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  1. Library Resource
    Food Security and COVID-19
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    June, 2021
    Kenya, Angola, Chad, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Global

    June 4, 2021 -- An increasing number of countries are facing growing levels of acute food insecurity, reversing years of development gains. Even before COVID-19 reduced incomes and disrupted supply chains, chronic and acute hunger were on the rise due to various factors including conflict, socio-economic conditions, natural hazards, climate change and pests. COVID-19 impacts have led to severe and widespread increases in global food insecurity, affecting vulnerable households in almost every country, with impacts expected to continue through 2021 and into 2022.

  2. Library Resource
    Agricultural land acquisition by foreign investors in Pakistan

    Government policy and community responses

    Policy Papers & Briefs
    July, 2012
    Pakistan

    This paper explores the Pakistani government’s 2009 agricultural investment policy package — a response to increasing foreign investor interest in agricultural land — and considers the likely implications for local communities. By analysing the policy pertaining to the categories of cultivated and uncultivated land, the paper explores possible consequences that peasant farming communities and grazing communities face.

  3. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2018
    Pakistan, Asia, Southern Asia

    The climate-smart agriculture (CSA) concept reflects an ambition
    to improve the integration of agriculture development and climate
    responsiveness. It aims to achieve food security and broader
    development goals under a changing climate and increasing food
    demand. CSA initiatives sustainably increase productivity, enhance
    resilience, and reduce/remove greenhouse gases (GHGs), and
    require planning to address trade-offs and synergies between
    these three pillars: productivity, adaptation, and mitigation [1].

  4. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    September, 2017
    Bhutan, Asia, Southern Asia

    The climate-smart agriculture (CSA) concept reflects
    an ambition to improve the integration of agriculture
    development and climate responsiveness. It aims to
    achieve food security and broader development goals
    under a changing climate and increasing food demand.
    CSA initiatives sustainably increase productivity, enhance
    resilience, and reduce/remove greenhouse gases (GHGs),
    and require planning to address tradeoffs and synergies
    between these three pillars: productivity, adaptation, and

  5. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    September, 2017
    Nepal, Asia, Southern Asia
  6. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    September, 2017
    Bangladesh, Asia, Southern Asia
  7. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    September, 2017
    Pakistan, Asia, Southern Asia
  8. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    January, 2016
    Sri Lanka, Asia, Southern Asia

    The climate-smart agriculture (CSA) concept reflects
    the ambition to improve the integration of agriculture
    development and climate responsiveness. CSA aims to
    achieve food security and broader development goals under a
    changing climate and increasing food demand. CSA initiatives
    sustainably increase agriculture productivity, enhance resilience
    of agro-systems, and reduce/remove greenhouse gases
    (GHGs) from agriculture production, and require planning to
    address tradeoffs and synergies between these three pillars:

  9. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    June, 2014
    Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Senegal, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Tanzania, Uganda, Africa, Asia, Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Western Africa

    The purpose of this brief is to share insights on agriculture and NAPs with national-level decision makers in developing countries and Least Developed Countries (LDCs), multilateral agencies, UNFCCC negotiators and donors. This brief explores how countries are overcoming the biggest challenges in developing NAPs, outlines examples of successful cross-sector adaptation planning, explores influence and leverage necessary for successful NAP processes, and offers specific recommendations.

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