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DocumentProceedings of the Internal Technical Workshop on nature-based solutions (NbS) in Europe and Central Asia (ECA)
What do we mean by NbS and how can we apply them to agrifood systems?
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No results found.A session on nature-based solutions (NbS) was convened as part of this work session during the 2021 FAO Informal Consultation for Europe and Central. During the Informal Consultation, the first report which was drafted by REU on the NbS approach for ECA countries was launched3. Moreover, on December 1, 2020, the first virtual technical event on NbS for ECA as part of the series ‘Hand in Hand with Nature: Understanding NbS in Agriculture Through GIAHS’ was launched. To compliment efforts of mainstreaming NbS, REU convened a two-hour and half internal workshop on 9 December 2021 on Zoom. The main thrust of this workshop was to enhance national capacities on NbS of FAO technical experts working in ECA through the provision of a clear understanding of the NbS concept and approach, as well as a method to identify and apply them in agriculture. It also sought to answer the question: What do we mean by NbS and how can we apply them to agri-food systems? This dialogue created an interactive working environment that would generate up-to-date information on NbS in ECA. -
ProjectBoosting Food Security and Nutrition through more Sustainable City Region Food Systems - GCP/GLO/509/GER 2019
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No results found.With over 50 percent of the world’s population living in urban areas – a figure set to rise to 70 percent by 2050 – conventional food production and supply face enormous challenges. The food and nutrition security of poor urban populations remains at risk as a consequence of the lack of economic access to healthy and nutritious food, the volatility and rapid increase in food prices and disruptions to the food supply caused by natural disasters and climate change effects. Ensuring the availability and affordability of sufficient, high-quality, appropriate, safe and healthy food for a growing urban population requires better understanding and planning of the city food system. In this context, there was significant demand for greater understanding and operationalization of the concept of City Region Food Systems, which can form a basis for further planning, informed decision-making and the design of sustainable food policies and strategies that might improve local production and marketing. -
ProjectMaking Food Systems more Sustainable to Ensure the Promotion of Healthy Diets - GCP/GLO/964/GER 2021
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No results found.Combating malnutrition in all its forms – undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, overweight and obesity – is among the most pressing challenges facing countries today. The global governance architecture of food security and nutrition involves a wide range of actors, agencies, platforms and initiatives. Increasingly, the Rome-based agencies of the United Nations, cooperating among themselves through the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), have become pivotal to global policy guidance, monitoring of Sustainable Development Goal 2 and efforts towards zero hunger. The project was designed to complement resources and contribute to voluntary support for the CFS policy convergence process, in turn leading to the finalization of the Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition (VGFSyN). These Guidelines are expected to contribute to improving food systems and make them more sustainable to ensure the promotion of healthy diets. They will provide a global consensus document for governments and other stakeholders on the appropriate policies, investments and institutional arrangements needed to address the key causes of malnutrition in all its forms.
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