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Book (stand-alone)Technical studyA regional approach to the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention (2007-2008) 2008
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No results found.FAO is committed to environmentally friendly agricultural production. In cooperation with its partners, the Organization has been working on developing tools and programmes to help countries manage pesticides more effectively and to move towards sustainable agriculture. The Rotterdam Convention is one of many concrete examples of FAO's commitment to helping its partners, particularly developing countries, achieve sustainable agricultural production and address the challenging problems associated with pesticide use. The first key objective of the Rotterdam Convention is to promote shared responsibility among its members in the international trade of hazardous chemicals, both pesticides and industrial chemicals. The second key objective is to contribute to the environmentally sound use of hazardous chemicals by facilitating information exchange among the parties concerned and by providing for a national decision-making process on their import and export. For the last few years, many co untries in Asia and the Pacific have made significant efforts to improve their national infrastructure for the management of pesticides and chemicals. The Convention has played a crucial role in assisting governments in coping with this task. This publication presents the experiences of various countries in this region in relation to the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention. The reports reflect the progress which has been made and the steps which remain to be undertaken to achieve the two key objectives of the Convention. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureStrengthening capacities to address harmful pesticides: how the Rotterdam Convention is working in Latin America 2018
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This brochure describes a series of projects carried out in Colombia, Panama, Dominican Republic and Honduras during 2013-2017 to improve their implementation of the Rotterdam Convention and notably their response to incidents involving severely hazardous pesticide formulations (SHPFs). The projects were planned and run by the countries themselves, with technical support from the Rotterdam Secretariat. All four countries are Parties to the Convention, and the goal was to help them fulfil the resulting obligations. The technical support gave the countries a better understanding of the problem, enhanced the capacities of the personnel engaged in the different activities, and introduced better technologies, such as digital surveillance systems and mobile applications to improve the recording of data on pesticide incidents. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetCorporate general interestMise en oeuvre de la Convention de Rotterdam à travers une collaboration régionale en Afrique de l'Ouest
L’exemple des pays du CILSS
2018The objective of this report is to describe the administrative and operational aspects of the collaborative CSP-DNA programme in West Africa and to assess its impact on national implementation of the Convention. The case of CILSS is further used to try to identify conditions that are important for regional collaborative programmes on the Rotterdam Convention to be effective elsewhere. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical studyA regional approach to the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention (2007-2008) 2008
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No results found.FAO is committed to environmentally friendly agricultural production. In cooperation with its partners, the Organization has been working on developing tools and programmes to help countries manage pesticides more effectively and to move towards sustainable agriculture. The Rotterdam Convention is one of many concrete examples of FAO's commitment to helping its partners, particularly developing countries, achieve sustainable agricultural production and address the challenging problems associated with pesticide use. The first key objective of the Rotterdam Convention is to promote shared responsibility among its members in the international trade of hazardous chemicals, both pesticides and industrial chemicals. The second key objective is to contribute to the environmentally sound use of hazardous chemicals by facilitating information exchange among the parties concerned and by providing for a national decision-making process on their import and export. For the last few years, many co untries in Asia and the Pacific have made significant efforts to improve their national infrastructure for the management of pesticides and chemicals. The Convention has played a crucial role in assisting governments in coping with this task. This publication presents the experiences of various countries in this region in relation to the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention. The reports reflect the progress which has been made and the steps which remain to be undertaken to achieve the two key objectives of the Convention. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureStrengthening capacities to address harmful pesticides: how the Rotterdam Convention is working in Latin America 2018
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This brochure describes a series of projects carried out in Colombia, Panama, Dominican Republic and Honduras during 2013-2017 to improve their implementation of the Rotterdam Convention and notably their response to incidents involving severely hazardous pesticide formulations (SHPFs). The projects were planned and run by the countries themselves, with technical support from the Rotterdam Secretariat. All four countries are Parties to the Convention, and the goal was to help them fulfil the resulting obligations. The technical support gave the countries a better understanding of the problem, enhanced the capacities of the personnel engaged in the different activities, and introduced better technologies, such as digital surveillance systems and mobile applications to improve the recording of data on pesticide incidents. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetCorporate general interestMise en oeuvre de la Convention de Rotterdam à travers une collaboration régionale en Afrique de l'Ouest
L’exemple des pays du CILSS
2018The objective of this report is to describe the administrative and operational aspects of the collaborative CSP-DNA programme in West Africa and to assess its impact on national implementation of the Convention. The case of CILSS is further used to try to identify conditions that are important for regional collaborative programmes on the Rotterdam Convention to be effective elsewhere.
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food and Agriculture 2019
Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction
2019The need to reduce food loss and waste is firmly embedded in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Food loss and waste reduction is considered important for improving food security and nutrition, promoting environmental sustainability and lowering production costs. However, efforts to reduce food loss and waste will only be effective if informed by a solid understanding of the problem. This report provides new estimates of the percentage of the world’s food lost from production up to the retail level. The report also finds a vast diversity in existing estimates of losses, even for the same commodities and for the same stages in the supply chain. Clearly identifying and understanding critical loss points in specific supply chains – where considerable potential exists for reducing food losses – is crucial to deciding on appropriate measures. The report provides some guiding principles for interventions based on the objectives being pursued through food loss and waste reductions, be they in improved economic efficiency, food security and nutrition, or environmental sustainability. -
Book (series)Technical studyLatin America and the Caribbean - Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2023
Statistics and trends
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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. -
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.