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    Plan of Action for Disaster Risk Reduction in Agriculture in Kampong Speu Province 2014-2018 2013
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    Kampong Speu province has increasingly been exposed to disasters, in particular to droughts, flood, pest and diseases, and storms. These disastrous events cause damages to and losses of lives, properties, infrastructure, and livelihoods; they impede and set back the development efforts, and divert development funds. Millions of dollars are spent to save lives and rehabilitate people’s livelihoods. To better prepare for these impacts, the Provincial Department of Agriculture in technical collabor ation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Cambodia facilitated the development of a five-year Plan of Action (POA) for Disaster Risk Reduction in Agriculture. Financial support was provided by the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (DIPECHO). This Plan of Action was designed as practical guidance document and roadmap to support key aspects of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in agriculture, especially crop and livestock production, and to better include them into the sustainable development agenda,. The plan seeks the synergy of resources and efforts to holistically address disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) in the sector.
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    Plan of Action for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Agriculture (2014-2016) 2014
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    The Government of Lao PDR and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) in particular have recognized the need for reducing the underlying risks to counterbalance hazard and disaster impacts. A proactive, integrated approach to disaster risk management (DRM) with a strong focus on disaster risk reduction (DRR) measures, linked to poverty reduction, food and nutrition security, and the emerging challenges of climate change is a new priority for sustainable agricultural development. MAF has i nitiated an interactive DRR stakeholder consultation process in 2013, which led to the development of this Plan of Action for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) in Agriculture (2014-2016); This plan will guide the ministry and its departments to systematically integrate risk mitigation and prevention into ongoing and new development activities, enhance preparedness for response, and promote faster recovery in agricultural sectors, including crops, livestock, forestry, and fisheries/aq uaculture; its implementation will ultimately contribute to increasing the resilience of rural livelihoods to climate-related hazards and disasters.
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    Yemen Plan of Action. Towards Resilient and Sustainable Livelihoods for Agriculture and Food and Nutrition Security 2014-2018 2014
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    Yemen, one of the least developed countries in the world, is experiencing a complex and protracted crisis that has heavily affected its political and socio-economic stability and economic performance. Years of conflict – compounded by the degradation of natural resources, limited food production, climate change and variability, population growth and widespread unemployment – have made much of Yemen’s population extremely vulnerable. Hunger affects 10.5 million people (nearly half the nation), in cluding 4.5 million who are severely food insecure. An overlapping 55 percent live in poverty and 35 percent are unemployed. Rural populations are disproportionately vulnerable, accounting for 84 percent of the country’s poor. Competition over scarce opportunities, resources and services is increasing fast. Yemen’s population is growing by 3.6 percent per year, half of its people are under the age of 15 and 60 percent of youth are jobless. Lack of employment opportunities, particularly for youth , fuels alienation and exclusion from the state and economy, and feeds into conflict, instability and increased migration. Growing numbers of internally displaced people (IDPs), refugees, migrants and returnees throughout Yemen are exerting further unsustainable pressure. Once self-sufficient in cereals, Yemen now depends on oil revenue to import nearly all of the country’s food. Around 95 percent of cereals consumed and 85 percent of overall foodstuffs were imported in 2013. Rising internationa l commodity prices further threaten the food consumption and dietary diversity of Yemen’s poor, as families must spend more money for the same amount of food. To cope, poor households often cut other critical expenses, such as schooling and medical care. There is tremendous need, scope and potential to strengthen agriculture in Yemen. The sector – encompassing crops, livestock, fisheries and forestry production – employs over half of the labour force and provides a livelihood to two out of three people. Despite severe resource constraints, agriculture remains one of the most promising sectors in terms of employment creation, economic growth and trade development.

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