This list contains 72 entry(ies).
The interdisciplinary situation analysis (ISA) presented in this document is the first of its kind and pilots various analyses of secondary data that may be drawn upon to inform the second phase of the landscape assessment, which involves primary data collection.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
- IUCN, Economics Unit
Ocean warming may well turn out to be the greatest hidden challenge of our generation. This report represents the most comprehensive review to date on ocean warming.
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
- La Fondation d'enterprise Total
- XL Catlin
Ocean warming may well turn out to be the greatest hidden challenge of our generation. This report represents the most comprehensive review to date on ocean warming.
Author(s):
- Baxter, J. M.
- Laffoley, Daniel D'A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
- La Fondation d'enterprise Total
- XL Catlin
In this discussion paper, we undertook an analysis guided by three questions relevant to food and nutritional security for the project site of Sixaola on the Costa Rica – Panama border.
Author(s):
- Beta, Trust
- Davidson-Hunt, Iain J. (Iain Johnson)
- Deutsch, Nathan
- Idrobo, Julián
- Ndolo, Victoria
- Smith, Kevin
- Sylvester, Olivia
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
- IUCN, Economics Unit
The case studies from Brazil, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, the Philippines and Viet Nam highlight how forest landscape restoration (FLR) interventions enhance food security.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
Organization(s):
- Asahi Glass Foundation, JP
The objective of this background paper is to report on qualitative social sciences frameworks, and mixed methodologies, that could be incorporated into the HDNF assessment tool.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
- IUCN, Economics Unit
Water protection, food production, and ecosystem health are worldwide issues, and understanding the links between water, food production and ecosystems is important to the health of all three. This book shows how sustainable ecosystems are essential for water management and food production.
Organization(s):
- CAB International
- Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
- International Water Management Institute, LK
- UNEP
Los bienes y servicios que proveen los ecosistemas hacen una contribución fundamental a la seguridad alimentaria ya que prestan apoyo a la disponibilidad, el acceso y el uso de los alimentos y mediante el refuerzo de la estabilidad de los sistemas alimentarios.
Les biens et les services écosystémiques contribuent de manière déterminante à la sécurité alimentaire en soutenant la disponibilité, laccès et lutilisation des aliments et en renforçant la stabilité des systèmes alimentaires.
Ecosystem goods and services make critical contributions to food security by supporting the availability, access and use of foods, and by strengthening the stability of food systems.
Organization(s):
- IUCN India
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office
- IUCN Bangladesh
The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2012 presents new estimates of undernourishment based on a revised and improved methodology.
Organization(s):
- FAO
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), IT
- World Food Programme
Author(s):
- Giovannucci, Daniele
- Scherr, Sara J.
- Nierenberg, Danielle
- Hebebrand, Charlotte
- Shapiro, Julie
- Milder, Jeffrey
- Wheeler, Keith
Organization(s):
- United Nations, Department for Economic and Social Affairs, Division of Sustainable Development
This report explores the economic impact of climate change in Zambia through the assessment of six sectors, agriculture & food security, natural resources, water, energy, health, and infrastructure. The analysis is conducted via scenario planning.
Organization(s):
- UNDP
- Zambia, Ministry of Tourism, Environment, and Natural Resources
Organization(s):
- Climate Action Programme
- UNEP
This edition of The State of Food Insecurity in the World focuses on food price volatility.
This publication is based on studies carried out from August 2010 to January 2011 by The Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology (SIK) on request from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Author(s):
- Gustavsson, Jenny
- Cederberg, Christel
- Sonesson, Ulf
- Otterdijk, Robert van
- Meybeck, Alexandre
Organization(s):
- FAO
- Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology (SIK), SE
This book describes how an era of biohappiness, based on the conservation and sustainable and equitable use of biodiversity, can be launched.
Can agricultural water management (AWM) technologies provide innovative solutions that can help to meet this challenge of feeding a growing, mostly disadvantaged, population by producing more food but with fewer resources?
Organization(s):
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
For a large number of developing countries, agriculture remains the single most important sector. Climate change has the potential to damage irreversibly the natural resource base on which agriculture depends, with grave consequences for food security.
Organization(s):
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
The concept of Integrated Food and Energy Systems (IFES) as such is not new. Simple integration of food and energy production at both small and large scales has shown many successful results.
Author(s):
- Bogdanski, Anne
- Dubois, Olivier
- Jamieson, Craig
- Krell, Rainer
Lobjectif global du forum était de favoriser la prise de conscience sur létat et limportance de la biodiversité et des forêts et un partage dexpériences de capitalisation des données, de conservation et de valorisation de la diversité biologique (animale, végétale), in situ et /ou ex situ au
Organization(s):
- IUCN Burkina Faso
- IUCN, Regional Office for Western Africa
- Sweden, SIDA
- UNDP
- United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
- Burkina Faso, Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie/DGCN
- Denmark, DANIDA
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Organization(s):
- Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, JP
Part 1 of this final report outlines current global environmental problems and serves as an introduction to the entire report. Part 2 gives the results of the Conference discussions.
Organization(s):
- Asahi Glass Foundation, JP
When it comes to deforestation, the task of reconciling climate and development goals poses a daunting challenge.
Organization(s):
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
The Inception Workshop of the FAO Extrabudgetary Programme on Fisheries and Aquaculture for Poverty Alleviation and Food Security (Rome, 2730 October 2009) was held to generate inputs and guidance to the contents and process of developing an assistance programme for fisheries and aquaculture enc
Humla is a remote and mountainous district situated in the north-west corner of Nepal, bordering with China.
Bangladesh has some social safety net programs that transfer food to the poor, some that transfer cash, and some that provide a combination of both. This study evaluates the relative impacts of food and cash transfers on food security and livelihood outcomes among the ultra poor in Bangladesh.
Organization(s):
- International Food Policy Research Institute, US
This paper highlights the climate change mitigation potential of the African drylands and lays out various paths towards adaptation which should be supported to reduce the vulnerability of dryland populations and increase their food security.
Organization(s):
- UNDP
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
- UNEP
Author(s):
- Myers, Samuel S. (Samuel Skipworth)
This paper describes how achieving food sovereignty will entail a fundamental shift away from the industrial and neo-liberal paradigm for food and agriculture towards more direct democracy and greater citizen participation in framing policies for food and agriculture; greater respect and inclusio
Organization(s):
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
Films included in this compilation are "Mekong: Watch That River!" (2009); "Small Islands, Big Impact" (2009); "South Asia: Crowded Land, Drying Rivers" (2009); and "Yellow River Blues" (2009).
This document provides background information on the interrelationship between climate change and food security, and ways to deal with the new threat.
Organization(s):
- FAO, Interdepartmental Working Group on Climate Change
Organization(s):
- FAO
- FAO, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
The State of the Worlds Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is the first global assessment of livestock biodiversity.
Organization(s):
- FAO
- FAO, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
This publication includes 23 strategic priorities for action to promote the wise management of animal genetic resources and is the outcome of a country-driven process of reporting, analysis and discussion, which also resulted in the preparation of The State of the World's Animal Genetic Reso
Organization(s):
- FAO
- FAO, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Author(s):
- Hellmuth, Molly Elizabeth
- Moorhead, Anne
- Thomson, Madeleine C.
- Williams, Jim
Organization(s):
- International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), US
Este libro busca: 1. examinar las dimensiones política, económica, cultural y ecológica de la soberanía alimenticia 2. generar e intercambiar conocimiento técnicamente informado y aplicable prácticamente 3. Facilitar la formación de alianzas entre culturas entre los EE.UU.
Author(s):
- Cohn, Avery
- Cook, Jonathan
- Fernández, Margarita
- Reider, Rebecca
- Steward, Corrina
Organization(s):
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
- Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, US
This book seeks to: 1.examine the political, economic, cultural, and ecological dimensions of food sovereignty 2.generate and exchange technically informed and practically applicable knowledge 3.provide an interactive space for the formation of cross-cultural alliances between the U.S.
Author(s):
- Cohn, Avery
- Cook, Jonathan
- Fernández, Margarita
- Reider, Rebecca
- Steward, Corrina
Organization(s):
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
- Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, US
Author(s):
- Grebmer, Klaus von
- Omamo, Steven Were
Organization(s):
- Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) ZW
- International Food Policy Research Institute, US
The compendium shows how the scope of research has evolved at IFPRI, as well as in the wider development community.
Author(s):
- Zeller, Manfred
- Schrieder, Gertrud
- Braum, Joachim von
- Heidhues, Franz
Organization(s):
- International Food Policy Research Institute, US
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Swedish International Development Cooperation, SE
- International Food Policy Research Institute, US
- International Water Management Institute, LK
Since 2004, the ten new Member States of the European Union found themselves in a new political and legal environment.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Programme Office for Central Europe
- Fundacja IUCN Poland
For the 13th meeting of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-13), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) commissioned the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) to produce this report.
Author(s):
- Lundqvist, Jan
- Falkenmark, Malin
- Berntell, Anders
- Bergkamp, Ger
- Molden, David
- Rosegrant, Mark
Organization(s):
- Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), SE
- International Food Policy Research Institute, US
- IUCN
- International Water Management Institute, LK
Organization(s):
- International Food Policy Research Institute, US
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