Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Entwicklung und Humanitäre Hilfe
Workshop (EN)
19.03.2025 | 13:00 – 17:00 | L’office, Schottenfeldgasse 85, 1070 Vienna
Violent conflict, economic shocks and climate change are driving a global rise in food insecurity. In response, there is a growing policy consensus on the need to strengthen synergies among humanitarian, development and peacebuilding (HDP) efforts. This workshop provides a platform for Austrian practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to discuss the practical challenges of operationalizing a HDP nexus approach in food security. Together, we aim at co-developing actionable strategies to tackle this pressing global issue in fragile contexts.
Violent conflict, economic shocks and climate change are driving a global rise in food insecurity. In 2023, almost 282 million people in 59 countries/territories worldwide faced acute food insecurity, requiring urgent food and livelihood assistance. Efforts to break the persistent cycle between food insecurity and violent conflict have largely failed.
In response, there is a growing policy consensus on the need to strengthen synergies among humanitarian, development and peacebuilding (HDP) efforts to ensure access to safe and nutritious food for the most hungry and vulnerable people in crises, to increase long-term food system resilience and to create conditions for peace. This requires a closer collaboration among HDP stakeholders to maximize their joint impact; local partners to take a stronger role in shaping and implementing interventions; and donors to shift away from siloed funding streams. Structural adjustments and a shift in operational mindsets are preconditions to better integrate emergency response, resilience, and peacebuilding.
Against this background, this workshop provides a platform for Austrian practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to discuss the practical challenges of operationalizing an HDP nexus approach in food security. Together, we aim at co-developing actionable strategies to tackle this pressing global issue in fragile contexts.
The workshop draws inspiration from and aligns with previous initiatives, including the outcomes of the multistakeholder implementation partnership Resilience in Food Security and a series of workshops on the HDP nexus involving government and non-governmental stakeholders working under the principles of the Vienna 3C Appeal.
The workshop will be held in English and facilitated by Ruth Picker. Chatham House Rule applies.
Caroline Delgado is Programme Director and Senior Researcher at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), where she leads the Food, Peace, and Security program. With over 15 years of experience in peacebuilding, conflict analysis, and climate-resilient food systems, her work integrates research and practice to promote stability in conflict-affected regions. Caroline holds a PhD in Humanitarianism and Conflict Response from the University of Manchester and is widely published in areas linking food security, climate change, and peace. She has conducted extensive fieldwork globally and advises organisations on innovative approaches to development and peace.
Jean-Marie Zongo is the Burkina Faso Office Coordinator for CARE International. He coordinates the implementation of CARE’s programme in Burkina Faso, including a project using a HDP approach to improve livelihoods and social cohesion in the Boucle du Mouhoun region of Burkina Faso. Jean Marie has over 20 years of experience in humanitarian, development and peacebuilding programmes as a researcher, manager and practitioner, working in the areas of food security, health and nutrition and the HDP nexus.
Please register by 17 March 2025. For invited guests only.
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This workshop is organized by Ilona Reindl, Policy Officer at Global Responsibility.
