Few regions present bigger development challenges than the African drylands – home to nearly 300 million people, and the vast majority of Africa’s poor. Food security and rural welfare in these areas are limited by a range of factors, biophysical, socio-economic and policy-related. And many of the biggest challenges – poverty, drought, land degradation, food insecurity – will be exacerbated by climate change.
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Library ResourceDocuments de politique et mémoiresmars, 2012Algérie, Égypte, Érythrée, Éthiopie, Kenya, Libye, Maroc, Mauritanie, Soudan, Soudan du Sud, Tunisie, Afrique occidentale, Afrique orientale, Afrique septentrionale
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Library ResourceDocuments de politique et mémoiresdécembre, 2015Égypte, Éthiopie, Kenya, Soudan, République-Unie de Tanzanie, Ouganda
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Library ResourceDocuments de politique et mémoiresdécembre, 2009Érythrée, Éthiopie, Kenya, Soudan du Sud, Soudan, Ouganda, Afrique, Afrique orientale
Livestock use and degrade much water in the Nile River Basin. New research suggests that integrated development and management of water and livestock resources will conserve water and increase the profitability and environmental sustainability of investments by governments, development agencies, and farmers.
Practical opportunities exist to enhance food security, reduce poverty, and foster benefit sharing. Institutions responsible for water resources may benefit from partnering with the livestock sector when developing water resources.
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Comparative Analysis of Eight Countries and Implications for Governments, Zone Authorities and Businesses
Rapports et recherchesDocuments de politique et mémoiresdécembre, 2011Kenya, Jordanie, Bangladesh, Philippines, El Salvador, Égypte, Chine, Costa RicaThis global report examines the opportunity for special economic zones to promote women's economic empowerment and boost zone and enterprise competitiveness in developing countries. The research covers Bangladesh, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, El Salvador, Jordan, Kenya, and the Philippines. The study focuses on women's economic empowerment in the context of zones at three levels: (i) fair employment and working conditions for female employees; (ii) equal access to opportunities for professional advancement; and (iii) investment opportunities for female entrepreneurs.
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Library ResourceDocuments de politique et mémoiresdécembre, 2012Rwanda, Égypte, Kenya, Ouganda, Burundi, Italie, République-Unie de Tanzanie, République démocratique du Congo, Congo, Éthiopie, Soudan, Érythrée, Europe, Afrique
Desde 1996, la FAO y el Gobierno de Italia han colaborado en un ambicioso proyecto que se realiza a lo largo de la cuenca del r?o m?s largo del mundo. ?Productos informativos sobre los recursos h?dricos de la cuenca del Nilo? fue el nombre con el que se design? la suma global de tres proyectos consecutivos llevados a cabo en diez pa?ses de la cuenca del Nilo. Tras su conclusión oficial, en octubre de 2011, el proyecto fue entregado a la Iniciativa de la Cuenca del Nilo, una organización intergubernamental creada en 1999 que tiene su sede en Entebbe (Uganda).
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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 ResourceDocuments de politique et mémoiresdécembre, 2014Maroc, Tunisie, Éthiopie, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Ghana, Mali, Sierra Leone, Guatemala, Mexique, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombie, Équateur, Pérou, Chine, Mongolie, Népal
83 regularly-updated country profiles that provide information on national policy and legal frameworks related to gender and land rights Gender and land-related statistics from national agricultural censuses and household surveys available through maps, tables and graphs A Legislation Assessment Tool for genderequitable land tenure (LAT) to support the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines of the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forestry in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT). Online discussions on selected topics
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Library ResourceDocuments de politique et mémoiresdécembre, 2004Rwanda, Égypte, Japon, Ouganda, Burundi, Italie, République-Unie de Tanzanie, République démocratique du Congo, Congo, Érythrée, Éthiopie, Soudan, Kenya, Afrique
This report describes the project of strengthening the ability of the governments of the Nile Basin states to take informed decisions with regard to water resources policy and management in the Nile Basin. This objective to be achieved through the development of information products that integrate technical water resources and water use data with other relevant data, including in particular demographic, socio-economic and environmental data.
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Library ResourceDocuments de politique et mémoiresdécembre, 2013Kenya, Maroc, États-Unis d'Amérique, Mauritanie, Gambie, Sénégal, Guinée-Bissau, Guinée, Sierra Leone, Cap-Vert, Afrique
The second meeting of Biodiversity, Habitat and Water Quality, subject of this report, was organized in Banjul (The Gambia) from 12 to 14 March 2013. All representatives of the countries (except from Morocco) as well as the RCU URC and the project partners were able to participate.
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Library ResourceDocuments de politique et mémoiresdécembre, 2011Rwanda, Maroc, Kenya, Libye, Somalie, Ouganda, Éthiopie, Burundi, Zimbabwe, République-Unie de Tanzanie, Afrique du Sud, Congo, Djibouti, Malawi, Soudan, Afrique
In cooperation with the Government of Ethiopia, the Subregional Office of Eastern Africa (SFE) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) introduced a parasitic wasp to control a fast-spreading aphid pest infestation threatening to destroy cypress tree plantations in parts of the Amhara and Tigray Regional States in the north of Ethiopia.
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