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Policy briefPolicy briefLocal efforts for ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and resilient forest livelihoods in the mountain watersheds of the Philippines
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No results found.This policy brief explores the willingness of local authorities to strengthen adaptation and resilience to climate change while improving social well-being and economic development. It presents forest restoration and sustainable agricultural practices, institutionalized yet led by communities, as effective methods for reducing risks, improving the resilience of farmer communities and ensuring sustainable livelihoods. It builds on the experience of the Municipality of Tublay, Benguet Province, in the inclusion of ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco DRR) in communal forest management through restoration and agroforestry activities that support local livelihoods. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureEuropean Forestry Commission Working Party on the Management of Mountain Watersheds 2019
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No results found.The Working Party on the Management of Mountain Watersheds (WPMMW) addresses management of water resources, protective forests and disaster risks in mountain watersheds. It tackles challenges such as soil and biodiversity conservation, torrent control, flood mitigation, avalanche and landslide management and restoration of degraded lands. This flyer is a summary of the Working Party's vision, goals, partners and activites, and a look at its future endeavours. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureEnhancing community resilience to climate change in mountain watersheds
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2024Also available in:
No results found.The project Enhancing community resilience to climate change in mountain watersheds (GCP/GLO/042/JPN) is implemented by the Forestry Division (NFO) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funded by the Forestry Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF). It aims to strengthen the capacities of institutions and communities in forest-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) in mountain watersheds and increase the resilience of local populations through sustainable agricultural value chains for improved livelihoods.The document presents the successful implementation of identified Eco DRR measures – including on-farm adaptation practices, capacity development and agricultural value chain development, undertaken collaboratively with country and global partners – and exemplifies the role of healthy ecosystems and the benefits of Eco DRR measures for mountain livelihoods and community resilience. This serves as a cornerstone for scaling up the impact of these initiatives in other mountain regions.
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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. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureToward resilient rivers
Insights from the Kafue, Magdalena and Atrato River Basins in Zambia and Colombia
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No results found.Forests are essential for healthy freshwater ecosystems to thrive. Deforestation and forest degradation across watersheds and along riverbanks can lead to declines in water quality and quantity, shifts in flow timing, reductions in abundance and health of fish populations, and loss of biodiversity. These changes often negatively affect the livelihoods and food security of already impoverished communities near rivers and lakes, particularly in land locked and low-income countries with high dependence on freshwater systems. The Infobrief summarises data and information from the Kafue River basin in Zambia and the Atrato and Magdalena River basins in Colombia on population, land use, forest cover, and climate. It highlights how the forest-water-fish linkages are essential for peoples livelihoods in these basins. It further summarises aspects of current legislation in the basins and provides recommendations for future watershed management and governance. -
BookletHigh-profileFAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 2022The FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 was endorsed by FAO Council in June 2022. This new strategy replaces the previous strategy from 2017 to better FAO's climate action with the Strategic Framework 2022-2031, and other FAO strategies that have been developed since then. The Strategy was elaborated following an inclusive process of consultation with FAO Members, FAO staff from headquarters and decentralized offices, as well as external partners. It articulates FAO's vision for agrifood systems by 2050, around three main pillars of action: at global and regional level, at country level, and at local level. The Strategy also encourages key guiding principles for action, such as science and innovation, inclusiveness, partnerships, and access to finance.