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  1. Library Resource
    Climate change in the African drylands: Options and opportunities for adaptation and mitigation cover image
    Manuals & Guidelines
    Reports & Research
    November, 2009
    Global

    The drylands of Africa, exclusive of hyper-arid zones, occupy about 43 per cent of the continent, and are home to a rapidly growing population that currently stands at about 325 million people. Dry zones, inclusive of hyper-arid lands, cover over 70 per cent of the continent’s terrestrial surface. Outside of the cities many dryland inhabitants are either pastoralists, sedentary or nomadic, or agro-pastoralists, combining livestock-rearing and crop production where conditions allow.

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    Seguritizar La Tierra Y Atterizar La Seguridad cover image
    Reports & Research
    January, 2009
    Global

    En la no tan larga historia de la Humanidad, nuestros antepasados han luchado con demasiada frecuencia por la tierra y el agua. Aquellos tiempos están nuevamente de actualidad.


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    La escasez de agua y la desertificación cover image
    Reports & Research
    January, 2012
    Global

    Los desafíos y retos que supone la escasez de agua para las poblaciones de las tierras secas se van a ver incrementados tanto en magnitud como en alcance. Dado que la población mundial es ya superior a los 6.000 millones de personas, algunos países han superado los límites de sus recursos acuíferos. Con el escenario actual de cambio climático, casi la mitad de la población mundial habitará áreas con grandes problemas de agua antes del 2030, lo que incluye a una población de entre 75 y 250 millones de personas en África.

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    Raréfaction des ressources en eau et désertification cover image
    Reports & Research
    January, 2012
    Global

    Les enjeux et menaces que représente le manque d'eau pour les populations des zones arides sont voués à prendre de l'ampleur. Alors que la population mondiale a dépassé 6 milliards d'individus, quelques pays ont déjà atteint les limites de leurs réserves d'eau. En considérant le scénario actuel de changement climatique, on estime que quasiment la moitié de la population mondiale vivra en zone de fort déficit hydrique d'ici 2030, dont 75 à 250 millions de personnes sur le continent africain.

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    Land Rights and Agricultural Productivity cover image
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    April, 2012
    Global

    Property rights to land represent the key institutional asset on which rural people build their livelihoods. In fact, in many countries, landlessness is the best predictor of poverty. The nature of farmers’ property rights to land substantially impacts their willingness and ability to adopt productivity-enhancing inputs and investments.

  6. Library Resource
    Food Security: The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion People cover image
    Peer-reviewed publication
    February, 2010
    Global

    Continuing population and consumption growth will mean that the global demand for food will increase for at least another 40 years. Growing competition for land, water, and energy, in addition to the overexploitation of fisheries, will affect our ability to produce food, as will the urgent requirement to reduce the impact of the food system on the environment. The effects of climate change are a further threat. But the world can produce more food and can ensure that it is used more efficiently and equitably.

  7. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 2016
    Brazil

    Os assentamentos de reforma agrária têm assumido um papel de destaque em relação ao desmatamento da Amazônia nos últimos cinco anos. Atualmente cerca de 8% do território dos estados amazônicos (41,8 milhões de hectares) encontra-se destinado aos 3.589 assentamentos de reforma agrária.

  8. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 2011
    Africa

    En Afrique subsaharienne, la production de biocarburants pourrait avoir un rôle positif sur le développement rural. Mais cette production comporte également de nombreux risques qui doivent être étudiés et gérés avec soin. La réussite dépend dans une large mesure des conditions locales et de l'organisation des chaînes de valeur ajoutée.


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    Journal Articles & Books
    June, 2011

    Le Sud-Kivu est l’une de 11 provinces de la République démocratique du Congo qui a connu une série de guerres à répétition. Le cheptel animal (bovin, ovin, caprin, etc.) a été pillé et, dans certaines circonstances, des récoltes ont été ravagées et/ou emportées au détriment des petits producteurs. La pauvreté et l’insécurité alimentaire n’ont fait que gagner vertigineusement du terrain.

  10. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    August, 2013
    Global

    The livelihoods of many rural dwellers are dependent on having secure and equitable access to land. Tenure security is also a prerequisite for sustainable land management. The massive interest of commercial investors has increased the pressure on land globally. This article describes the international community’s efforts to improve the responsible governance and management of land.

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