The threats posed by climate change to agriculture are now well known. Climate change has already resulted in a negative trend in mean crop yield per decade, and this is likely to continue as the century unfolds. In Africa, 650 million people are currently dependent on rain- fed agriculture and, des ... pite progress in the Millennium Development Goals, food and nutrition insecurity remainunacceptably high. more

Am Beispiel des Kontexts der Syrien- und Irakkrise Das Positionspapier zeigt auf, was gute psychosoziale Arbeit mit Geflüchteten ausmacht und welche Risiken es zu berücksichtigen gilt. Es richtet sich an Akteur*innen aus dem MHPSS-Sektor, die im Kontext der Syrien- und Irakkrisen mit Flüchtlinge ... n im Nahen Osten arbeiten sowie an Ministerien und wissenschaftliche Institutionen. more

Guiding framework for development cooperation, Working paper 2017. This document was drawn up on the basis of expert publications and inputs from partners in the GIZ regional programme Psychosocial Support for Syrian and Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced People1 in order to serve as guidanc ... e in the design, implementation and assessment of psychosocial support measures for refugees in the context of the crises in Syria and Iraq. It is aimed at actors from the MHPSS sector working with refugees in the Middle East and at ministries and academic/scientific institutions in the context of the Syria and Iraq crises. more