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Book (stand-alone)Technical reportFinal Report - Study on livelihood systems assessment, vulnerable groups profiling and livelihood adaptation to climate hazard and long term climate change in drought prone areas of NW Bangladesh
Improved Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change for Sustainable Livelihood in the Agriculture Sector.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookClimate variability and change: adaptation to drought in Bangladesh
A resource book and training guide
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No results found.This resource book has been tested and prepared as a reference and guide for further training and capacity building of agricultural extension workers and development professionals to deal with climate change impacts and adaptation, using the example of drought-prone areas of Bangladesh. -
DocumentOther documentDiversifying cropping patterns in drought prone areas in Bangladesh 2012
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No results found.Adaptation options to climate variability and change in north-western Bangladesh need to consider alternative cropping patterns and cultivation practices to support the most efficient use of the limited natural resources. Diversification and adjustment of cultivated crops is a traditional adaptation practice contributing to minimize the risk of crop failure due to drought. However, diversification can be further strengthened by interactive systematic testing, selection and dissemination of appropriate crops and varieties. This may be accomplished in a participatory way between research institutions and farmers (groups). The introduction of more drought-resistant crops and cropping patterns are important options to help reducing vulnerability to climate change.
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020
Transforming food systems for affordable healthy diets
2020Updates for many countries have made it possible to estimate hunger in the world with greater accuracy this year. In particular, newly accessible data enabled the revision of the entire series of undernourishment estimates for China back to 2000, resulting in a substantial downward shift of the series of the number of undernourished in the world. Nevertheless, the revision confirms the trend reported in past editions: the number of people affected by hunger globally has been slowly on the rise since 2014. The report also shows that the burden of malnutrition in all its forms continues to be a challenge. There has been some progress for child stunting, low birthweight and exclusive breastfeeding, but at a pace that is still too slow. Childhood overweight is not improving and adult obesity is on the rise in all regions.The report complements the usual assessment of food security and nutrition with projections of what the world may look like in 2030, if trends of the last decade continue. Projections show that the world is not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 and, despite some progress, most indicators are also not on track to meet global nutrition targets. The food security and nutritional status of the most vulnerable population groups is likely to deteriorate further due to the health and socio economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.The report puts a spotlight on diet quality as a critical link between food security and nutrition. Meeting SDG 2 targets will only be possible if people have enough food to eat and if what they are eating is nutritious and affordable. The report also introduces new analysis of the cost and affordability of healthy diets around the world, by region and in different development contexts. It presents valuations of the health and climate-change costs associated with current food consumption patterns, as well as the potential cost savings if food consumption patterns were to shift towards healthy diets that include sustainability considerations. The report then concludes with a discussion of the policies and strategies to transform food systems to ensure affordable healthy diets, as part of the required efforts to end both hunger and all forms of malnutrition. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureSistemas alimentarios seguros y sostenibles en una era de cambio climático acelerado 2018El mundo se enfrenta a problemas globales sin precedentes que afectan a la sostenibilidad de los sistemas agrícolas y alimentarios y a los medios de vida de pequeños productores y agricultores familiares en todo el planeta. Entre estos problemas figuran el agotamiento de recursos y las repercusiones adversas del deterioro ambiental, como la desertificación, la sequía, la degradación de las tierras, la escasez de agua, la contaminación y la pérdida de biodiversidad, así como el cambio climático y una población mundial en constante aumento. De manera conjunta, estos desafíos representan una seria amenaza para la seguridad alimentaria. El hambre y la subalimentación crónica están aumentando, y hay enfermedades prevenibles transmitidas por los alimentos que siguen afectando a millones de personas cada año. Además, según las previsiones disponibles, en 2050 la creciente población mundial puede necesitar el doble de los alimentos producidos en 2012. Este problema se ve agravado por la pérdida o el desperdicio de aproximadamente un tercio de los alimentos producidos en todo el mundo, lo cual es en su mayor parte atribuible a deficiencias en la gestión de la inocuidad y la calidad alimentarias a lo largo de las cadenas de valor. Todos los sectores agrícolas —agricultura, ganadería y acuicultura— se encuentran, por lo tanto, en una encrucijada. Simultáneamente con el aumento de la productividad agrícola, el impacto ambiental negativo no solo debe reducirse al mínimo, sino que debe revertirse. Esto representa un giro paradigmático en la agricultura hacia la intensificación sostenible que sea capaz de hacer frente a perturbaciones y cambios, como la variabilidad climática y las crisis emergentes y reemergentes relacionadas con la inocuidad alimentaria. Hacen falta respuestas, políticas, actividades de desarrollo de la capacidad, innovaciones e incentivos a escala nacional, internacional e intersectorial que aborden las inquietudes sobre la inocuidad alimentaria relacionadas con este vertiginoso ritmo de cambios naturales, tecnológicos, demográficos y sociales.
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food and Agriculture 2019
Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction
2019The need to reduce food loss and waste is firmly embedded in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Food loss and waste reduction is considered important for improving food security and nutrition, promoting environmental sustainability and lowering production costs. However, efforts to reduce food loss and waste will only be effective if informed by a solid understanding of the problem. This report provides new estimates of the percentage of the world’s food lost from production up to the retail level. The report also finds a vast diversity in existing estimates of losses, even for the same commodities and for the same stages in the supply chain. Clearly identifying and understanding critical loss points in specific supply chains – where considerable potential exists for reducing food losses – is crucial to deciding on appropriate measures. The report provides some guiding principles for interventions based on the objectives being pursued through food loss and waste reductions, be they in improved economic efficiency, food security and nutrition, or environmental sustainability.