Kate McMahon

Kate McMahon

Kate McMahon is an expert program manager and policy adviser on food security, resilience and sustainability. Currently she works as a senior policy adviser with Mercy Corps in Washington, D.C. Kate has embrace a wide diversity of roles, from managing a humanitarian food security program in South Sudan’s bush to spearheading successful advocacy campaigns on environmental policy in the halls of the U.S. Congress.

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Building peace: A path to resilience in the face of food insecurity

Building peace: A path to resilience in the face of food insecurity

about 10 years ago // #PlanetWorth

The term "resilience" risks becoming an over-used, empty buzzword, writes Kate McMahon, senior policy adviser at Mercy Corps in this guest column. Despite this, we should not forget the importance of resilience. But what does it actually mean in practice?