Agriculture influences and shapes the world’s ecosystems, but not always in a positive way. More than 2.5 billion people are globally involved as stewards of land and water ecosystems that constitute the natural resource base for feeding the current and future world population. Yet, conventional agronomic interventions based on ‘hard’ agricultural engineering compromise various eco-services that are required for sustainable agricultural development.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresdécembre, 2018Égypte, Soudan, Kenya, République-Unie de Tanzanie, Afrique australe, Afrique du Sud, Nigéria, Mexique, Brésil, Colombie, Équateur, Pérou, États-Unis d'Amérique, Japon, Philippines, Iran, Népal
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Publication évaluée par des pairsfévrier, 2021République démocratique du Congo, Honduras, Iraq, Norvège, Panama, Pérou, Soudan, Somalie, Soudan du Sud, États-Unis d'AmériqueAccording to the United Nations (UN) Refugee Agency, there were 79.5 million forcibly displaced people worldwide by the end of 2019. Evictions from homes and land are often linked to protracted violent conflict. Land administration (LA) can be a small part of UN peace-building programs addressing these conflicts. Through the lens of the UN and seven country cases, the problem being addressed is: what are the key features of fit-for-purpose land administration (FFP LA) in violent conflict contexts?
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Library ResourceRapports et recherchesdécembre, 2006Kenya, Ouganda, Pérou, Soudan, Équateur, Bolivie, Inde, Éthiopie, Colombie, Asie, Afrique, Amérique du Sud, Asie méridionale
There are many options for enhancing food production from fish in managed aquatic systems.The most appropriate technology, however, will vary from place to place, and the conditions under which one technology is prefered over another are still not well defined.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresnovembre, 2018Serbie, Népal, Maroc, Guatemala, Philippines, Ouganda, Albanie, Oman, Pérou, Azerbaïdjan, Indonésie, Zimbabwe, Colombie, Cambodge, Congo, Argentine, Sierra Leone, République-Unie de Tanzanie, Chine, Mexique, Kenya
Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” recognizes the fundamental role of women in achieving poverty reduction, food security and nutrition.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresdécembre, 2018Népal, Égypte, Nigéria, Rwanda, Afrique du Sud, El Salvador, Japon, Burundi, Pérou, Mexique, République-Unie de Tanzanie, Équateur, Colombie, Iran, Soudan du Sud, Soudan, Ouganda, Kenya
Accessibility to clean and sufficient water resources for agriculture is key in feeding the steadily increasing world population in a sustainable manner. Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) offer a promising contribution to enhance availability and quality of water for productive purposes and human consumption, while simultaneously striving to preserve the integrity and intrinsic value of the ecosystems. Implementing successful NBS for water management, however, is not an easy task since many ecosystems are already severely degraded, and exploited beyond their regenerative capacity.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresjanvier, 2019Algérie, États-Unis d'Amérique, Samoa, Pérou, Indonésie, Tonga, Côte d'Ivoire, Congo, Guyana, Cameroun, Chypre, Malaisie, Belize, République-Unie de Tanzanie, Botswana, Éthiopie, Gabon, Rwanda, Uruguay, Népal, Italie, Soudan
The present study, by the Chief of the Agrarian and Water Law Section of the FAO Legislation Branch, is intended to explore in greater depth the value of legislation to the land use planning process. It is, on the one hand, an exploration of the ways in which legislation serves to provide the structural underpinnings for and connections between the technical disciplines which have long been associated with the land use planning effort.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresnovembre, 2018Égypte, Bangladesh, États-Unis d'Amérique, Micronésie, Pérou, Indonésie, Éthiopie, Malawi, Jordanie, Ouganda, Turkménistan, Somalie, Ouzbékistan, Pays-Bas, Sénégal, Burundi, Chili, Azerbaïdjan, Australie, Nouvelle-Zélande, Népal, Soudan du Sud
Access to safe water and sanitation and sound management of freshwater ecosystems are at the very core of sustainable development. This is the aim of Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6), which includes approaches to water management supported by international cooperation, capacity building and stakeholder participation.<p></p><p></p>Indicator 6.4.1 has been designed to assess the economic and social use of water resources in terms of the value added when they are used in different sectors of the economy.
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Library ResourceMatériels institutionnels et promotionnelsmars, 2019Algérie, Égypte, Maroc, Israël, Chili, Pérou, Australie, Tunisie, Argentine, Pakistan, Mexique, Liban
This document describes combating desertification through the use of unconventional water resources.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresmars, 2019Népal, Bulgarie, Maroc, Ouganda, Afrique du Sud, Mexique, Turquie, Espagne, Albanie, Allemagne, Pérou, Italie, El Salvador, Arménie, Costa Rica, Colombie, Tunisie, Inde, Bolivie, Pakistan, Roumanie
A robust regulatory framework for the corporate governance of water user's organizations is a fundamental ingredient of irrigation management transfer policies. The present publication offers a comparative analysis of the contemporary legislation of a wide variety of countries, providing the needed regulatory framework for water user's organizations to function and grow.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresseptembre, 2018Kenya, Maroc, États-Unis d'Amérique, Mauritanie, Somalie, Ouganda, Éthiopie, Chili, Pérou, Namibie, République-Unie de Tanzanie, Équateur, Libéria, Chine, Inde, Sierra Leone, Soudan, Sri Lanka, Érythrée, Brésil
Drought is one of the main causes of food insecurity. In 2011, the horn of Africa has faced the worst drought in 60 years. An estimated 12.4 million people suffered from a massive food shortage. To mitigate the impact of agricultural drought, it is of high importance to dispose of timely and reliable information of the condition of food crops and grassland areas in all regions and countries in the world.
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