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Nature-Based Solutions for agricultural water management and food security

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2018
Egypt, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Southern Africa, South Africa, Nigeria, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, United States of America, Japan, Philippines, Iran, Nepal
Land & Food Security
Land Degradation & Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
food security
land management
desertification
land degradation
agriculture
water management
Agriculture influences and shapes the world’s ecosystems, but not always in a positive way. More than 2.5 billion people are globally involved as stewards of land and water ecosystems that constitute the natural resource base for feeding the current and future world population. Yet, conventional agronomic interventions based on ‘hard’ agricultural engineering compromise various eco-services that are required for sustainable agricultural development.
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A Review of Libyan Soil Databases for Use within an Ecosystem Services Framework

Volume 8 Issue 5

Peer-reviewed publication
May, 2019
Libya
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
environment
sustainable land management
land use
food security
agriculture
Ecosystem services (ESs) are increasingly being used by many countries around the world as a framework for addressing the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This review article of the usability of Libyan soil databases for ESs and SDGs is the first of its kind for North Africa.
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Plan d’Action du Haut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et à la Lutte Contre la Désertification.

National Policies
December, 2007
Morocco
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
deforestation
protected areas
environment
natural resources management
forestry
fisheries
land management
forest land
forest conservation
agriculture
sustainable land use
Le Plan d’action du Haut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et à la Lutte Contre la Désertification (HCEFLCD) s’inscrit dans le cadre d’un programme décennal (2005-2014) qui consacre la multifonctionnalité des écosystèmes forestiers et vise (i) la lutte contre la désertification, (ii) la conservation et le développement des ressources forestières et (iii) le développement humain dans les espaces forestiers et péri-forestiers.
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Le Programme d’Action National de Lutte Contre la Désertification au Maroc.

National Policies
January, 2013
Morocco
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
agricultural land management
pastoralists
forest conservation
forestry
natural disasters
sustainable land use
land management
forest land
youth
agriculture
environment
Dans le contexte de mettre en œuvre ses engagements dans le cadre de la Convention des Nations Unies sur la Lutte contre la Désertification, le Maroc s’est dote d’un Programme d’Action National de Lutte Contre la Désertification (PANLCD).
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The future of food and farming: challenges and choices for global sustainability

January, 2011
Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Moldova, Belarus, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Eastern Europe, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Asia, Northern America, Northern Africa, Eastern Asia, Oceania, Southern Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
food security
climate change
land use
fisheries
poverty
agriculture
The global food system will experience an unprecedented combination of pressures over the next 40 years. Global population size will increase and competition for land, water and energy will intensify, while the effects of climate change will become increasingly apparent. Over this period, globalisation will continue, exposing the food system to novel economic and political pressures.This final report of the Foresight Global Food and Farming Futures Project argues that decisive action needs to take place now. The report identifies five considerable challenges ahead:
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Land degradation assessment and prevention: selected case studies from the ESCWA region

January, 2007
Syrian Arab Republic, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Western Asia, Northern Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land
agriculture
environment
land management
land degradation
assessment
This report looks at possible ways for policy-makers and decision-takers to combat and/or prevent land degradation in the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) region, both generally and specifically in the following countries: Egypt, Jordan, Syria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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The Tribe - Platform of participatory local development and management of communal rangeland resources

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2014
Africa, Northern Africa, Asia, Western Asia
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
food security
rangelands
pastoralists
climate change
sustainable development
agriculture
Sustainable development of pastoral and agro-pastoral systems, dominated by collective and/or tribal ownership of rangelands, is a key issue for the West Asia and North Africa region. These two systems are located in arid and semi-arid areas and are increasingly threatened by desertification process. The policy responses to tackle this complexity have been a sectorial and fragmented, “top-down” approach, putting forward technical solutions and neglecting the social context.
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Climate change impacts and mitigation in the developing world: an integrated assessment of the agriculture and forestry sectors

Reports & Research
November, 2015
Africa, Asia, Eastern Asia, Central America, South America, Northern Africa, Oceania, Southern Asia
food security
poverty
climate change
land use
agriculture
This paper conducts an integrated assessment of climate change impacts and climate mitigation on agricultural commodity markets and food availability in low- and middle-income countries. The analysis uses the partial equilibrium model GLOBIOM to generate scenarios to 2080. The findings show that climate change effects on the agricultural sector will increase progressively over the century. By 2030, the impact of climate change on food consumption is moderate but already twice as large in a world with high inequalities than in a more equal world.
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Sudan Investment Climate Assessment

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
December, 2009
Sudan, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
agriculture
climate change
decentralization
deforestation
land degradation
transaction costs
This report on Sudan's Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) provides a baseline assessment of challenges to productivity, diversification and inclusion. Chapter 1 describes some of the questions underlying the three issues of competitiveness, diversification and broad-based growth. Chapter 2 analyzes firm performance and competitiveness. Chapter 3 discusses markets and trust. Chapter 4 describes the role of the financial sector. Chapter 5 analyses the informal sector. Chapter 6 discusses the conflict-affected private sector development.
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Environmental and Social Policy and Procedures

Volume 1. Department of Power, Nagaland

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
April, 2015
Western Asia, Northern Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Forest Tenure
sustainable development
forestry
land use
climate change
deforestation
land area
agriculture
property
environment
common property
forest land
land
Indigenous Peoples
land management
The North Eastern Region (NER) in India is endowed with rich energy resources but faces significant bottlenecks in electricity access and availability levels. The per capita power consumption in NER is one-third of the national average. The region has a shortfall of about 500MW installed capacity against peak demand of about 1950 MW. No significant generation capacity has been added in the recent past. Therefore, inadequate power supply continues a critical constraint to sustainable growth and economic development in the NER.