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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookHistorical analysis of the impacts of floods on agriculture in the Sudan
Towards strengthening early warning for resilient and sustainable agriculture
2025Also available in:
No results found.The Sudan's agricultural sector contributes a third of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and supports two-thirds of the population, but faces significant challenges due to heavy floods and other extreme weather events. However, the Sudan lacks an effective system for monitoring flooded farmlands, hindering disaster preparedness and response. This issue arises due to several factors such as limited access to data on flood-affected areas, difficulties in adopting advanced technologies like remote sensing and GIS, and the country's vast size, remote regions and unpredictable flooding patterns. Without a reliable monitoring system, early warnings and preventive measures cannot be implemented, leaving farmers exposed to recurring losses and exacerbating food insecurity. This assessment utilizes remote sensing data to analyse flood impacts on Sudanese agriculture between 2012 and 2024, aiming to establish a national baseline and enhance early warning systems. As flooding and other extreme weather events increase in severity, it is imperative that mitigation strategies are developed to support farmers in flood-prone regions such as the Sudan. Findings show significant annual variations, with peak flood extents in August and September. Sennar and Gedaref were the most affected states for rainfed croplands, while Aj Jazirah had the highest flood extent in irrigated croplands. The flood risk map highlights southeastern states as the most vulnerable, underscoring the need for improved flood monitoring and early warning systems. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical reportNepal: Flood impact assessment
DIEM-Impact report, November 2024
2025Also available in:
No results found.The rainfall on 26 and 27 September 2024 was identified as the heaviest ever recorded in Nepal's history. As at 5 October 2024, more than 5 300 households (approximately 26 500 people) had been affected across the districts of Kavre Palanchowk, Lalitpur, Makwanpur, Panchthar, Ramechhhap and Sindhuli. As at 16 October 2024, the death toll had reached 250 and more than 17 000 people had been rescued through rescue operations deploying more than 30 000 security personnel. The Government of Nepal declared 71 municipalities across 20 districts as disaster crisis or emergency zones due to the severe impact of landslides and floods. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (FAO) Data in Emergencies (DIEM) conducted a DIEM-Impact assessment to understand the impact of the floods on the affected population, infrastructure and essential services from 17 to 24 November 2024. FAO established DIEM-Impact to provide a granular and rapid understanding of the impact of large-scale hazards on agriculture and agricultural livelihoods using a variety of assessment methodologies, including primary and secondary information, remote sensing technologies, and FAO’s damage and loss methodology. DIEM-Impact presents a regularly updated and accessible state of food insecurity in fragile environments, and helps underpin FAO's programming based on evidence. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureA rapid geospatial analysis of the flood impacts on crops in Eastern Cape province of South Africa in 2022 2023
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No results found.An analysis to assess the impacts of floods on cropland in KwaZulu-Natal province was performed using existing data, GIS and remote sensing. The crop mask was derived from the South African National Land Cover map (SANLC, 2018). The water mask was derived from the Joint Research Centre (JRC) water body data (2020). Sentinel 1 SAR was used to assess flood extent.
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021
Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
2021In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The challenges have grown with the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures. This report presents the first global assessment of food insecurity and malnutrition for 2020 and offers some indication of what hunger might look like by 2030 in a scenario further complicated by the enduring effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes new estimates of the cost and affordability of healthy diets, which provide an important link between the food security and nutrition indicators and the analysis of their trends. Altogether, the report highlights the need for a deeper reflection on how to better address the global food security and nutrition situation.To understand how hunger and malnutrition have reached these critical levels, this report draws on the analyses of the past four editions, which have produced a vast, evidence-based body of knowledge of the major drivers behind the recent changes in food security and nutrition. These drivers, which are increasing in frequency and intensity, include conflicts, climate variability and extremes, and economic slowdowns and downturns – all exacerbated by the underlying causes of poverty and very high and persistent levels of inequality. In addition, millions of people around the world suffer from food insecurity and different forms of malnutrition because they cannot afford the cost of healthy diets. From a synthesized understanding of this knowledge, updates and additional analyses are generated to create a holistic view of the combined effects of these drivers, both on each other and on food systems, and how they negatively affect food security and nutrition around the world.In turn, the evidence informs an in-depth look at how to move from silo solutions to integrated food systems solutions. In this regard, the report proposes transformative pathways that specifically address the challenges posed by the major drivers, also highlighting the types of policy and investment portfolios required to transform food systems for food security, improved nutrition, and affordable healthy diets for all. The report observes that, while the pandemic has caused major setbacks, there is much to be learned from the vulnerabilities and inequalities it has laid bare. If taken to heart, these new insights and wisdom can help get the world back on track towards the goal of ending hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in all its forms. -
BookletCorporate general interestEmissions due to agriculture
Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
2021Also available in:
No results found.The FAOSTAT emissions database is composed of several data domains covering the categories of the IPCC Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector of the national GHG inventory. Energy use in agriculture is additionally included as relevant to emissions from agriculture as an economic production sector under the ISIC A statistical classification, though recognizing that, in terms of IPCC, they are instead part of the Energy sector of the national GHG inventory. FAO emissions estimates are available over the period 1961–2018 for agriculture production processes from crop and livestock activities. Land use emissions and removals are generally available only for the period 1990–2019. This analytical brief focuses on overall trends over the period 2000–2018. -