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Book (stand-alone)Technical reportReport of the workshop on reducing food insecurity associated with natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific 2005
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No results found.A report of the above workshop, held in Bangkok, Thailand from 27 to 28 January 2005, attended by 37 participants comprising representatives from Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Nepal and Thailand as well as experts from various national and international specialized agencies in the region. The overall purpose of the workshop was to develop guidelines for reducing vulnerability to natural disasters for sustainable agriculture and food security. Emphasis was given to examining regional need s and translating global initiatives, such as those developed through the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, into regional and local actions in the context of agricultural disasters. The workshop also considered concrete priorities and proposed implementation mechanisms including regional alliances – in the context of agricultural disasters – in building a resilient rural community to meet the Millennium Development Goal of halving the number of the world's malnourished by 2015. The recommendations of the workshop are included in the report. -
Book (stand-alone)High-profileThe impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security: 2021 2021
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On top of a decade of exacerbated disaster loss, exceptional global heat, retreating ice and rising sea levels, humanity and our food security face a range of new and unprecedented hazards, such as megafires, extreme weather events, desert locust swarms of magnitudes previously unseen, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Agriculture underpins the livelihoods of over 2.5 billion people – most of them in low-income developing countries – and remains a key driver of development. At no other point in history has agriculture been faced with such an array of familiar and unfamiliar risks, interacting in a hyperconnected world and a precipitously changing landscape. And agriculture continues to absorb a disproportionate share of the damage and loss wrought by disasters. Their growing frequency and intensity, along with the systemic nature of risk, are upending people’s lives, devastating livelihoods, and jeopardizing our entire food system. This report makes a powerful case for investing in resilience and disaster risk reduction – especially data gathering and analysis for evidence informed action – to ensure agriculture’s crucial role in achieving the future we want. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureDisaster risk and local preparedness: the case of District Agriculture and Forestry Office (DAFO)
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No results found.“We cannot reduce the number of natural disasters experienced in the country and in Attapeu Province itself. However, we can surely reduce and manage its impacts on the lives of villagers and local farmers.” This is how Vanvilay Souliyapalom, a government officer at the Samakhixay District Agriculture and Forestry Office, feels. Vanvilay clearly understands the importance of putting in place measures for the prevention, reduction and mitigation of any natural disaster risk on crops and livestock and on community members and their properties. She thus fully participated and joined the training provided by the "Building Climate-Resilient and Eco-Friendly Agriculture Systems and Livelihoods in Lao People's Democratic Republic" project or Climate REAL project, to develop Community-based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) plans, a strategy highlighted in the district socio-economic development plan to manage disaster risks at the grassroots level.This is the life transforming story through the support from the Climate REAL project.
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