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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2013
    Algeria, Egypt, Spain, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Italy, Sri Lanka, Asia, Northern Africa

    For many centuries, the people of the Near East and North Africa (NENA) Region were able to cope, and even flourish, under conditions of water scarcity. However, with decades of relentless high rate of population growth, rapid urbanization, and uncharacteristically excessive consumption patterns, the region is now facing unprecedented levels of pressure on its natural resources.

  2. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2012
    Algeria, Egypt, Spain, Mauritania, Iraq, Chile, Germany, France, Morocco, Yemen, Philippines, Libya, Oman, Italy, South Africa, Kuwait, Tunisia, Argentina, Bahrain, Georgia, Saudi Arabia, Northern Africa

    Our region is food insecure and a net importer of foods. It produces much less food than it requires due to many factors, such as limited arable land and shortage of water resources, and below world average agricultural productivity in many cases. In addition, the region suffers from excessive food losses and wastes. FAO estimated recently that food losses and waste in the world amounts to about 1.3 billion metric tons, and we estimate that our region’s share of these losses and wastes is very significant.

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2013
    Egypt, Iraq, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Pakistan, Morocco, Yemen, Libya, Turkey, Oman, Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, South Sudan, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Asia, Africa

    Rangelands and forests together account for a major chunk of land in the Near East region. Characterized by semi-arid and arid conditions use of these land faces very severe constraints, which have been accentuated on account of climate change related extreme weather events. Larger changes, especially population growth, changing aspirations of the people, development of markets, globalization, etc. have directly and indirectly affected forests and rangelands.

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