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Assessing woodfuel supply and demand in displacement settings

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Germany
France
Switzerland
United States of America
Japan
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Central African Republic
Tanzania
Syrian Arab Republic
Congo
South Sudan
Ethiopia
Italy
Mexico

This manual presents a methodology for assessing woodfuel supply and demand at the level of the displacement camp through the collection of primary data in the field and remote sensing analysis. The methodology uses a multi-sectoral approach to assess the energy-related needs and challenges of people in both displaced and host communities. The first part of the manual presents the methodology for assessing demand for woodfuel, which is structured around four sequential steps.

المملكة العربية السعودية والفاو

Institutional & promotional materials
February, 2018
Saudi Arabia

يربط بين منظمة الأغذية والزراعة والمملكة العربية السعودية تاريخ حافل بالتعاون. فعلى مدى أكثر من 50 عاماً، غطت المساعدات المقدَّمة من المنظمة الطيف الكامل من التنمية الزراعية والريفية عبر تدخلات مختارة بعناية لتلبية المجالات ذات الأولوية العليا التي حددها البلد ووضعه الإقليمي. وتشمل بعض الملامح البارزة للتعاون صياغة أُطر للسياسات وأُطر تنظيمية بما يشمل تنمية القدرات الوطنية والمساعدة التقنية لزراعة البستنة العالية القيمة.

Cambodia and FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
March, 2018
Cambodia
Germany
Japan

Cambodia joined FAO in 1950 and since an FAO representation was opened in 1994, the focus of cooperation has gradually

shifted moving from projects to increase production to interventions aimed at diversifying production, achieving sustainable

use of natural resources and improving the nutrition security

Burkina Faso

Institutional & promotional materials
April, 2018
Burkina Faso

Fact sheet on activities of Action Against Desertification in Burkina Faso. Action Against Desertification is an initiative of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) in support of the Great Green Wall initiative and UNCCD national action programmes to combat desertification, implemented by FAO and partners with funding of the European Union.

Perfil de País – Costa Rica

Journal Articles & Books
July, 2018
Venezuela
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Uruguay

Este perfil de país describe el estado de los recursos hídricos y el uso del agua, así como el estado de la gestión del agua agrícola en Costa Rica. El objetivo de esta monografía es describir las particularidades del país y los problemas encontrados en el desarrollo de los recursos hídricos y el riego en particular.

Cuba y la FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
March, 2018
Dominica
Guinea-Bissau
Cuba
Venezuela
Guinea
Guyana

Cuba es miembro fundador de la FAO. La asistencia técnica en el país se ha centrado en potenciar la investigación,

organización y desarrollo de los sectores pesquero y forestal, en el manejo sostenible de tierras y aguas, la sanidad vegetal y

animal y la creación de capacidades en materia de nutrición. También la FAO ha apoyado las prioridades de Cuba mediante

proyectos de cooperación dirigidos a alcanzar resiliencia frente al cambio climático, impulsar la intensificación sostenible de

Country profile – Suriname

Journal Articles & Books
July, 2018
Peru
Italy
Indonesia
Venezuela
Ecuador
Bolivia
Suriname
India
Guyana
China
Colombia
Brazil
Netherlands

This country profile describes the state of the water resources and water use, as well as the state of agricultural water management in Suriname. The aim of this report is to describe the particularities of the country and the problems met in the development of the water resources, and irrigation in particular. Irrigation trends, existing policies and legislation to water use in agriculture, possible treaties and agreements between countries as well as prospects for water management in agriculture are presented, as described in literature.

Feuille de route pour la mise en oeuvre des recommandations sur l'amélioration du cadre juridique du processus REDD+ à Madagascar

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2018
Luxembourg
Madagascar

Le cadre juridique est le moyen par lequel s’effectue la transposition des exigences internationales découlant de la Convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques (CCNUCC) en obligations concrètes et précises pour les pays forestiers, et ce, en fonction de leur situation propre.

Transboundary River Basin Overview – Indus

Journal Articles & Books
October, 2018
India
Pakistan
Afghanistan
China
Italy

This river basin overview describes the state of the water resources and water use, as well as the state of agricultural water management in the Indus basin. The aim of this report is to describe the particularities of this transboundary river basin and the problems met in the development of the water resources, and irrigation in particular. Irrigation trends, existing policies and legislation to water use in agriculture, possible treaties and agreements between countries as well as prospects for water management in agriculture are presented, as described in literature.

Belarus and FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
December, 2014
Kyrgyzstan
Hungary
Moldova
Ukraine
Belarus
Russia
Georgia
Armenia

Belarus and FAO have been implementing a number of development programmes to encourage agro-industry growth, rural development and trade facilitation since 2005, when the country became a member of FAO. In providing assistance, FAO is and will be focusing on increasing efforts to prevent the African Swine Fever, to help eliminate obsolete pesticides, to harmonize the standards of quality for agricultural products with the European standards, to develop climate change projects and to provide training to the Belarusian agricultural specialists.

L'initiative 1 million de citernes pour le Sahel

Institutional & promotional materials
August, 2018
Burkina Faso
Mali
Niger
Africa

Au Sahel, le changement climatique accentue l’irrégularité des pluies et les chocs climatiques, tels que les sécheresses répétées et les inondations. Les conséquences sont désastreuses pour les ménages ruraux les plus pauvres, qui peinent à y faire face et voient leur vulnérabilité s’accentuer. Les femmes sont généralement les plus touchées. La gestion efficace et durable des ressources en eau est plus que jamais une priorité pour améliorer la résilience des communautés vulnérables.