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One million cisterns for the Sahel initiative

Institutional & promotional materials
August, 2018
Burkina Faso, Gambia, Mali, Senegal, Chad, Niger, Brazil, Africa
natural resources management
water management
This brochure highlights the objectives and key information of the FAO project entitled “One million cisterns for the Sahel”. It aims to illustrate the project activities’ expected positive impacts in terms of food security, agricultural activities and nutrition among beneficiairies. The objective is to inform FAO partners and donors on this innovative initiative aiming to introduce rainwater harvesting and storage systems at the community level. <p></p>
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Suivi du Sommet Mondial de l'alimentation: Le programme spécial pour la sécurité alimentaire

Reports & Research
December, 2000
Angola, Burkina Faso, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Mali, Burundi, Eswatini, Canada, Congo, Djibouti, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Pakistan, Niger, Kenya, Laos, Philippines, Lesotho, Rwanda, Madagascar, Maldives, Togo, Ghana
water management
Meeting symbol/code: ARC 00 5
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Organic recycling in Africa. Papers presented at the FAO/SIDA Workshop on the Use of Organic Materials as Fertilizers in Africa, Buea, Cameroon, 5-14 December 1977

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1980
Benin, Nigeria, Zambia, Mali, Ghana, Congo, Sierra Leone, Niger, Colombia, Kenya, Liberia, Japan, Cameroon, Chad, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
agricultural land management
sustainable land management
natural resources management
water management
environment
land management
Policy makers as well as scientists have started to acquire an honest appreciation of the possibilities of reducing the wastage of materials which could be profitably utilized for improving or maintaining soil productivity. In addition, the great opportunities offered by making more efficient use of the potentials of biological nitrogen fixation in farming systems are now fully recognized. A number of recommendations and suggested guidelines were made by the various Working Groups during the two-week Workshop.
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Fisheries in the Drylands of sub-Saharan Africa

Journal Articles & Books
May, 2016
Burkina Faso, Nigeria, United States of America, Rwanda, Zambia, Mali, Burundi, Namibia, Ghana, South Sudan, Malawi, Niger, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Italy, Tanzania, Botswana, Netherlands, Senegal, Chad, Norway, Africa, Southern Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
natural resources management
climate change
water management
land management
fisheries
The focus of this review has been on both documenting the general resilience of many fish resources to climatic variability and its underestimation in livelihood importance, including in protracted crisis situations, but also on enhancing the potential supply of fish from dryland areas by better use of the available water bodies, and in particular from small reservoirs.
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AQUASTAT - Dams and agriculture in Africa

Reports & Research
May, 2007
Algeria, Sudan, Egypt, Benin, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, China, Eswatini, Congo, Guinea, Niger, Cameroon, Morocco, South Africa, Lesotho, Madagascar, Zambia, Brazil, Tunisia, Senegal, Chad, Norway, Africa
natural resources management
water management