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Transboundary River Basin Overview – Aral Sea

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Journal Articles & Books
Outubro, 2018
Turkmenistan
United States of America
Italy
Kiribati
Tajikistan
Afghanistan
Germany
Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan
Iran
Kazakhstan
India
Russia
Chad
Pakistan

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 Aral Sea 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.

An overview of legal and institutional frameworks and opportunities, challenges and recommendations for geographical indication products in Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Moldova and the Russian Federation

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Institutional & promotional materials
Outubro, 2018
France
Moldova
United States of America
Hungary
Kyrgyzstan
Albania
Ukraine
Poland
Russia
Georgia
Armenia

Geographical indication (GI) schemes can play a special role in promoting sustainable rural development, improving farm income and opening new export potential. Natural factors such as soil, climate and plant varieties play a major role in producing a unique product. Usually, GIs comprise knowledge and skills passed on from generation to generation, helping to protect local heritage.

Transboundary River Basin Overview – Asi-Orontes

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Journal Articles & Books
Outubro, 2018
France
Iraq
Turkey
Italy
Syrian Arab Republic
Netherlands
Lebanon

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 Asi-Orontes 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.

Transboundary River Basin Overview – La Plata

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Journal Articles & Books
Outubro, 2018
Italy
Bolivia
Argentina
Paraguay
Uruguay
Brazil

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 La Plata 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.

Country profile – Seychelles

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Journal Articles & Books
Outubro, 2018
Seychelles
Italy

This country profile describes the state of the water resources and water use, as well as the state of agricultural water management in Seychelles. 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.

Rangelands Communities Exchange Conference: Community resource management in Kenyan rangelands

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Multimedia
Outubro, 2018
Kenya
Eastern Africa
Africa

In January 2018, the Rangelands Association of Kenya and ILRI partnered to host the Rangeland Communities Exchange Conference. ILRI’s support to the conference was undertaken through the 'Restoration of degraded land for food security and poverty reduction in East Africa and the Sahel: Taking successes in land restoration to scale' project.

A hybrid approach to decolonize formal water law in Africa

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Reports & Research
Outubro, 2018
Kenya
South Africa
Uganda
Zimbabwe
Malawi
Africa

In recent decades, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have pursued national water permit systems, derived from the colonial era and reinforced by “global best practice.” These systems have proved logistically impossible to manage and have worsened inequality in water access.

Climate change adaptation through the water-energy-food nexus in southern Africa

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Journal Articles & Books
Outubro, 2018
Southern Africa

Climate change is a complex and cross-cutting problem that needs an integrated and transformative systems approach to respond to the challenge. Current sectoral approaches to climate change adaptation initiatives often create imbalances and retard sustainable development.

Gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance in Ethiopia: using citizen science as an entry point

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Reports & Research
Outubro, 2018
Ethiopia

Understanding the gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance is important because men and women differ in their need for and having access to groundwater, and their participation in the development, management and monitoring of the resource.

Land and Conflict in Jubaland : Root Cause Analysis and Recommendations

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Reports & Research
Setembro, 2018
Africa
Somalia

The aim of the study is to investigate the land-related causes of conflict in the Jubaland State of Somalia. The study findings are expected to guide the work of the UN in peace building and land conflicts management and to inform land policy processes and other land governance interventions in Jubaland and Somalia as a whole.

The study has three specific objectives:

Papua New Guinea and FAO

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Institutional & promotional materials
Setembro, 2018
Guinea
Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea joined the Organization in 1975 and cooperation was strengthened with the opening of a country office

in 2013. FAO assistance has aimed at achieving food security through environmentally sustainable local food production.

Recent interventions have focused on strengthening policy and planning, including the development of a National