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Agriculture guide for recovery implementation
The guide describes the role of agriculture in a country’s development and the potential impact that natural disasters can have on the sector. It recommends the types of agriculture interventions to...
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Global Weather Hazards Summary: August 7 - 13, 2020
Parts of Liberia and Cote d’Ivoire remain dry while heavy rainfall triggers flooding across West and East Africa Africa Weather Hazards Desert locust swarms remain present across parts of Ethiopia,...
Compendium of climate-resilient technologies and approaches in the Philippines
Romeo V. Labios Leocadio S. Sebastian Jocelyn D. Labios Christine Mae B. Santos Climate-resilient technologies and approaches were compiled in a book to guide agricultural stakeholders in developing...
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USAID-OFDA Hydrometeorological Hazards Sector Update, Fiscal Year 2018
An Introduction to Hydrometeorological Hazards The UN defines hydrometeorological hazards as processes or phenomena of atmospheric, hydrological, or oceanographic nature that may cause loss of life,...
Humanitarian and Country Icons 2018
Following the positive reception of OCHA’s set of 250 public domain humanitarian icons in 2012, the organization is releasing an extended and completely redesigned new collection in 2018 (295 and...
The Future of Food and Agriculture: Trends and Challenges
22 February 2017, Rome - Mankind's future ability to feed itself is in jeopardy due to intensifying pressures on natural resources, mounting inequality, and the fallout from a changing climate, warns...
L’avenir de l’alimentation et de l’agriculture: Tendances et défis
De nombreux défis menacent l’avenir de la sécurité alimentaire mondiale, selon le rapport L’objectif visant à éradiquer la faim d’ici à 2030 ne pourra être atteint sans de nouveaux efforts 22 février...
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Partenariat humanitaire FAO - Belgique : Fonds spécial pour les activités d’urgence et de réhabilitation – Capacité de réponse en intrants agricoles
Introduction Lorsqu’une communauté est frappée par une catastrophe ou lorsqu’une crise survient, il faut réagir vite a fin de protéger ses moyens d’existence. Quand ceux-ci sont principalement...
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Increasing the resilience of agricultural livelihoods - A summary
Due to the growing world population, it is estimated that global food production will need to increase by 60 percent to feed over 9.5 billion people by 2050. Worldwide, the livelihood of 2.5 billion...
FAO Philippines Newsletter - 2016 Issue 1
Featured Stories FAO and DA take agriculture disaster risk reduction to the next level Restoring livelihoods of typhoon-hit farmers in Central Luzon Pikit farmers acquire livelihood and disaster risk...
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Crop Prospects and Food Situation, No. 2, July 2014
HIGHLIGHTS Prospects for 2014 global cereal production improve further with upward revisions to coarse grains and wheat forecasts, contributing to an enhanced cereal supply outlook for 2014/15...
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Global Emergency Overview Snapshot, 13 - 20 May 2014
South Sudan: A cholera outbreak was reported in Juba, with 43 suspected cases and two deaths recorded. Displacement figures have climbed to 1,005,000 IDPs and 310,000 refugees in neighbouring...
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Global Emergency Overview Snapshot, 30 April - 6 May 2014
Syria: Fierce fighting between opposition groups has led to further displacement in Deir-ez-Zor while a truce between the Government and the opposition is expected to see the Old City of Homs handed...
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Crop Prospects and Food Situation, No. 1, March 2014
HIGHLIGHTS FAO’s forecasts for global cereal production, consumption, trade and stocks in 2013/14 have all been raised since February, with overall supply conditions significantly improved compared...
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Global Emergency Overview Snapshot, 28 January - 4 February 2014
Snapshot 28 January – 04 February Central African Republic: Despite the deployment of international troops, widespread insecurity continues in CAR with new outbreaks of violence reported in the...
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CERF Quarterly Update - October-December 2013
Towards the end of the fourth quarter, CERF and its humanitarian partners were challenged by a series of large, complex crises, including three system-wide level-three (L3) emergencies. These crises,...
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Global Emergency Overview Snapshot, 21 - 28 January 2014
Snapshot 21 – 28 January Central African Republic: The situation remains highly volatile in large swathes of the country outside the capital. In Bangui, sporadic shooting, looting and violence...
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Global Emergency Overview Snapshot, 7 - 14 January 2014
South Sudan: Ethnic violence which erupted in mid-December continues, with heavy fighting reported in the states of Jonglei and Unity, and sporadic clashes reported in Upper Nile and Central...
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Global Emergency Overview Snapshot, 17 December 2013 - 7 January 2014
South Sudan: Ethnic violence which erupted in mid-December in the capital Juba has now spread northwards and is ongoing in several parts of the country. Three weeks of fighting have left at least...