Environmental Impact of Sudden Population Displacements - Expert Consultation on Priority Policy Issues and Humanitarian Aid (European Commission Humanitarian Office, 1995, 28 p.): 6. AN APPEAL FOR URGENT POLICY ATTENTION: 6.3. Urgent policy concerns: iii. Agriculture

Environmental Impact of Sudden Population Displacements - Expert Consultation on Priority Policy Issues and Humanitarian Aid (European Commission Humanitarian Office, 1995, 28 p.)

6. AN APPEAL FOR URGENT POLICY ATTENTION

6.3. Urgent policy concerns

		i. Energy
		ii. Shelter
		iii. Agriculture
		iv. Site and size of settlements
		v. Indigenous knowledge
		vi. Research and impact assessment

iii. Agriculture

- To act to encourage host governments as to the positive outcomes of allowing displaced populations to engage in agriculture and have access to land;
- To use savings from this (e.g. in reduced needs for food aid) to address environmental protection and promote development benefits to the local people.