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Book (stand-alone)Guideline on the Integration of Sand and Dust Storm Management into Key Policy Areas 2024
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No results found.The Guideline aims to raise awareness on development challenges related to sand and dust storm (SDS) risk, vulnerability, and exposure that are often not fully appreciated or considered by policy makers. In addition to greater political attention, it underscrores the need for assessments and actionable data to address SDS hazards more effectively. The guideline is informed by scientific, technical, and evidence-based knowledge resources that have been produced by the UNCCD, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and members of the United Nations Coalition on Combatting Sand and Dust Storms as well as other partners and experts from around the world. The Guideline is voluntary and can be used by regonal, national, and sub-national authorities and actors responsible for designing and implementing SDS-related initiatives in key policy areas (e.g., agriculture, human health, infrastructure). It builds upon the UNCCD Policy Advocacy Framework for Sand and Dust storms which outlines the principles and enabling environment to prevent and reduce SDS sources and their socioeconomic impacts while improving productivity and resilience. -
DocumentGuidelineRegional Workshop on the Promotion of the FAO Guidelines for Sustainable Aquaculture in the Near East and North Africa
Muscat, Oman, 3-4 November 2025
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No results found.The Regional Workshop on the Promotion of the FAO Guidelines for Sustainable Aquaculture (GSA) in the Near East and North Africa, to be held on 3–4 November 2025 in Muscat, Oman, will bring together stakeholders to strengthen sustainable aquaculture in the region. The workshop will address key challenges such as water scarcity, climate change, governance gaps, and inclusivity, while promoting the GSA as a framework for policy, communication, and action. Participants will identify priorities, networks, and concrete steps, including updating National Aquaculture Development Plans, to enhance the sector’s contribution to food security, livelihoods, and the SDGs. -
Book (stand-alone)The state of social insurance for agricultural workers in the Near East and North Africa and challenges for expansion 2021
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No results found.Agricultural workers are exposed to many risks during their life cycle and are particularly vulnerable to covariate risks, such as droughts, armed conflict and pandemics. Despite the great potential of social protection policies to protect this segment of the population, agricultural workers are commonly excluded from social protection systems—especially from contributory schemes—due to legal, programme design, financial, administrative, institutional, participation, and information barriers. This paper analyses the availability of social insurance schemes for agricultural workers in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region, including many types of insurance: old age, disability and survivors’, sickness and maternity, work injury, and unemployment, as well as family and child allowances. In addition, we analyse agricultural insurance schemes, as they play a critical role in protecting agricultural producers from the catastrophic impact of covariate risks. We examine the barriers for agricultural workers to participate in contributory schemes, highlighting good practices being adopted in NENA countries to address them. This paper thus aims to help fill a gap in the literature regarding the role of contributory schemes for agricultural workers. Most importantly, it aims to highlight paths towards more comprehensive social protection systems, capable of addressing the pressing challenges in NENA countries, such as inequities between rural and urban populations, lack of rural development, and insufficient protection for rural families.
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