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DocumentOther documentEstrategia Regional de la FAO para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres en América Latina y el Caribe, FAO (2011 - 2013) 2011
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No results found.Cada año, los países de América Latina y el Caribe se ven afectados por desastres naturales, tales como sequías, inundaciones, huracanes, deslizamientos, erupciones volcánicas, a los cuales se suman epidemias y enfermedades transfronterizas de animales y crisis socioeconómicas. Estos eventos resultan en pérdidas de vidas, bienes y medios de subsistencia, y por lo tanto debilitan la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional de las poblaciones más vulnerables. Dada la creciente frecuencia, inten sidad y complejidad de este tipo de crisis, es necesario adoptar un enfoque holístico que pueda integrar actividades de preparación, prevención y mitigación, respuesta y recuperación, y que apoye la transición hacia el desarrollo, abarcando todos los aspectos y fases de la gestión de los riesgos de desastres. En esta óptica, la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura de las Naciones Unidas (FAO) ha elaborado un nuevo Marco Estratégico (2010-2019). Uno de los objetivos principales de este marco es la gestión del riesgo de desastres (GRD) que apunta a mejorar la preparación y la eficacia de la respuesta ante las amenazas y las situaciones de emergencia alimentaria y agrícola. En línea con este objetivo estratégico, la presente estrategia regional adopta un enfoque integrado de planificación de la gestión del riesgo de desastres de las oficinas pertinentes de la FAO, al mismo tiempo sirviendo de base para la preparación o la finalizaci ón de planes de acción nacionales y/o subregionales, según sea conveniente, coherentes con los marcos de prioridades de los países. Esta estrategia se aplicará en coordinación con otros actores, como las instituciones regionales y subregionales, los gobiernos, a nivel central y descentralizado, los organismos de Naciones Unidas y organizaciones no gubernamentales. En síntesis, dicha Estrategia se presenta como una hoja de ruta común a la Organización para asistir a los países en atende r mejor a los desafíos relacionados con la GRD, impulsando la colaboración con todos los socios que trabajan hacia este mismo objetivo en la región. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical studyNuevo índice de la “canícula” para estudiar el impacto en agricultura en el Corredor Seco Centroamericano y su relación con El Niño 2020
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La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), en colaboración con el Comité Regional de Recursos Hidráulicos (CRRH), han analizado el impacto de la canícula en la agricultura, la frecuencia de ocurrencia y su intensidad, utilizando información geoespacial. La información geoespacial tiene una frecuencia de análisis sobre la vegetación de 10 días, con una resolución espacial de un kilómetro. Este sensor permite estudiar las canículas que se hayan presentado desde 1984 hasta la fecha en las áreas de cultivos anuales y pastos y poder anticipar sus posibles efectos futuros. A través de este nuevo índice será posible estudiar la sequía junto a otro evento que incide en las sequías en la región: el fenómeno de El Niño. Este fenómeno es un evento atmosférico y oceánico que influye en el clima a nivel global, con particular efecto en la intensidad y extensión temporal de la canícula. De este modo, existen años donde la mayor parte del ciclo de cultivo recibe lluvias apropiadas para el desarrollo normal de los cultivos, pero debido a la intensificación de la canícula, el rendimiento de los cultivos se ve fuertemente afectado. Esto compromete el esfuerzo de los pequeños agricultores y pone en riesgo de inseguridad alimentaria a sus familias, al depender de sus cosechas para la alimentación. -
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Book (series)Manual / guideA guide to forest–water management 2021Many people worldwide lack adequate access to clean water to meet basic needs, and many important economic activities, such as energy production and agriculture, also require water. Climate change is likely to aggravate water stress. As temperatures rise, ecosystems and the human, plant, and animal communities that depend on them will need more water to maintain their health and to thrive. Forests and trees are integral to the global water cycle and therefore vital for water security – they regulate water quantity, quality, and timing and provide protective functions against (for example) soil and coastal erosion, flooding, and avalanches. Forested watersheds provide 75 percent of our freshwater, delivering water to over half the world’s population. The purpose of A Guide to Forest–Water Management is to improve the global information base on the protective functions of forests for soil and water. It reviews emerging techniques and methodologies, provides guidance and recommendations on how to manage forests for their water ecosystem services, and offers insights into the business and economic cases for managing forests for water ecosystem services. Intact native forests and well-managed planted forests can be a relatively cheap approach to water management while generating multiple co-benefits. Water security is a significant global challenge, but this paper argues that water-centered forests can provide nature-based solutions to ensuring global water resilience.
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BookletCorporate general interestEmissions due to agriculture
Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
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No results found.The FAOSTAT emissions database is composed of several data domains covering the categories of the IPCC Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector of the national GHG inventory. Energy use in agriculture is additionally included as relevant to emissions from agriculture as an economic production sector under the ISIC A statistical classification, though recognizing that, in terms of IPCC, they are instead part of the Energy sector of the national GHG inventory. FAO emissions estimates are available over the period 1961–2018 for agriculture production processes from crop and livestock activities. Land use emissions and removals are generally available only for the period 1990–2019. This analytical brief focuses on overall trends over the period 2000–2018. -
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.