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FAO Statistical Yearbook 2012 Africa

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2013
Egypt
Nigeria
Rwanda
Zambia
Togo
Mali
Zimbabwe
Congo
Malawi
Italy
Ethiopia
Mozambique
Morocco
Lesotho
Madagascar
Cameroon
Tanzania
Botswana
Gambia
Chad
Gabon
Kenya
Africa

The FAO Statistical Yearbook 2012: Africa Food and Agriculture, disseminates statistical information that will help all stakeholders to access, easily and quickly, a set of statistics on food and agriculture related to the current themes and domains of interest in the region. The document provides users in Africa and abroad with statistics and reliable indicators on food and agriculture that can be used for policy formulation, monitoring and evaluation.

Afrontar la escasez de agua

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2013
Nepal
France
Yemen
Switzerland
United States of America
Israel
Chile
Germany
China
Italy
Australia
Malta
India
Sri Lanka
Thailand

En pocas palabras, la escasez de agua tiene lugar cuando la demanda supera el suministro de agua dulce en un área determinada. Escasez de agua = un exceso de demanda de agua para el suministro disponible Esta situación aparece como consecuencia de una elevada demanda agregada por parte de todos los sectores que consumen agua respecto al suministro disponible, bajo las condiciones de infraestructuras y las disposiciones institucionales existentes.

Improving Governance of Forest Tenure. A Practical Guide

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2013
Tanzania
Uganda
Cameroon
Ghana
Guyana
Canada
Indonesia
India
Nepal
Ireland
United Kingdom
Italy
Germany
Netherlands
Switzerland
Australia

This guide proposes tools and approaches to improve forest tenure governance and practical actions to realise this objective. It is intended for government policy-makers, or other public sector, private sector or civil society stakeholders concerned with forest governance and tenure reform.

Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2013
Burkina Faso
Mali
Bangladesh
Nigeria
Mauritania
El Salvador
Afghanistan
France
China
Guatemala
Congo
Republic of Korea
Niger
Honduras
Mozambique
Morocco
Libya
Nicaragua
Italy
Senegal
Chad
Brazil

The purpose of the sourcebook is to further elaborate the concept of CSA and demonstrate its potential, as well as limitations. It aims to help decision makers at a number of levels (including political administrators and natural resource managers) to understand the different options that are available for planning, policies and investments and the practices that are suitable for making different agricultural sectors, landscapes and food systems more climate-smart.

Insigna del Agua

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2013
Israel
Bangladesh
China
Portugal

El propósito de las insignias de las Naciones Unidas es despertar conciencia, educar y, sobre todo, motivar a los jóvenes a cambiar su comportamiento y a ser agentes de cambio activos en sus comunidades locales. Las insignias son apropiadas para ser utilizadas con clases escolares y con grupos juveniles, y están patrocinadas por la AMGS y la OMMS. Estas incluyen una amplia gama de actividades e ideas que pueden ser fácilmente adaptadas por los maestros, los profesores o los dirigentes.

Changement d'utilisation des terres forestières mondiales 1990-2005

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2013
France
United States of America
Luxembourg
Ukraine
China
Indonesia
Canada
Congo
India
Kazakhstan
Montenegro

Ce rapport présente les principales conclusions sur le changement d'utilisation des terres forestières et d'occupation des sols entre 1990 et 2005 de l'Enquête par télédétection de l'Évaluation des ressources forestières mondiales 2010 de la FAO. Il s'agit du premier rapport du genre à présenter des estimations systématiques de l'utilisation des terres forestières mondiales et de ses changements.

Report of the Second Meeting of the Biodiversity, Habitat and Water Quality Working Group

Policy Papers & Briefs
November, 2013
Kenya
Morocco
United States of America
Mauritania
Gambia
Senegal
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Cape Verde
Africa

The second meeting of Biodiversity, Habitat and Water Quality, subject of this report, was organized in Banjul (The Gambia) from 12 to 14 March 2013. All representatives of the countries (except from Morocco) as well as the RCU URC and the project partners were able to participate.