resilient livelihoods.