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Book (stand-alone)High-profileTechnical Cooperation Programme 2019 Report
Catalysing results towards the Sustainable Development Goals
2019Also available in:
No results found.FAO’s Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) is one of the mechanisms to respond to countries’ most pressing needs for technical assistance and effectively pursue the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 2019 Report of the Technical Cooperation Programme introduces a new series of annual reports that provide FAO Members, governments, donors, beneficiaries and other stakeholders with evidence of the impact of the work carried out by FAO through the TCP. Prepared by the Outreach, Marketing and Reporting Unit (PSRR), in close collaboration with the TCP Coordination Unit in the Office of the Assistant Director-General (ADG-PS), the first in the series presents and assesses the achievements and catalytic role of TCP-funded projects. Based on a review of the TCP projects operationally closed during 2018 and interviews with lead technical officers, technical officers at FAO headquarters, budget holders and FAO country representatives, the report provides details on the characteristics, typical interventions and results of the programme, and features a select number of in-depth stories to highlight the tangible and lasting results of the programme’s catalytic work. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookLegyél te is ételmentő! 2020Ha megtanítjuk a fiatalokat arra, hogy jobban értékeljék az ételt, máris sokat tettünk annak érdekében, hogy megtörténjenek azok a magatartásbeli változások, amelyek által az élelmiszer-pazarlást csökkenthetjük. A „Legyél te is Ételmentő!” című kiadványsorozat ilyen megfontolásból készült. Ez az oktatócsomag egy átfogó, tudományos és inkluzív fejlesztési folyamat eredménye, mely többek – állami és civil szereplők – bevonásával készült. A közvélemény formálásához egyre inkább szükség van az élelmiszerpazarlás okaival és megoldásaival kapcsolatos tájékoztatásra. A csomag ezt az igényt igyekszik kielégíteni, valamint arra törekszik, hogy bevonja a gyerekeket az élelmiszer-pazarlás csökkentésébe és a globális szintű gazdasági, környezetvédelmi és társadalmi következmények enyhítésébe. A kiadványsorozat egy holisztikus szemléletű élelmiszer-rendszert mutat be olyan kommunikációs stílusban és eszközökkel, amelyek alkalmasak arra, hogy felhívják a gyerekek figyelmét a problémákra. Összeállításakor arra törekedtünk, hogy a pedagógusoknak módjuk legyen az általuk leginkább relevánsnak tartott elemek kiválasztására és alkalmazására. A csomagban példák és tippek is találhatók arra vonatkozóan, hogyan válhat a gyerekekből aktív „ételmentő”, illetve hogyan mozdíthatják elő ők maguk is ezt a szemléletváltozást a főbb gondolatok továbbadásával családi és baráti körben.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookGlobal assessment of soil pollution
Summary for policymakers
2021Also available in:
Soil pollution is invisible to the human eye, but it compromises the quality of the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe and puts human and environmental health at risk. Most contaminants originate from human activities such as industrial processes and mining, poor waste management, unsustainable farming practices, accidents ranging from small chemical spills to accidents at nuclear power plants, and the many effects of armed conflicts. Pollution knows no borders: contaminants are spread throughout terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and many are distributed globally by atmospheric transport. In addition, they are redistributed through the global economy by way of food and production chains. Soil pollution has been internationally recognized as a major threat to soil health, and it affects the soil’s ability to provide ecosystems services, including the production of safe and sufficient food, compromising global food security. Soil pollution hinders the achievement of many of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including those related to poverty elimination (SDG 1), zero hunger (SDG 2) and good health and well-being (SDG 3). Soil pollution hits the most vulnerable hardest, especially children and women (SDG 5). The supply of safe drinking water is threatened by the leaching of contaminants into groundwater and runoff (SDG 6). CO2 and N2O emissions from unsustainably managed soils accelerate climate change (SDG 13). Soil pollution contributes to land degradation and loss of terrestrial (SDG 15) and aquatic (SDG 14) biodiversity, and decreased security and resilience of cities (SDG 11), among others. The report addresses the extent and future trends of soil pollution, considering both point source and diffuse soil pollution, and describes the risks and impacts of soil pollution on health, the environment and food security – including land degradation and the burden of disease resulting from exposure to polluted soil. The process to develop the report involved in-depth regional assessments of soil pollution, and the regional chapters provide an overview of soil pollution issues at the global scale that is long overdue (Figure 1). The Editorial Board comprised over 30 international experts representing the ITPS, the Regional Soil Partnerships, relevant international fora and expert groups, and the private sector. The Summary for Policymakers presents the main findings of the report, together with options for action to facilitate global policy considerations in the UNEA process. The main report is a comprehensive publication which is available on the FAO website.