DRLS 6730 Food Security and Resilience(DRL Summer Institute, Italy

DRLS 6730 Food Security and Resilience(DRL Summer Institute, Italy
Food Security and Resilience(DRL Summer Institute, Italy
This course will examine the impact of disaster and crisis on food security and nutrition outcomes and the role of policy and programs in enhancing the ability of communities and households to manage food security related risk. Students in the course will spend the first 10-days of the course in study core elements of food security resiliency in lectures, guest lectures, seminar format and a practical policy/program review activity. FAO's 5-year strategic plan includes a strategic objective on resilience and during the final days of the course students will be able to visit FAO and discuss concepts from the course with the foremost experts in the field.
credit hours: 3