The 18th Brussels Development Briefing on natural disasters, humanitarian assistance and rural development took place on 12th May 2010 (8h30-13h00) at Borschette Center. 108 participants discussed the Humanitarian needs and responses looking at recent trends and challenges. In fact, the earthquake in Haiti as many other recent natural disasters have highlighted the fragility of some States and the … Continue reading 12th May 2010: “Humanitarian Assistance and Rural Development in ACP countries”
Briefing ‘The role of livestock for ACP countries’: video material
The video recordings of the 12th Briefing session (“The role of livestock for ACP countries: challenges and opportunities ahead”) are available (please click on the name of the speaker to watch his/her intervention): Welcome remarks: Mr Marc Debois, European Commission Dr Hansjörg Neun, CTA Panel 1 - The role of livestock for ACP Economies and … Continue reading Briefing ‘The role of livestock for ACP countries’: video material
Briefing ‘The Role of Livestock for ACP countries’: interviews of participants
Mr. Carlos Seré is the Director General of the International Livestock Research Institute. He presents his organisation’s aim of using livestock as a development tool to address poverty and food security. He highlights the strong potential of this meeting to raise issues in terms of the difficulties and the trade-offs between developing domestic vs. … Continue reading Briefing ‘The Role of Livestock for ACP countries’: interviews of participants
“The Role of Livestock for ACP countries: challenges and opportunities ahead”
The twelth Brussels Development Briefing was held on 1st July 2009 (European Commission, Berlaymont Building) and dealt with “The Role of Livestock for ACP countries: challenges and opportunities ahead”. This Briefing discussed key issues on livestock for ACP countries and reviewed the role of livestock for ACP economies and the drivers of change. Programme Key documents Sources of … Continue reading “The Role of Livestock for ACP countries: challenges and opportunities ahead”
