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Book (stand-alone)Technical reportReport of the Seventy-sixth Session of the Executive Committee of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC), Manila, the Philippines, 21-23 February, 2017 2017
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Cebu, the Philippines, 11-13 May 2018
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No results found.The Executive Committee reviewed the inter-sessional activities under the biennial APFIC work plan and provided input to the organization of the 35th Session and 7th RCFM. The Executive Committee also made additional recommendations on the work plan and on administrative and budgetary matters. -
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No results found.This document presents the final report of the Seventy-seventh Session of the Executive Committee of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) that was held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from 5 to 7 March 2019. The Executive Committee: (i) welcomed an update on the progress made on preparing a regional overview of the status and trends of aquaculture and capture fisheries in Asia and the Pacific region and updates on the frameworks used to monitor the implementation of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries; (ii) complimented APFIC on the wide range of activities implemented with its partners and the achievements to date; (iii) reiterated the importance of the small-scale fisheries related value chains in the region and welcomed continued support for the implementation of the SSF Guidelines at the national and regional levels; (iv) agreed that IUU fishing was a continuing issue in the APFIC region and for APFIC member countries; (v) encouraged APFIC members to participate fully in various regional programmes to combat and eliminate IUU fishing that are currently being implemented; (vi) welcomed the continued efforts to implement the ecosystem approach to fisheries and aquaculture; (vii) emphasized the need for APFIC to provide a leadership role in the development of guidelines for sustainable aquaculture; and (viii) discussed preparations for the APFIC 8th Regional Consultative Forum Meeting and the Thirty-sixth APFIC Session to be held in Thailand in March 2020.
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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. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food and Agriculture 2020
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2020Intensifying water constraints threaten food security and nutrition. Thus, urgent action is needed to make water use in agriculture more sustainable and equitable. Irrigated agriculture remains by far the largest user of freshwater, but scarcity of freshwater is a growing problem owing to increasing demand and competition for freshwater resources. At the same time, rainfed agriculture is facing increasing precipitation variability driven by climate change. These trends will exacerbate disputes among water users and inequality in access to water, especially for small-scale farmers, the rural poor and other vulnerable populations. The State of Food and Agriculture 2020 presents new estimates on the pervasiveness of water scarcity in irrigated agriculture and of water shortages in rainfed agriculture, as well as on the number of people affected. It finds major differences across countries, and also substantial spatial variation within countries. This evidence informs a discussion of how countries may determine appropriate policies and interventions, depending on the nature and magnitude of the problem, but also on other factors such as the type of agricultural production system and countries’ level of development and their political structures. Based on this, the publication provides guidance on how countries can prioritize policies and interventions to overcome water constraints in agriculture, while ensuring efficient, sustainable and equitable access to water.