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DocumentTechnical studyThe role of local institutions in reducing vulnerability to recurrent natural disasters and in sustainable livelihoods development
Consolidated report on case studies and workshop findings and recommendations
2004Also available in:
No results found.The Rural Development Division (SDA) of FAO tackles the issue of disaster risk management from an institutional perspective within the context of Rural Development and Decentralization. This interim report summarises the main issues, findings and recommendations arising from the first phase of SDA’s work on DRM, including a first consolidation and comparative analysis of a literature review, case studies and the workshop discussions. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical studyThe role of local institutions in reducing vulnerability to natural disasters and long-term sustainable livelihood development in high risk areas: Vietnam case study 2003
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No results found.This case study on the role of local level institutions in reducing vulnerability to recurrent natural disasters and in sustainable livelihoods development in high risk areas is written for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to contribute to the understanding of the role of local institutions and organizations in the design and implementation of disaster risk management strategies, as well as the role of local authorities in building community social capital for disaster prevention and preparedness. This understanding will provide insight and guidance on how disaster risk management may be integrated into development strategies. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookThe role of local institutions in reducing vulnerability to recurrent natural disasters and in sustainable livelihoods development
The role of Qashqai nomadic communities in reducing vulnerability to recurrent drought and sustainable livelihoods development in Iran
2004Also available in:
No results found.This case study seeks to understand how local pastoral communities could play in the management of drought in Iran. It begins with an examination of the range of organisations that are involved in drought management in Iran. The next section focuses on the experience of the drought of 1999-2001 in the words of Qashqai pastoralists from the south of Iran. Their testimonies make a strong case for increasing the involvement of local communities in managing natural disasters that affect them.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookIndigenous multipurpose trees of Tanzania
uses and economic benefits for people
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No results found.Cultural Survival Canada is pleased to be involved with the effort to produce Indigenous Multipurpose Trees of Tanzania: Uses and Economic Benefits for People. We feel this handbook will be a useful and productive tool in our work. As an organization, one of our chief areas of focus is helping to preserve forest peoples' cultures and forest environments worldwide. We are also concerned with how indigenous tree species, which form an integral part of most cultures around the world, can continue t o be utilized and protected while still allowing peoples to live sustainably. Even though Tanzania is the focus country, this handbook should provide a working model for any country to adapt to its own particular circumstances. In this way, we hope that it will be instrumental in helping peoples everywhere to better understand their environments and the natural tree - based resources on which they often rely to meet their everyday needs. -
DocumentOther documentThe right to food within the international framework of human rights and country constitutions
Right to Food Handbooks 1
2014Also available in:
This first handbook of the group devoted to legislation presents the right to food within the international framework of human rights, especially the ICESCR and other relevant international instruments, as well as the different forms of constitutional recognition at country level. The content of this handbook is based on the FAO's “Guide on Legislating for the Right to Food”. It includes the characterization of this right in the main international human rights instruments, especially its core co ntent and the State obligations. At the country level, it presents the different forms of constitutional recognition: explicit, implied and as a guiding principle of State policy. -
Book (series)Technical reportWorld reference base for soil resources 2014
International soil classification system for naming soils and creating legends for soil maps - Update 2015
2015This publication is a revised and updated version of World Soil Resources Reports No. 84 and 103 and presents the international soil classification system. Every soil in the world can be allocated to one of the 32 Reference Soil Groups as defined in this document, and can further be characterized by a set of qualifiers. The resulting soil name provides information on soil genesis, soil ecological function and soil properties relevant for land use and management. The same system, refined slightly , may be used to name the units of soil map legends, thereby providing comprehensive spatial information. By accommodating national soil classification systems, the World Reference Base facilitates the worldwide correlation of soil information.