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Climate change implications for food security and natural resources management in Africa








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    Strengthening Capacity Building for the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, Climate Change Adaptation and Risk Management - TCP/RLA/3606 2020
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    The risk of disasters in agriculture is increasing as a resultof the growing exposure of people, their livelihoodsand assets, to extreme natural events and climate change.The unsustainable management of natural resourcesreduces the resilience of food systems even further,creating new risks and directly affecting food security.Countries have requested the support of FAO for disasterrisk reduction and to help combat climate change,understanding that the sustainable management ofresources for agriculture and food security is aprerequisite to guaranteeing the resilience of the sector.The objectives of this project were to establishinstitutional arrangements and mechanisms to fostercooperation between countries on these issues, andenhance capabilities for good practice implementation,geared towards bringing about change based on asustainable template for farming production anddevelopment, as an essential requirement toguaranteeing food security for future generations.In addition, the need to reinforce dialogue on, and actionin, regional and subregional areas was proposed to helppromote coordinated initiatives among different countriesthrough specific tools, such as policy, programme andsystem development. This allowed the project to furthertap into existing funding, including for the monitoringand early warning mechanisms for droughts, animalpest and disease control, disaster risk managementand climate change mitigation, for the sustainablemanagement of resources, especially water.
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    Integrated Natural Resources Management to Enhance Food Security
    The Case for Community-Based Approaches in Ethiopia
    2003
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    FAO & Turkey Partnership: Partnering for food security and sustainable management of natural resources 2022
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    FAO and Turkey’s cooperation continues to prosper through two Partnership Programmes dedicated to food security and sustainable management of natural resources – the FAOTurkey Partnership Programme on Food and Agriculture (FTPP) and the FAO-Turkey Forestry Partnership Programme (FTFP), both of which are supported by trust fund contributions of the Government of the Republic of Turkey, which total to date USD 30 million. The two programmes contribute significantly to strengthening the capacities of the countries of Central Asia and Caucasus in the areas of agriculture and foresty as well as the capacities of other countries, such as in Africa and the Balkans, not only through the provision of funding but also through shared experience and expertise.

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