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Book (series)Climate change for forest policy-makers
An approach for integrating climate change into national forest policy in support of sustainable forest management – Version 2.0
2018Also available in:
No results found.The critical role of forests in climate change mitigation and adaptation is now widely recognized. Forests contribute significantly to climate change mitigation through their carbon sink and carbon storage functions. They play an essential role in reducing vulnerabilities and enhancing adaptation of people and ecosystems to climate change and climate variability, the negative impacts of which are becoming increasingly evident in many parts of the world. In many countries climate change issues have not been fully addressed in national forest policies, forestry mitigation and adaptation needs at national level have not been thoroughly considered in national climate change strategies, and cross-sectoral dimensions of climate change impacts and response measures have not been fully appreciated. This publication seeks to provide a practical approach to the process of integrating climate change into national forest programmes. The aim is to assist senior officials in government administrations and the representatives of other stakeholders, including civil society organizations and the private sector, prepare the forest sector for the challenges and opportunities posed by climate change. This document complements a set of guidelines prepared by FAO in 2013 to support forest managers incorporate climate change considerations into forest management plans and practices. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetPolicy-makers speak up - For safer food in Asia and the Pacific
Food safety technical toolkit for Asia and the Pacific
2021Also available in:
No results found.Illnesses from unsafe food are estimated to cause 420 000 deaths annually, mostly affecting low- and middle-income countries. Food safety has always been highlighted globally as an important topic. However, the number of casualties indicates that few countries have been able to sufficiently invest in prevention measures. One reason is that food safety cases are often invisible: they are rarely recorded in disease surveillance and food monitoring systems. When the problem is invisible, it is often mistakenly considered as a low priority. That leads to various negative consequences affecting public health, trade, and the economy. In order to emphasize the importance and impact of food safety, and its strong relevance to food security, various high-level officials and policy-makers in Asia and the Pacific have spoken out about the issue. A total of ten countries have discussed why food safety is important for their contexts, how they have improved their situations, and how they have collaborated with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). FAO strives to continue providing assistance to countries to promote food safety, which significantly contributes to achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetIncentivizing sustainable wood energy in sub-Saharan Africa a way forward for policy-makers 2017
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No results found.Woodfuel contributes to more than half of energy consumption in 22 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, and over two-thirds of the households in Africa use wood as their main fuel for cooking, heating and water boiling. While its use is expected to further increase due to population growth and urbanization, there is hardly any systematic approach to developing a sustainable wood energy sector in the region. Absence of effective policies governing wood fuel production, trade, conversion, and consumpt ion and the resultant indiscriminate and inefficient wood fuel collection and use contributes to continued deforestation and forest degradation. In addition, this is also causing indoor air pollution with obvious adverse health impacts besides imposing disproportionate fuelwood collection burden on women and children. While there have been instances where some of these challenges were addressed through suitable regulatory and incentive mechanisms, currently, however, information on such mechanis ms is scattered. The proposed work directly contributes to SO 4 - Enable Inclusive and efficient agricultural and food systems and also SO 3 - Alleviating rural poverty.
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