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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetHigh-profileReinforcing Capacities for Stability
Strengthening natural-resource management capacity to restore agriculture in fragile contexts
2019Also available in:
No results found.Conflict has a significant impact on development efforts, severely affecting the economies of entire nations and endangering people’s food security and nutrition. Food insecurity can, in turn, exacerbate tensions and increase the risk of future conflict. While environmental factors are rarely, if ever, the sole cause, the exploitation of natural resources and related environmental stresses can feature in all phases of the conflict cycle, from contributing to the outbreak and perpetuation of violence to undermining prospects for peace. Natural resources management, especially land and water management, becomes a critical challenge in conflict or post-conflict situations, aggravated by climate change and land degradation. Strengthening the natural resources management system and information is widely acknowledged to be key to the wider process of peacebuilding and sustainable development. This programme aims to bolster the knowledge and skills base in natural resources management and lay the foundation for a system that not only responds to the immediate needs of the post-crisis reconstruction process, but also guarantees sustainability in the long term. Reinforcing capacities is critical where conflict has often eroded human capital and weakened institutional capacity. The programme will identify the capacity gaps and provide a comprehensive and tailor-made suite of training opportunities to a wide and diverse audience at country level. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetHigh-profileThe Syrian Arab Republic: Reinforcing Local Capacities for Stability
Strategic actions to promote sustainable land, soil and water management
2019Also available in:
No results found.Syria is naturally exposed to a chronic shortage of water and may face greater water scarcity in the coming decades, not least due to the ongoing conflict and climate change. The Syrian crisis that started in 2012 has led to land abandonment and the displacement of large swathes of the rural population, with a resulting deterioration in soil conditions and, more generally, the agricultural sector and national economy. Faced with stiff competition for water resources, agriculture needs to improve its water-use efficiency while sustainably contributing to food security and the rural economy. FAO has developed a programme to address Syria’s water scarcity and the challenges it poses to agriculture and rural development. It will develop solutions centred on irrigated agriculture, rain-fed agriculture and the sustainable management of natural resources in marginal drought-affected areas, informed by a contextual analysis to understand local dynamics and drivers and thus inform the most appropriate design/intervention, including opportunities where local peace objectives may also be supported. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookIraq: Restoration of agriculture and irrigation water systems sub-programme (2018–2020)
FAO’s component of the United Nations’ Recovery and Resilience Programme
2018Also available in:
No results found.There is a strong imperative to rebuild Iraq’s agriculture sector as it is a major provider of employment and income in rural and peri-urban areas. This will allow for the return of millions of internally displaced people (IDP) in Iraq to their areas of origin, following the retaking of Iraqi areas that used to be under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) – i.e. all or parts of the five affected governorates of Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk, Ninewa and Salah al-Din. The impact of conflict caused by ISIL on the agriculture sector has been devastating and includes huge population movements, destruction of and damage to water systems, irrigation facilities and other agricultural infrastructure, disruption of value chains and losses of personal assets, crop and livestock production and food supplies. In response, the Government of Iraq has developed the Iraq Reconstruction and Development Framework (IRFD), which contributes to the Iraq Vision 2030 and National Development Plan (2018–2022). Guided by IRFD, Iraq’s United Nations Country Team (UNCT) formulated the Recovery and Resilience Programme (RRP), which prioritizes three (out of nine ) components to be implemented in the retaken areas with high priority: (i) preventing violent extremism; (ii) restoring communities; and (iii) restoring agriculture and water systems. The RRP was presented at the Kuwait International Conference for Iraq's Reconstruction in February 2018, which was jointly organized by the Government of Iraq, the World Bank and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development.
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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetHigh-profilePartnering to protect the Amazon
FAO and partners set example for regional collaboration
2019Also available in:
No results found.The FAO-led Integration of Amazon Protected Areas (IAPA) project marks the first time that an EC‑funded intervention in Regional Latin America and the Caribbean has utilized FAO’s Operational Partners Implementation Modality (OPIM). Through OPIM, FAO has been able to make the best use of expertise available on the ground, strengthen national and local ownership of interventions and increase the sustainability of results. Close collaboration on the ground – including numerous in person meetings – between FAO and its Operational Partners - the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - proved to be a key factor in the success of the project. Early video conferences helped to ensure clarity of both FAO and EC requirements. Site visits from FAO to Operational Partner offices gave the Organization invaluable knowledge of the partners’ accounting systems and controls. All parties were actively contributing to the strategic and operational development of their respective organization’s programmes. Importantly, the lessons learned by Operational Partners throughout this process will continue to benefit their operations in future interactions with the EC and other donors. -
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. -
BookletCorporate general interestStatus of community-based forestry and forest tenure in United Republic of TANZANIA 2019
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No results found.Well-performing community-based forestry has the potential to rapidly restore forests in ecological terms and scale up sustainable forest management to the national level, while improving local livelihoods of billions of the most marginalized people around the world. This document highlights the findings from a forest tenure and community-based forestry assessment done in Tanzania. The purpose of the policy brief is to promote dialogue on current challenges and opportunities for strengthening community-based forestry in country.