A tragedy of the commons is unfolding in the rangelands of West Asia and North Africa (WANA), where land is either public or collectively owned. Overgrazing under this land tenure has led to severe land degradation and soil erosion. Poverty and environmental degradation are intertwined in this low-rainfall region, where more than 38 million people live in rural areas and depend mainly on agriculture. Traditional rangeland grazing provides fodder in winter and spring, while in summer and autumn the animals browse cereal stubble and other crop residues.
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Library ResourceDocuments de politique et mémoiresnovembre, 2006Maroc, Tunisie, Afrique septentrionale
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresdécembre, 2006Bangladesh, République dominicaine, Bulgarie, Bolivie, Costa Rica, Niger, Colombie, Équateur, Roumanie, Burundi, El Salvador, Mali, Chili, Chine, Australie, Nouvelle-Zélande, Maroc, Turquie, Albanie, Italie, Argentine, Arménie
The present water report is the final product emanating from efforts by FAO, IWMI and others to document and understand the implications of the irrigation sector embarking on a wide reform process. It is intended to be a knowledge synthesis document that captures the global experiences emerging from a wide-reaching process targeting the reform of the irrigation sector. This study indicates that IMT is an approach for irrigation sector reform with the potential to improve the sust ainability of irrigation systems.
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Library Resourcejanvier, 2007Algérie, Égypte, Maroc, Yémen, Turquie, Somalie, Jordanie, République arabe syrienne, Tunisie, Djibouti, Soudan, Liban, Asie occidentale, Afrique septentrionale
Poverty in the Near East and North Africa region (NENA) is mainly a rural phenomenon. Almost half (48%) the area’s population lives in rural areas. This report focuses on key rural poverty issues in 13 diverse countries in the region, without attempting to propose policy or programme actions at national or local levels. Overall, the rural poor still face traditional constraints such as water scarcity, inadequate rural infrastructure, inappropriate policies and institutions, weak local-level organisations and gender inequity.
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Library Resourcejanvier, 2006Maroc, Sahara occidental, Asie occidentale, Afrique septentrionale, Afrique sub-saharienne
This collection of articles looks at the role of natural resources in Western Sahara and outlines the framework for Western Sahara’s independence from Morocco.There is no doubt that the question of the natural resources of Western Sahara such as fish, oil and phosphates has been the main reason for the interest in the area in question.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresdécembre, 2006Kenya, France, Maroc, Bénin, Nigéria, Afrique du Sud, Gambie, Mali, Burkina Faso, Italie, Lesotho, Sénégal, Tchad, Niger, Cameroun
Water for agriculture draws on a range of sources - from naturally available water bodies to water supply infrastructure. In sub-Saharan Africa, only a very small percentage of arable land is irrigated. Most farmers produce food under rainfed conditions. In 1995, for instance, 89 percent of cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa was delivered from rainfed agriculture, compared to 58 percent in the West Asia and Northern Africa region (InterAcademy Council, 2004). The situation in the Sahel is very much in line with this trend.
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Library ResourceDocuments de politique et mémoiresdécembre, 2006Égypte, Mali, Chili, Chine, Indonésie, Ghana, Éthiopie, Panama, Kenya, Maroc, Philippines, Afrique du Sud, Ouganda, Japon, Italie, Inde, Bhoutan, Paraguay, Mexique, Asie
This Project Brief provides key findings, lessons and policy implications drawn from the research programme entitled ‘Socio-Economic Analysis and Policy Implications of the Roles of Agriculture in Developing Countries’ (ROA Project) implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations from 2000 to 2006.
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Library ResourceRapports et recherchesdécembre, 2006Algérie, Égypte, Nigéria, Rwanda, Mali, Burundi, Guinée-Bissau, République démocratique du Congo, Sierra Leone, Guinée, Éthiopie, Niger, Cameroun, Cap-Vert, Kenya, Maroc, Afrique du Sud, Lesotho, Ouganda, Madagascar, République-Unie de Tanzanie, Sénégal, Soudan, Afrique
Meeting Name: Regional Conference for Africa (ARC) (22nd Session)
Meeting symbol/code: ARC 02 INF/7 -
Library ResourceDocuments de politique et mémoiresdécembre, 2006Maroc, Japon, Mexique, Chili, Allemagne, Chine, Italie, Indonésie, Ghana, Inde, Éthiopie, République de Corée, Cameroun, Asie
This first edition of ROA Policy Brief is designed to clarify the roles of economic valuation of the external impacts from agriculture in policy-making, by resolving misunderstanding and confusion pertaining to existing valuation studies.
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