WGGP
2008-2009
Sustainable
Biofuels, Gender Equity and Human Security [Details
and Events]
Food Crisis and Food Security: During the early months of 2008, food prices have shot up around the world leading to riots in over 20 developing countries. This is a global crisis that inflicts high costs on the poor in general and women and children who are over-represented among the poor. WGGP's cosponsored Sustainable Biofuels and Human Security Workshop in May [see Details and Events above] addressed these issues. Some useful material on the crisis and related issues is available on the following websites:
Helping Women Respond to the Global Food Crisis: What We Know and What We Still Need to Know
International Food Policy Research Institute [IFPRI]
Food Agriculture Organization [FAO]
World Food Programme [WFP]
The Economist, The Silent Tsunami, April 2008
Graph from IFPRI based on data from the FAO and IMF:
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Provost's Initiative on Gender Equity: Local and Global
and Council on Gender Equity [Details and Events]
CAS
Initiative on Immigration [Details
and Events]
Global
Health Policy Activities [Details
and Events]
Livelihood: Challenges of the Changing Global Labor Market [Details
and Events]
WGGP's Spring Newsletter, April 2008, is now available.
For
further details and a complete listing of events, see Coming
Events
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