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L'État de la sécurité alimentaire et de la nutrition dans le monde 2024

Reports & Research
July, 2024
Afrique
Amériques
Asie
Europe
Océanie

Chaque année, ce rapport de la FAO, le plus consulté, présente le nombre de personnes sous-alimentées dans le monde et préconise des stratégies pour combattre la faim et la malnutrition. Suite à la publication du rapport mondial, de nombreuses statistiques sont désagrégées en rapport régionaux. Le rapport est préparé conjointement avec d’autres agences des Nations Unies, à savoir le FIDA, l’OMS, le PAM et l’UNICEF. 

Rapport de la FAO: La production mondiale des pêches et de l’aquaculture atteint un nouveau record

Peer-reviewed publication
May, 2024
Afrique
Amériques
Costa Rica
Asie
Europe

La production halieutique et aquacole mondiale a atteint un niveau sans précédent, la production d’animaux aquatiques issue de l’aquaculture dépassant pour la première fois celle de la pêche de capture, selon un nouveau rapport de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) publié aujourd’hui. 

Strategies for Streamlined Urban Development: A Case Study of Land Use Succession in Upper Hill, Nairobi

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2023
Global

This study examines the dynamics of Urban Land Use Succession ULUS in Upper Hill Nairobi highlighting the impact of neoliberal policies and private sectorled urban redevelopment It investigates how land tenure public infrastructure and planning controls shape urban landscapes leading to patchwork land use patterns and environmental misalignments The case of Upper Hill transitioning from a serene residential area to a bustling commercial hub is explored to understand the determinants of ULUS and propose strategies for streamlined urban development Employing Neoliberal Theory and hypothesis t

Spatial Patterns Of Petty Trading In Tanzania: Location Determinants And Linkages

December, 2023
Global

Context and background: This study argues that government schemes to serve petty traders in Tanzania remain unsustainable mostly due to poor consideration of the impact the socio-economic linkage has on location determinants. Goal and Objectives: This research aimed to understand how the articulation of petty trading operations with larger traders, directly or indirectly, influences location decisions.Methodology: The core of this research was based on a case study approach that involved surveys of petty traders and interviews with large-scale traders at the Mwenge trading center, along wit

Measuring Spatial Accessibility Of Water Points In Dodoma City Council: Adaptation Of The Two-Step Floating Catchment Area Method

December, 2023
United States of America

Context and backgroundConventional methods for measuring water point accessibility based on threshold demand or distance, result in uniform indices that may be inflated/deflated at different dwelling places within administrative units.Goal and Objectives:This study aims to increase the accuracy of estimated spatial accessibility of water points by adapting the Two-step Floating Catchment Area method which is based on both threshold demand and distance.Methodology:The two-step floating catchment area method was examined and its limitations were illustrated using the hypothetical scenario.

An Assessment Of The Availability, Accessibility, And Attractiveness Of Urban Green Space And Parks In Three African Cities

December, 2023
Ethiopia
Ghana
United States of America

Context and background:
Urban green areas are critical in generating community social, economic, environmental, and health advantages. However, clear and reliable data on the spatial extent, distribution, accessibility, and attractiveness of green spaces and parks in the three African cities (Addis Ababa, Kumasi, and Musanze) are severely lacking. As a result, the study sought to map and appraise the distribution of existing green spaces and parks, as well as investigate their attractiveness and physical and economical accessibility to various communities.

Public Policy For Land Recomposition In The Traditional Villages Of Kabala And N’Golobougou) Polarized By The Kabala University Campus.

December, 2023
Mali
Spain
United States of America

Suite à l’augmentation pléthorique sans cesse croissant des effectifs des étudiants dans les quatre Universités de Bamako (USJPB, USSGB, ULSHB, USTB), les violences estudiantines perpétrées à cet effet au niveau de toutes les Facultés de ces structures d’une part.

Mapping And Spatial Distribution Of Polling Units To Enhance Voting Progress In Akure North Local Government Area, Ondo State, Nigeria

December, 2023
Nigeria
Germany

The present structure of polling units was created in 1996 by the defunct National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (NECON), which created 120,000 polling units and 8,809 wards (Registration Areas) to serve the purpose of registration center and voting exercise.Goal and Objectives:The aim of the study is to carryout mapping and spatial distribution of polling units to enhance voting progress in Akure North L.G.A of Akure, Ondo state, Nigeria.