FAO

Risk assessments are prepared to develop a holistic risk management strategy. Assessing risks involves knowing how likely it is that each possible risk would occur, and what is their expected impact in terms of farm production or income losses. This course will look at what is needed to assess and prioritize risks including assessment methods - qualitative and quantitative - used at micro, meso and macro levels.

You will learn about

• Qualitative and quantitative methods commonly used to assess and prioritize risks
• The process and outcome of a risk assessment at local area and national levels
• Risk assessment and management capacity profiles in the country
• Key information required for carrying out a risk assessment

Responding to risk requires developing strategies which combine different risk management tools as well as policies and programs to address constraints and broader issues that create the context in which risks occur. This course will present the role that major stakeholders in the agrifood system can play to design Agriculture Risk Management (ARM) strategies and make them effective and sustainable.

You will learn about

• Describing an ARM strategy at farm, local and national level
• Comparing and selecting risk management tools to create ARM plans/strategies
• Explaining the roles and responsibilities of all the major stakeholders in formulating and implementing ARM strategies
• Understanding how information system, capacity development and mainstreaming can make ARM strategies effective and sustainable

Risks in agriculture arise from a variety of sources. There are several risk management options that can be used to either mitigate, transfer or cope with risks in agriculture. Choosing the most appropriate tool depends on various factors such as type of risk, tools availability, and level of responsibility. This course focuses on what can be done at the farm, local area/community, and national levels to manage risks in agriculture.

You will learn about

• Providing the outline of main on-farm and off-farm Agriculture Risk Management (ARM) tools
• Describing the major production, finance, market, and government-support related ARM tools
• Identifying the suitability of these tools by themselves or in combination
• Identify the suitability of these tools alone or in combination for a given situation
• Appreciating the advantages and disadvantages of the ARM tools

One of the impacts of climate change is an increase in the incidence, severity and unpredictability of natural disasters. This course explains how livelihoods and tenure rights are affected by natural disasters, and illustrates how responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests can support a disaster management process through improved prevention, mitigation, preparedness, emergency response, and recovery and reconstruction.

You will learn about

• Impact of natural disasters on people’s tenure
• How insecure tenure increases vulnerability to natural disasters
• Responsible governance of tenure and disaster management processes
• Integrating tenure issues in prevention, mitigation, preparedness, emergency response, recovery, and reconstruction

This course presents the basic principles and concepts related to resilient watershed management, and, through the description of a case study, practically illustrates the process for formulating a resilient watershed management plan, from the analysis of the enabling environment to the definition of the risk management measures to implement.

You will learn about

• General principles and approaches upon which to integrate a disaster and climate risk perspective into watershed management
• The phases of the resilient watershed management cycle
• The steps to conduct an enabling environment analysis and a risk assessment
• How to structure the resilient watershed management plan