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DocumentOther documentBuilding the Blue Pacific Continent through a Better Environment
2024 Pacific SIDS Solutions Forum, Nadi, Fiji, 5-8 November 2024
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No results found.The Pacific, comprising a group of diverse and remote island nations, is home to unique ecosystems, rich biodiversity, and culturally vibrant communities. A better environment is crucial for Pacific Islands due to their unique vulnerability to climate change and environmental degradation. These islands, often are low-lying and small in size, face rising sea levels, increasing storm intensity and coral reef destruction, all of which threaten livelihoods, ecosystems and cultural heritage. A healthier environment supports the islands' rich biodiversity, sustains fisheries and agriculture and preserves freshwater sources that are vital for the residents' well-being. In addition, protecting the environment, nature and biodiversity enhances the resilience of the island states against natural disasters, helping communities adapt to the growing impacts of climate change. Nevertheless, ensuring a better environment is highly essential for the survival, prosperity and sustainability of Pacific Island nations. This paper covers Better Environment in the Pacific, and reports on the FAO Subregional Office for the Pacific progress on Better Environment to be presented at the 2024 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum, held in Nadi, Fiji in November 2024. -
DocumentOther documentBuilding the Blue Pacific Continent through the One Country One Priority (OCOP) initiative
2024 Pacific SIDS Solutions Forum, Nadi, Fiji, 5-8 November 2024
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No results found.The purpose of this technical background paper is to provide an overview of the FAO Global Action called One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative, capture its current progress in the Pacific SIDS, and set the background for the upcoming OCOP session at the SIDS Solutions Forum 2024. The Forum serves as a platform to showcase the achievements of the past year, facilitate the exchange of learning and best practices and engage with stakeholders to chart a path forward. The Forum is a critical opportunity to strengthen partnerships, attract new participants and ensure the continued success of the OCOP initiative in addressing the unique challenges faced by SIDS in the countries already involved in OCOP, as well as inspire others to join this movement towards sustainable agrifood systems transformation. This paper was presented at the 2024 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum held 5-8 November in Nadi, Fiji. -
DocumentOther documentBuilding a Healthier Blue Pacific through Better Nutrition
2024 Pacific SIDS Solutions Forum, Nadi, Fiji, 5-8 November 2024
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No results found.The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Strategic Framework 2022-2031 supports the 2030 Agenda through the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable, agrifood systems through the “four betters” aspirations: better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind. These Four Betters represent an organising principle for how FAO contributes directly to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1 (No poverty), 2 (Zero hunger), and 10 (Reduced inequalities) as well as to supporting achievement of the broader SDG agenda that is crucial for attaining FAO’s overall vision. Better Nutrition (BN) aims to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition in all its forms including promoting nutritious food and increasing access to healthy diets. The absence of an indicator of diet quality in the SDG indicator framework has been identified as a gap in the monitoring of progress towards the 2030 Agenda. This paper covers Better Nutrition in the Pacific, and report on FAO Subregional Office for the Pacifoc progress on Better Nutrition, to be presented at the 2024 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum, held in Nadi, Fiji in November 2024.
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023
Urbanization, agrifood systems transformation and healthy diets across the rural–urban continuum
2023This report provides an update on global progress towards the targets of ending hunger (SDG Target 2.1) and all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2) and estimates on the number of people who are unable to afford a healthy diet. Since its 2017 edition, this report has repeatedly highlighted that the intensification and interaction of conflict, climate extremes and economic slowdowns and downturns, combined with highly unaffordable nutritious foods and growing inequality, are pushing us off track to meet the SDG 2 targets. However, other important megatrends must also be factored into the analysis to fully understand the challenges and opportunities for meeting the SDG 2 targets. One such megatrend, and the focus of this year’s report, is urbanization. New evidence shows that food purchases in some countries are no longer high only among urban households but also among rural households. Consumption of highly processed foods is also increasing in peri-urban and rural areas of some countries. These changes are affecting people’s food security and nutrition in ways that differ depending on where they live across the rural–urban continuum. This timely and relevant theme is aligned with the United Nations General Assembly-endorsed New Urban Agenda, and the report provides recommendations on the policies, investments and actions needed to address the challenges of agrifood systems transformation under urbanization and to enable opportunities for ensuring access to affordable healthy diets for everyone. -
Book (series)Technical studyLatin America and the Caribbean - Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2023
Statistics and trends
2023Also available in:
The 2023 edition of the Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean presents an update of the data and trends in food security and nutrition in recent years. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and the conflict in Ukraine, as well as the economic slowdown, rising food inflation and income inequality have had an impact on regional figures. The most recent data shows that, between 2021 and 2022, progress was made in reducing hunger and food insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean. However, the progress achieved is far from the targets established to meet SDG 2 of ending hunger. In addition, one in five people in the region cannot access a healthy diet and malnutrition in all its forms, including child stunting, micronutrient deficiencies and obesity continue to be a major challenge. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureJoint Programme on Gender Transformative Approaches for Food Security and Nutrition
2022 in Review
2023Also available in:
No results found.The 'JP GTA - 2022 In Review' offers a snapshot of the milestones, achievements and activities of the Joint Programme over the course of the past year, with links to articles, publications and event recordings. The report is structured along the four pillars of the JP GTA, with sections focusing on knowledge generation, country-level activities, capacity development and learning, and policy support and institutional engagement. The page on 'knowledge generation' offers an overview of resources published or facilitated by the JP GTA in 2022. Under 'country-level activities' readers will find a summary of the key activities and achievements of the Joint Programme in Ecuador and Malawi. The section on 'capacity development and learning' delves into the JP GTA’s initiatives to share lessons from the Programme and build colleagues' and partners' knowledge and skills. The final pages on 'policy support and institutional engagement' highlight major global and corporate initiatives supported by the JP GTA.