Counting, scoring and classifying hunger to allocate resources targeted to solve the problem

Afonso Gallegos, Ana and Trueba Jainaga, Jose Ignacio and Tarancon Juanas, Monica (2011). Counting, scoring and classifying hunger to allocate resources targeted to solve the problem. In: "15th International Congress on Project Engineering", 06/07/2011 - 08/07/2011, Huesca, España. pp. 159-170.

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Title: Counting, scoring and classifying hunger to allocate resources targeted to solve the problem
Author/s:
  • Afonso Gallegos, Ana
  • Trueba Jainaga, Jose Ignacio
  • Tarancon Juanas, Monica
Item Type: Presentation at Congress or Conference (Article)
Event Title: 15th International Congress on Project Engineering
Event Dates: 06/07/2011 - 08/07/2011
Event Location: Huesca, España
Title of Book: Selected Proceedings from the 15th International Congress on Project Engineering
Date: 2011
Subjects:
Faculty: E.T.S.I. Agrónomos (UPM) [antigua denominación]
Department: Proyectos y Planificación Rural [hasta 2014]
Creative Commons Licenses: Recognition - No derivative works - Non commercial

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Abstract

A proper allocation of resources targeted to solve hunger is essential to optimize the efficacy of actions and maximize results. This requires an adequate measurement and formulation of the problem as, paraphrasing Einstein, the formulation of a problem is essential to reach a solution. Different measurement methods have been designed to count, score, classify and compare hunger at local level and to allow comparisons between different places. However, the alternative methods reach significantly different results. These discrepancies make decisions on the targeting of resource allocations difficult. To assist decision makers, a new method taking into account the dimension of hunger and the coping capacities of countries is proposed enabling to establish both geographical and sectoral priorities for the allocation of resources

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Item ID: 12854
DC Identifier: https://oa.upm.es/12854/
OAI Identifier: oai:oa.upm.es:12854
Official URL: http://www.aeipro.com/index.php/conferences/328-15...
Deposited by: Memoria Investigacion
Deposited on: 13 Nov 2012 10:05
Last Modified: 21 Apr 2016 12:10
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