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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2013
    Nepal, France, Yemen, Switzerland, United States of America, Israel, Chile, Germany, China, Italy, Australia, Malta, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand

    En pocas palabras, la escasez de agua tiene lugar cuando la demanda supera el suministro de agua dulce en un área determinada. Escasez de agua = un exceso de demanda de agua para el suministro disponible Esta situación aparece como consecuencia de una elevada demanda agregada por parte de todos los sectores que consumen agua respecto al suministro disponible, bajo las condiciones de infraestructuras y las disposiciones institucionales existentes.

  2. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2013
    Nepal, France, Switzerland, United States of America, South Africa, Chile, Germany, China, Italy, Australia, Netherlands, India, Sri Lanka, Niger, Thailand

    This report aims to provide a conceptual framework to address food security under conditions of water scarcity in agriculture. It has been prepared by a team of FAO staff and consultants in the framework of the project `Coping with water scarcity: the role of agriculture?, and has been discussed at an Expert Consultation meeting organized in FAO, Rome in December 2009 on the same subject. It was subsequently edited and revised, taking account of discussions in the Expert Consultation and materials presented to the meeting.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2013
    Egypt, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zambia, Togo, Mali, Zimbabwe, Congo, Malawi, Italy, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Morocco, Lesotho, Madagascar, Cameroon, Tanzania, Botswana, Gambia, Chad, Gabon, Kenya, Africa

    The FAO Statistical Yearbook 2012: Africa Food and Agriculture, disseminates statistical information that will help all stakeholders to access, easily and quickly, a set of statistics on food and agriculture related to the current themes and domains of interest in the region. The document provides users in Africa and abroad with statistics and reliable indicators on food and agriculture that can be used for policy formulation, monitoring and evaluation.

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2013
    Indonesia

    Настоящее Техническое руководство разработано в дополнение к Кодексу поведения ФАО для ответственного рыболовства (Кодекс). Кодекс и многие международные соглашения и конференции подчеркивают выгоды и необходимость принятия экосистемного подхода к рыболовству и экосистемного подхода к аквакультуре путем тщательной разработки соответствующих правил и принципов.

  5. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2013
    United States of America, Brazil, Italy

    The development of the Pillar 1 plan of action was initiated during the “Managing Living Soils” workshop held in Rome, Italy during December 2012. This workshop focused on the regional and national status, as well as challenges and priorities for sustainable soil management. This was followed by a Pillar 1 discussion session during the 2nd Global Soil Week held in Berlin, October 2013. The aim of the discussion was to decide on the structure of the plan of action and its main content.

  6. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2013
    Namibia

    Twenty-six percent of the planet's ice-free land is used for livestock grazing and 33 percent of croplands are used for livestock feed production. Livestock contribute to seven percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions through enteric fermentation and manure. In developed countries, 90 percent of cattle belong to six breed and 20 percent of livestock breeds are at risk of extinction.

  7. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2013
    Algeria, Slovenia, France, Spain, Croatia, Germany, Cyprus, Greece, Morocco, Portugal, Turkey, Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Senegal, Lebanon

    The Collaborative Partnership on Mediterranean Forests (CPMF) has the purpose to improve implementation of policies for sustainable management of forests and environmental services provided by forest ecosystems in the context of climate change.

  8. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2013
    Afghanistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Syrian Arab Republic, Hungary, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, India, Tajikistan, Asia

    The Annual Report of FAO-Turkey Partnership Programme covers programme and projects activities undertaken during May 2011 - January 2013.

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