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Journal Articles & Books
December, 2013
India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Southern Asia
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2013Pakistan, India, China, Afghanistan
The paper demonstrates the application of a new water accounting plus (WA+) framework to produce information on depletion of water resources, storage change, and land and water productivity in the Indus basin. It shows how satellite-derived estimates of land use, rainfall, evaporation (E), transpiration (T ), interception (I ) and biomass production can be used in addition to measured basin outflow, for water accounting with WA+. It is demonstrated how the accounting results can be interpreted to identify existing issues and examine solutions for the future.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2013Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, Zambia, Samoa, Australia, Jamaica, Bolivia, Ghana, Malawi, Pakistan, Nepal, Liberia, South Africa, Malaysia, Rwanda, India, Tajikistan, Uganda, Kenya
La igualdad de género es uno de los diez principios rectores de las Directrices voluntarias sobre la gobernanza responsable de la tenencia de la tierra, la pesca y los bosques en el contexto de la seguridad alimentaria nacional. La presente guía busca secundar dicho principio mediante el logro de una gobernanza de la tenencia de la tierra que es equitativa en cuanto al género. La guía se centra en la justicia entre los sexos y en las formas en que el gobierno de la tenencia puede responder a las diferentes necesidades y prioridades de mujeres y de hombres.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013Nepal, France, Equatorial Guinea, Bangladesh, Switzerland, China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Panama, Congo, India, Guinea, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Asia
Tigerpaper is a quarterly news bulletin dedicated to the exchange of information relating to wildlife and natural resources management for the Asia-Pacific region. Forest News reports on FAO forestry activities in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013Switzerland, Israel, China, Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Pakistan, Niger, Thailand, Morocco, Malaysia, Haiti, Tanzania, Brunei Darussalam, India, Chad, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Mongolia, Asia
Tigerpaper is a quarterly news bulletin dedicated to the exchange of information relating to wildlife and natural resources management for the Asia-Pacific region. Forest News reports on FAO forestry activities in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2013Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, South Africa, Ghana, Liberia, Bolivia, United States of America, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Malaysia, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Switzerland, Australia, Samoa
Gender equality is one of the ten core principles of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security. This guide aims to assist in its implementation through the achievement of responsible gender-equitable governance of land tenure. The guide focuses on equity and on how land tenure can be governed in ways that address the different needs and priorities of women and men.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2013Rwanda, Zambia, Samoa, Ghana, Malawi, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Nepal, South Africa, Malaysia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Italy, India, Tajikistan, Uganda, Kenya
المساواة بين الجنسين هي أحد المبادئ الأساسية العشرة للخطوط التوجيهية الطوعية بشأن الحوكمة المسؤولة لحيازة الأراضي ومصايد الأسماك والغابات في سياق الأمن الغذائي الوطني. ويهدف هذا الدليل إلى المساعدة على تنفيذ هذا المبدأ عن طريق تحقيق حوكمة حيازة الأراضي حوكمةً مسؤولةً منصفةً لكلا الجنسين. ويركّز الدليل على تحقيق الإنصاف وعلى الكيفية التي يمكن بها حوكمة حيازة الأراضي بطرق تلبّي الاحتياجات والأولويات المختلفة للمرأة والرجل.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2013Qatar, Bangladesh, United States of America, Afghanistan, Samoa, China, Indonesia, South Sudan, Pakistan, Andorra, Yemen, Singapore, Mexico, Brunei Darussalam, United Arab Emirates, India, Russia, Sudan, Mongolia, Georgia, Montenegro, Lebanon
The Programme for World Census of Agriculture 2000 was the sixth prepared by FAO for encouraging countries to undertake an agricultural census with standardized international concepts, definitions and methodologies. The programme covered the censuses carried out during the decade (1996 – 2005). Some 122 countries carried out an agriculture census during the decade and 114 countries made available their census reports to FAO. This publication is a methodological review of the agricultural censuses conducted within the framework of the Programme for World Census of Agriculture 2000.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2013Bangladesh, Switzerland, Nepal, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Pakistan, Thailand, Mozambique, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, India, Bhutan, Republic of Korea, Vietnam, Asia
More than 50 senior representatives from 12 countries representing various sectors - health, agriculture (horticulture/livestock), fisheries, agricultural marketing, agricultural policy planning, urban development, NGOs, academia and industry - attended the regional workshop on strengthening urban and peri-urban agriculture towards resilient food systems in Asia.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2013Bangladesh, Honduras, United States of America, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Jamaica, Pakistan, Niger, Nepal, Japan, South Africa, Vietnam, Somalia, Tanzania, Botswana, India, Armenia, Kenya
The guide is an important resource for development professionals and researchers working with households and communities. The objective of the gender and climate training guide is to address the lack of information on how men and women adapt to, and mitigate climate change. The Participatory Action Research methods and activities of the guide help ensure that gender is reflected in research activities and outcomes. The guide will help promote gender-sensitive adaptation and mitigation activities in projects for agriculture and food security.
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