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DocumentFactsheetStrengthening human and animal health in Armenia - GCP/ARM/005/SWI 2017Brucellosis is a widespread disease in Armenia and one that has a significant impact upon human and animal health, as well as the country’s economy and international trade capabilities. By producing and implementing a new National Brucellosis Control Strategy, the project aimed to reduce the effects of the disease upon animal and human health and strengthen the capacities of stakeholders (animal owners, veterinarians and government officials at all levels) to manage and eventually eradicate the disease.
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Book (series)Manual / guideMetodología y buena gestión de emergencias: elementos fundamentales
Guía de preparación para emergencias zoosanitarias
2013Enfrentar una emergencia es uno de los desafíos más importantes para un servicio veterinario. Los servicios veterinarios deben estar preparados para responder a tales emergencias con el fin de controlar en forma rápida, eficiente y a bajo costo. Para realizarlo, los servicios veterinarios deben estar muy bien preparados. Estos deben disponer de un plan bien desarrollado y las capacidades necesarias para implementar el plan. Este manual ofrece en una manera sistemática los elementos que se requieren para un adecuado nivel de preparación para enfrentar estas emergencias. En particular, este manual está enfocado hacia el control de las enfermedades transfronterizas. Algunos de los principios presentados pueden ser útiles para enfrentar otras emergencias en los temas de inocuidad alimentaria, las zoonosis o como también emergencias causadas por agentes no infecciosos. -
Book (series)GuidelineDirectrices para la gestión de cadáveres
Eliminación eficaz de cadáveres de animales y materiales contaminados en explotaciones agrícolas pequeñas y medianas
2021Los brotes de enfermedades animales plantean dificultades que pueden tener fuertes repercusiones en los medios de vida, la seguridad alimentaria y el medio ambiente. La eliminación correcta de los cadáveres de los animales que mueren o se sacrifican durante un brote de enfermedad es fundamental para poder dar una buena respuesta ante estas situaciones, ya que ayuda a impedir que los patógenos se sigan propagando o que lo hagan en menor medida; en el caso de enfermedades zoonóticas, permite proteger mejor la salud de las personas. En las directrices prácticas que aquí se presentan se proporcionan consideraciones relativas a la gestión de cadáveres y de otros residuos afines, y se recomiendan procedimientos a tal efecto. Se han preparado para que los servicios veterinarios y otras autoridades oficiales encargadas de dar una respuesta las utilicen en la elaboración de planes de contención y erradicación de brotes de enfermedades animales. Las directrices son aplicables a brotes de enfermedades de animales de diferente magnitud, desde los que están aislados en una única explotación hasta los que se extienden por una región y afectan a numerosas explotaciones. No obstante, están centradas en las explotaciones pequeñas y medianas de países sin acceso a vertederos artificiales, plantas de procesamiento de desechos o incineradores controlados. Las directrices se han elaborado con la intención de que sean simples y factibles, considerando la limitación de recursos humanos y financieros que padecen muchos países al abordar esta cuestión. Se ha fomentado la presentación y el carácter práctico de las directrices para asegurar que los países las encuentren útiles para sus procedimientos de emergencia. Asimismo, las directrices contribuyen directamente al enfoque “Una salud”, ya que protegen la salud de los animales, de las personas y del medio ambiente.
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BookletCorporate general interestEmissions due to agriculture
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No results found.The FAOSTAT emissions database is composed of several data domains covering the categories of the IPCC Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector of the national GHG inventory. Energy use in agriculture is additionally included as relevant to emissions from agriculture as an economic production sector under the ISIC A statistical classification, though recognizing that, in terms of IPCC, they are instead part of the Energy sector of the national GHG inventory. FAO emissions estimates are available over the period 1961–2018 for agriculture production processes from crop and livestock activities. Land use emissions and removals are generally available only for the period 1990–2019. This analytical brief focuses on overall trends over the period 2000–2018. -
Book (series)Technical studyThe impact of climate variability and extremes on agriculture and food security - An analysis of the evidence and case studies
Background paper for The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018
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No results found.Global climate studies show that not only temperatures are increasing and precipitation levels are becoming more varied, all projections indicate these trends will continue. It is therefore imperative that we understand changes in climate over agricultural areas and their impacts on agriculture production and food security. This study presents new analysis on the impact of changing climate on agriculture and food security, by examining the evidence on recent climate variability and extremes over agricultural areas and the impact of these on agriculture and food security. It shows that more countries are exposed to increasing climate variability and extremes and the frequency (the number of years exposed in a five-year period) and intensity (the number of types of climate extremes in a five-year period) of exposure over agricultural areas have increased. The findings of this study are compelling and bring urgency to the fact that climate variability and extremes are proliferating and intensifying and are contributing to a rise in global hunger. The world’s 2.5 billion small-scale farmers, herders, fishers, and forest-dependent people, who derive their food and income from renewable natural resources, are most at risk and affected. Actions to strengthen the resilience of livelihoods and food systems to climate variability and extremes urgently need to be scaled up and accelerated. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021
Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
2021In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The challenges have grown with the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures. This report presents the first global assessment of food insecurity and malnutrition for 2020 and offers some indication of what hunger might look like by 2030 in a scenario further complicated by the enduring effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes new estimates of the cost and affordability of healthy diets, which provide an important link between the food security and nutrition indicators and the analysis of their trends. Altogether, the report highlights the need for a deeper reflection on how to better address the global food security and nutrition situation.To understand how hunger and malnutrition have reached these critical levels, this report draws on the analyses of the past four editions, which have produced a vast, evidence-based body of knowledge of the major drivers behind the recent changes in food security and nutrition. These drivers, which are increasing in frequency and intensity, include conflicts, climate variability and extremes, and economic slowdowns and downturns – all exacerbated by the underlying causes of poverty and very high and persistent levels of inequality. In addition, millions of people around the world suffer from food insecurity and different forms of malnutrition because they cannot afford the cost of healthy diets. From a synthesized understanding of this knowledge, updates and additional analyses are generated to create a holistic view of the combined effects of these drivers, both on each other and on food systems, and how they negatively affect food security and nutrition around the world.In turn, the evidence informs an in-depth look at how to move from silo solutions to integrated food systems solutions. In this regard, the report proposes transformative pathways that specifically address the challenges posed by the major drivers, also highlighting the types of policy and investment portfolios required to transform food systems for food security, improved nutrition, and affordable healthy diets for all. The report observes that, while the pandemic has caused major setbacks, there is much to be learned from the vulnerabilities and inequalities it has laid bare. If taken to heart, these new insights and wisdom can help get the world back on track towards the goal of ending hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in all its forms.