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DocumentTechnical reportAQUASTAT - Conozca AQUASTAT, el sistema de información global sobre el agua de la FAO 2014Esta nota informativa cubre 20 años de historia de recopilación y análisis de datos relativos al agua y su divulgación como bien común internacional, de acceso libre para todos. La base de datos principal de países sobre recursos hídricos y sus usos – en sí misma supone un gran reto por la dicultad de presentar la información en términos uniformes—cons - tituye la plataforma para organizar y presentar más de 180 variables e indicadores que pueden buscarse y extraerse para todos los países y p ara diferentes regiones a lo largo de un extenso periodo de tiempo. El proceso de recoger y contrastar los datos ha dado lugar al establecimiento de una red única de colaboradores que aportan datos, usan datos de otros países para hacer comparaciones, e intercambian puntos de vista y experiencias sobre cómo medir y contabilizar mejor el uso del agua. Los usuarios van desde compañías internacionales privadas hasta organizaciones no gubernamentales, y virtualmente todos los informes signicativ os relacionados con el agua dependen de los datos que aporta AQUASTAT. Las nuevas tecnologías mejorarán la disponibilidad de datos y aportarán nuevas rutas para que los usuarios obtengan datos, pero la estructura y la experiencia subyacente de AQUASTAT seguramente seguirán siendo fundamentales y básicas para organizar esos datos y garantizar su libre distribución a nivel internacional.
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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureAQUASTAT - Sistema de información global sobre el agua y la agricultura 2003Este folleto informativo describe AQUASTAT, el sistema de información global sobre el agua y la agricultura de la FAO, en funcionamiento desde 1993. AQUASTAT recopila, analiza y divulga datos e información por países y por regiones. Su objetivo es suministrar a los usuarios interesados en análisis globales, regionales y nacionales (por ejemplo, agentes responsables de la toma de decisiones y el desarrollo de políticas e investigadores) la información más precisa, fiable, consistente y actualizada disponible sobre recursos hídricos y gestión del agua agrícola. Todos los productos de AQUASTAT están disponibles en la página web y en forma de informes publicados o CD-ROM.
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Poster, bannerInfographicInfografías sobre los recursos hídricos e los usos del agua 2014Para hacer que la gran cantidad de información en AQUASTAT más fácilmente accesible para el público en general, AQUASTAT ha preparado una página "Sabía que ...?" con datos e información sobre tres temas: (i) Precipitación y recursos hídricos; (ii Extracción de agua y presión sobre los recursos hídricos renovables; (iii) Riego, cultivos regados, medio ambiente. Además de los datos y cifras clave disponibles en esa página, se han preparado seis infografías.
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No results found.There is increasing attention to the importance of biodiversity for food security and nutrition, especially above-ground biodiversity such as plants and animals. However, less attention is being paid to the biodiversity beneath our feet, soil biodiversity, which drives many processes that produce food or purify soil and water. This report is the result of an inclusive process involving more than 300 scientists from around the world under the auspices of the FAO’s Global Soil Partnership and its Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative, and the European Commission. It presents concisely the state of knowledge on soil biodiversity, the threats to it, and the solutions that soil biodiversity can provide to problems in different fields. It also represents a valuable contribution to raising awareness of the importance of soil biodiversity and highlighting its role in finding solutions to today's global threats. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020
Transforming food systems for affordable healthy diets
2020Updates for many countries have made it possible to estimate hunger in the world with greater accuracy this year. In particular, newly accessible data enabled the revision of the entire series of undernourishment estimates for China back to 2000, resulting in a substantial downward shift of the series of the number of undernourished in the world. Nevertheless, the revision confirms the trend reported in past editions: the number of people affected by hunger globally has been slowly on the rise since 2014. The report also shows that the burden of malnutrition in all its forms continues to be a challenge. There has been some progress for child stunting, low birthweight and exclusive breastfeeding, but at a pace that is still too slow. Childhood overweight is not improving and adult obesity is on the rise in all regions.The report complements the usual assessment of food security and nutrition with projections of what the world may look like in 2030, if trends of the last decade continue. Projections show that the world is not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 and, despite some progress, most indicators are also not on track to meet global nutrition targets. The food security and nutritional status of the most vulnerable population groups is likely to deteriorate further due to the health and socio economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.The report puts a spotlight on diet quality as a critical link between food security and nutrition. Meeting SDG 2 targets will only be possible if people have enough food to eat and if what they are eating is nutritious and affordable. The report also introduces new analysis of the cost and affordability of healthy diets around the world, by region and in different development contexts. It presents valuations of the health and climate-change costs associated with current food consumption patterns, as well as the potential cost savings if food consumption patterns were to shift towards healthy diets that include sustainability considerations. The report then concludes with a discussion of the policies and strategies to transform food systems to ensure affordable healthy diets, as part of the required efforts to end both hunger and all forms of malnutrition. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookSoil erosion: the greatest challenge for sustainable soil management 2019
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Despite almost a century of research and extension efforts, soil erosion by water, wind and tillage continues to be the greatest threat to soil health and soil ecosystem services in many regions of the world. Our understanding of the physical processes of erosion and the controls on those processes has been firmly established. Nevertheless, some elements remain controversial. It is often these controversial questions that hamper efforts to implement sound erosion control measures in many areas of the world. This book, released in the framework of the Global Symposium on Soil Erosion (15-17 May 2019) reviews the state-of-the-art information related to all topics related to soil erosion.