The
objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of human
vulnerability to various forms of insecurity particularly livelihoods and food
insecurity. The course covers topics which include the definitions and concepts
of livelihoods, food security/insecurity and human vulnerability to various
forms of risks. Emphasis will be given to livelihood assets and coping
strategies of poor households in developing countries and the influence on the
state of different facets of livelihoods and food insecurity. The course will
put resource scarcity, degradation and mismanagement in the context of
vulnerability at different levels to explain the intensity and patterns of food
insecurity over space and time. Different up-to-date techniques of food
security analysis will be covered. Course presentation shall be in the form of
lecture, reading assignments and producing/presenting term papers (optional) on
issues related to food security and livelihoods
- Teacher: Afera Azmeraw