The Aswan Forum, hosted on June 21-22 in Cairo, discussed topics related to African peace and development, including climate change, confronting terrorism, regional security, youth and women empowerment, and more.
Inefficient water management exacerbates water insecurity in the MENA region, already the area most vulnerable to the catastrophic impact of the climate crisis. Building adaptive capacity is critical to ensure national and individual water security.
Malawi, like other African fruit producers, is drawing on local and global resources to combat a pest which threatens vital fruit exports.
Stunting can be prevented by using technology to improve agriculture and strong governmental support.
The interaction of food, energy, and water in North Africa is complex and building into a cascade of trouble. It is time to listen to the rural communities facing it on the frontline
The focus for MENA countries should not be to achieve self-sufficiency, but rather food security
When Gulf nations face food, security, and water scarcity issues, one response is to seek lucrative agricultural investments in fertile African lands. Yet, while such deals can bring benefits to the countries involved, there are also sizeable risks
Syria and its neighbors all have a vested interest in resuming agricultural trade to increase food security across the region.
