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Zero Hunger: Transforming Evidence-Based Success Into Effective Change
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16 June 2011
- Copyright S.Hauenstein Swan
Why have some countries managed to reduce undernutrition whilst others have not? How did they manage to do so? Why does undernutrition persist at a time when the world produces more food than ever before?
Action Against Hunger's latest series of publications - Zero Hunger - seeks to understand why and how countries like Brazil and Malawi have managed to reduce undernutrition, while others have not. By pulling together evidence from contexts which have had relative success in bringing down undernutrition rates, the series introduces six key success factors which have been instrumental in the fight against hunger worldwide:
- Put nutrition at the top of the political agenda
- Ensure the participation of civil society in the development of sustainable policies to improve ownership and impact among affected communities
- Address the multiple causes of undernutrition through a wide range of sectors, including health, agriculture, water and sanitation, and education to enhance policy coherence and coordination
- Combine both short and long-term approaches to address both the immediate and underlying causes of undernutrition
- Coordinate activities across different institutions
- Provide long-term financial resources to guarantee policy effectiveness
Good nutrition is the foundation of human development. It therefore must be at the forefront of all development and poverty reduction policies.
Zero Hunger Phase 1
Undernutrition: What works
Phase 1 reviews the experience of five case study countries – Brazil, Peru, Mozambique, Malawi and Bangladesh – which have had relative success at bringing down rates of undernutrition over the past 15 years and tries to find out why and how these countries have been particularly successful. By studying these successes, we can derive lessons and examples of good practice which can be implemented in other countries and regions. More...
Zero Hunger Phase 2
Undernutrition: Lessons from Niger
Phase 2 looks at one country – Niger – and examines the extent to which the six factors are relevant in the efforts of its own government to reduce undernutrition. The case study provides a pathway for future nutrition and development initiatives in Niger by promoting the collaboration of civil society and national governments. More...
Zero Hunger Phase 3
Achieving Regional Integration: The key to success for the fight against hunger in West Africa
Phase 3 links the first two phases and highlights the relevance and potential of regional institutions and mechanisms to reduce hunger and malnutrition in West Africa. Only through synergies and collaboration, will the reduction of hunger and undernutrition be achieved more effectively across the region. Furthermore, by working together at the regional level, national governments and civil society will be better placed to tackle regional issues such as high food prices. More...
Zero Hunger Briefing Paper
Transforming evidence-based success into effective change
This briefing pulls together evidence from secondary research in contexts which have had relative success in bringing down undernutrition rates, with field based evidence from Niger, where undernutrition is a persistent problem. Combined with analysis of the relevance and potential of the regional approach in the fight against hunger in West Africa, the briefing introduces six key success factors which have been instrumental in the fight against hunger worldwide. The Zero Hunger Series argues that good nutrition is the foundation of human development; it must be at the forefront of all development and poverty reduction policies. More...
Launch in the Houses of Parliament
28th June 2011
In partnership with the All Party Parliamentary Group on Agriculture and Food for Development, the Zero Hunger series in the Houses of Parliament on the 28th June 2011 with a roundtable discussion. Read the minutes from the meeting.
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