Ending Hunger: What would it cost?

A number of recent estimates exist for what is needed to end hunger and malnutrition. The estimates vary but all agree it will require a mix of investment in infrastructure, research and development, extension services and safety nets.

The share of the cost that donors ought to contribute is missing from recent estimates. In particular, there is a need for an estimate of the donor’s share in achieving the hunger-related Sustainable Development Goals. IISD is leading a project to estimate the cost of interventions to reduce hunger and to agree on an appropriate donor share of these costs. Working with the International Food Policy Research Institute, we will analyze information obtained from economic modelling and detailed household surveys, and match them with donor priorities to build a case for establishing clear, realistic and politically feasible targets for donors.

Project team

Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder

Vice-President, Global Strategies and Managing Director, Europe

Aaron Cosbey

Senior Associate

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Insight

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What Is the Link Between Hunger and Migration?

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What it Would Take to End Hunger

An event on the sidelines of CFS 43 focused on the public investment required to end hunger.

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October 26, 2016

Ending Hunger: What would it cost?

The International Institute for Sustainable Development and the International Food Policy Research Institute joined forces to estimate what it would cost to end hunger, and the contribution that donors need to make.

Brief

October 13, 2016

Project details

Topic: Investment Law & Policy; Sustainable Development Goals

Focus area: Economies

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