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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureDisaster risk reduction at farm level: Multiple benefits, no regrets 2019
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No results found.As an alternative to over-reliance on reactive responses that see large amounts of money spent on post-disaster agriculture recovery, implementing preventative disaster risk reduction (DRR) measures before shocks occur has significant potential to enhance rural resilience in the face of hazards. A number of known, affordable, and easily implemented DRR practices exist that can, if scaled-up and widely implemented, avoid billions of dollars in lost agricultural production and reduce the price-tag of post-disaster interventions. Using farm-level data acquired at over 900 different sites and spanning all world regions, the unique FAO study summarized in this brochure quantifies the economic and production gains made possible through DRR in agriculture – even under hazard conditions – highlighting its value as a disaster management strategy. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureDRM Webinar III: Benefits of farm-level disaster risk reduction practices in agriculture
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No results found.Over the past decade, economic damages resulting from natural hazards have amounted to USD 1.5 trillion caused by geophysical hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis and landslides, as well as hydro-meteorological hazards, including storms, floods, droughts and wild fires. Climate-related disasters, in particular, are increasing worldwide and expected to intensify with climate change. They disproportionately affect food insecure, poor people – over 75 percent of whom derive their livelihoods from agriculture. Agricultural livelihoods can only be protected from multiple hazards if adequate disaster risk reduction and management efforts are strengthened within and across sectors, anchored in the context-specific needs of local livelihoods systems. -
BookletCorporate general interestBenefits of farm level disaster risk reduction practices 2017
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No results found.The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is conducting a comprehensive study across regions to assess the benefit from applying disaster risk reduction (DRR) good practices in agriculture. The study identify practices that help to reduce the vulnerability of households and communities to natural hazards. The study uses a systematic approach to quantify, on a case-by-case basis, how much damage and loss can be reduced in the agriculture sector through the implementation o f DRR good practices at farm level, compared with usual practices. The approach compares the performance under hazard and non-hazard conditions, including various types of hazards and agroecological zones. This document summarizes the preliminary findings from the study’s pilot phase. The analyses presented are based on data collected from ongoing projects that promote local good practices for DRR and climate change adaptation. The aim is to inform policy-makers and DRR practitioners on the opp ortunities to reduce risk exposure of farmers by the result of this study.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookThe future of food and agriculture - Trends and challenges 2017
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No results found.What will be needed to realize the vision of a world free from hunger and malnutrition? After shedding light on the nature of the challenges that agriculture and food systems are facing now and throughout the 21st century, the study provides insights into what is at stake and what needs to be done. “Business as usual” is not an option. Major transformations in agricultural systems, rural economies, and natural resources management are necessary. The present study was undertaken for the quadrennial review of FAO’s strategic framework and for the preparation of the Organization Medium-Term plan 2018-2021. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookClimate change and food security: risks and responses 2015
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End hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition are at the heart of the sustainable development goals. The World has committed to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by 2030. But climate change is undermining the livelihoods and food security of the rural poor, who constitute almost 80 percent of the world’s poor. The effects of climate change on our ecosystems are already severe and widespread. Climate change brings a cascade of impacts from agroecosystems to livelihoods. Climate change impacts directly agroecosystems, which in turn has a potential impact on agricultural production, which drives economic and social impacts, which impact livelihoods. In other words, impacts translate from climate to the environment, to the productive sphere, to economic and social dimensions. Therefore, ensuring food security in the face of climate change is among the most daunting challenges facing humankind. Action is urgently needed now to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience of food systems to ensure food security and good nutrition for all.