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FAO Regional Initiatives: Supporting member states to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

Institutional & promotional materials
March, 2018
China, Oceania, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
sustainable land management
sustainable land use
The Asia-Pacific region, despite impressive economic growth, is home to 490 million people still suffering from chronic hunger and it accounts for 62 percent of undernourished people in the world. Other trends and topics that need to be taken into account include population growth, urbanization and change of dietary patterns, issues of malnutrition and food safety, climate change and disaster risk, and unsustainable production and environmental degradation.
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Morocco and FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
April, 2018
Morocco, Mali, China, Guinea-Bissau, Eswatini, Tunisia, Guinea, Cameroon
Land & Food Security
natural resources management
food security
sustainable development
FAO has supported Morocco’s development throughout the food and agriculture sector for over 60 years. Since the opening<p></p>of the FAO Representation in Rabat in 1982, more than 200 national and 65 regional projects have been delivered.
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Building capacity for integrated rice–fish systems through the regional rice initiative and South–South cooperation

Institutional & promotional materials
January, 2018
Guinea-Bissau, Bangladesh, Philippines, Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Suriname
farming systems
land
natural resources management
capacity development
farmers
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Guidance on spatial technologies for disaster risk management in aquaculture

Institutional & promotional materials
December, 2018
Bangladesh, United States of America, Germany, China, Italy, Indonesia, Peru, United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, Norway
land administration
This new Guide describes the application of spatial technology to improve disaster risk management (DRM) within the aquaculture sector. DRM requires interrelated activities to ensure prevention, preparedness (including early warning), response and recovery for a wide range of natural, technological and complex disasters that can impact aquaculture operations and livelihoods.<p></p>Spatial technology refers to systems and tools that acquire, manage and analyse data that have geographic context.
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Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS). Combining agricultural biodiversity, resilient ecosystems, traditional farming practices and cultural identity

Institutional & promotional materials
December, 2018
Algeria, Philippines, South Africa, Japan, Chile, Peru, Italy, Ecuador, China, Tunisia, Argentina
farmers
farming systems
land use
sustainable development
land-use planning
For centuries, farmers, herders, fishers and foresters have developed diverse and locally adapted agricultural systems managed with time tested, ingenious techniques. These practices have resulted in a vital combination of social, cultural, ecological and economic services to humankind. “Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems” (GIAHS) are outstanding landscapes of aesthetic beauty that combine agricultural biodiversity, resilient ecosystems and a valuable cultural heritage.