Esta nota informativa cubre 20 años de historia de recopilación y análisis de datos relativos al agua y su divulgación como bien común internacional, de acceso libre para todos. La base de datos principal de países sobre recursos hídricos y sus usos – en sí misma supone un gran reto por la dicultad de presentar la información en términos uniformes—cons - tituye la plataforma para organizar y presentar más de 180 variables e indicadores que pueden buscarse y extraerse para todos los países y para diferentes regiones a lo largo de un extenso periodo de tiempo.

Investments in water have played a critical role in promoting socio-economic development in rural Asia. Sustainable management of water resources remains a prerequisite for development and reducing poverty and hunger. Water is a key factor affecting agricultural production and reduction of rural poverty. Most small farmers live in areas with poor natural resource conditions, where water-related constraints are a root cause of low production and increasing vulnerability to natural disasters and climate variability.

Forest genetic resources (FGR) are the heritable materials maintained within and among tree and other woody plant species that are of actual or potential economic, environmental, scientific or societal value. They are crucial to the adaptation and protection of our ecosystems, landscapes and production systems, yet are subject to increasing pressures and unsustainable use.

Meeting Name: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA)
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA-15/15/13
Session: Sess. 15

Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA/TTLE-ABS-1/14/2 Rev.1
Session: Sess.1

Meeting Name: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA)
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA-15/15/14
Session: Sess. 15

Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA/TTLE-ABS-1/14/3
Session: Sess.1

Over the coming 35 years, agriculture will face an unprecedented confluence of pressures, including a 30 percent increase in the global population, intensifying competition for increasingly scarce land, water and energy resources, and the existential threat of climate change. To provide for a population projected to reach 9.3 billion in 2050 and support changing dietary patterns, estimates are that food production will need to increase from the current 8.4 billion tonnes to almost 13.5 billion tonnes a year.

Нашивки Организации Объединенных Наций предназначены для информирования и обучения детей и молодежи, а также призваны убедить их изменить свое поведение и стать активными инициаторами перемен в обществе. Серия нашивок может быть использована в работе со школьниками и молодежными группами, а также с группами гайдов (ВАГГГС) и скаутов (ВОСД). Задания для получения нашивок могут быть легко адаптированы учителями или лидерами.