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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetProject on enhancing crop and livestock production and productivity in new lands through the adoption of innovative climate resilient agricultural practices and technologies 2021
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No results found.Deterioration of New Lands in Egypt is to a great extent due to lack of farmers' knowledge about agricultural practices that improve water management, soil fertility, plant production, crop diversification, animal health, increasing crop yields, livestock production and post-harvest added value. Hence, this brochure briefly introduces the project on "Enhancing crop and livestock production and productivity in New Lands" by describing the project's objectives, activities, expected outputs and outcomes. -
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ArticleAugmenting climate change mitigation and forestry financing through social innovation: the case of Malawi and the Sustainable Lifestyles and Education Programme
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
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No results found.Various studies suggest that the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Paris Agreement will depend on how cities in Africa manage climate change and deforestation. For example, over 70% of greenhouse gas emissions are associated with urban areas and countries such as Malawi consumes no less than 1,708,074 m3 of natural forest wood annually in-order to facilitate the construction of houses. Unfortunately, Africa is one of the least studied regions in terms of biodiversity dynamics and climate variability hence lacks strategies to protect and sustainably utilise forest resources for national development. Social innovation (SI) practices can promote socio-economic development by bringing about changes in the way social agents act and interact with each other through the creation of new institutions and new social systems. The United Nations One Planet Sustainable Lifestyles and Education Programme piloted the “Polycentric Infrastructure and Community Development Paradigm for Sustainable Urban Transitions (PICD-SUT)” framework in Malawi in order to demonstrate how SI can augment carbon sequestration and mobilise climate finance through rentals from housing developments. This exploratory study aims to expound on how the implementation of the PICD-SUT framework can enable cities African cities to utilise SI as a strategy to augment sustainable forest management practices and improve forestry sector financing. The methodology used included analyses of research articles and case studies. The paper discovered that SI can reduce public sector budget deficits for forestry programmes by providing alternative sources for financing community forest management initiatives. It was therefore concluded that transformative forest management policies should incorporate SI strategies as a means for enhancing partnerships and technology transfers for improved forest management between communities and non-state actors. Keywords: Climate Change, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Urbanisation ID: 3623738
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