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Governmental efforts aimed at rural children and youth can be more effective if the departments of education and agriculture co-ordinate their goals and policies. Several schools in Ecuador have embedded farming and rural life in the curriculum through a project that linked efforts of the education and agriculture ministries. Learning about traditional...

Published in 2011, by Torres, Irene

The goal of the study reported here is to provide approaches to glacier melt, within the context of climate change, based on state-of-the-art knowledge, to USAID Missions in three topic areas: (1) science related to glacier melt and high-altitude hydrology, (2) the impacts of changes near and far in space and time, and (3) the organizations and activities...

Published in 2010, by USAID

This document summarizes discussions held during a highly participatory event that was aimed at enhancing collaboration among people working in the agriculture and nutrition sectors.

Published in 2010, by AED, FAO

This book is intended to provide practical guidance to ACF field workers on how to implement a Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) assessment.

Published in 2010, by ACF

IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan presents a report that challenges the way we address the hunger problem in the world. The report argues that new innovative approaches are needed to meet the first MDG of halving the hungry in the world by 2015. These approaches involve 1.Investing in two core pillars: Agriculture and social protection 2.Bring in new...

Published in 2010, by Shenggen Fan

This edition of the SCN News is rightfully dedicated to climate change and its implications on food and nutrition. It is hoped to be thought provoking, showing you how climate change impacts on nutrition. The topic has been approached from very different angles: impacts on food security (in general, in the Asia-Pacific region and sub-Saharan Africa),...

Published in 2010, by SCN

This Fact Sheet explains what the right to adequate food is, illustrates its implications for specific individuals and groups, and elaborates upon State parties’ obligations with respect to this human right. The Fact Sheet also provides an overview of national, regional and international accountability and monitoring mechanisms.

Published in 2010, by OHCHR

Fortifying foods and providing supplements are the main strategies used to reduce hidden hunger. However, the reach of these interventions can be quite limited, especially in rural areas of developing countries where most of the poor live. Biofortification is a promising innovation that could help fight hidden hunger especially in rural areas. Published...

Published in 2009, by Yassir Islam, Christine Hotz, IAEA

This report reviews current knowledge of the effects of climate change on hunger. It summarizes knowledge from global studies completed and provides an overview of actions that can be taken to address the challenge.

Published in 2009, by Martin Parry, Alex Evans, Mark W. Rosegrant, Tim Wheeler

This paper highlights some of the projected impacts of climate change on food security and summarizes the responses called for by several of the largest humanitarian and development organizations involved in the fight against hunger. To address this unmatched challenge, a strong commitment of the international community, particularly the developed countries,...

Published in 2009, by IASC Task force on Climate Change

Factsheet on climate change.

Published in 2009, by IFAD

Folleto informativo sobre el cambio climático.

Published in 2009, by FIDA - IFAD

Fiche d'information sur le changement climatique.

Published in 2009, by FIDA - IFAD

The UN Standing Committee on Nutrition issues these Reports on Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action. The Reports are designed to provide information over time on key outcome indicators from emergency- affected populations, play an advocacy role in bringing the plight of emergency affected...

Published in 2009, by UN Standing Committee on Nutrition

This publication synthesises the issues and outcomes from the Forum on the Gendered Dimensions of Disaster Risk management and Adaptation to Climate Change, held at the forum’s interactive group discussions. It provides a starting point for further discussion and exchange on these important issues.

Published in 2009, by UNDP, AusAid

A new rapid response assessment report released by UNEP warns that up to 25% of the world's food production may become lost due to environmental breakdown by 2050 unless action is taken. The report provides the first summary by the UN of how climate change, water stress, invasive pests and land degradation may impact world food security, food prices and life...

Published in 2009, by Christian Nellemann, Monika MacDevette, Ton Manders, Bas Eickhout, Birger Svihus, Anne Gerdien Prins, Bjørn P. Kaltenborn

Technical Background document from the expert consultation held on 5 to 7 March 2008

Published in 2008, by FAO

Until recently, most assessments of the impact of climate change on the food and agriculture sector have focused on the implications for production and global supply of food, with less consideration of other components of the food chain. This paper takes a broader view and explores the multiple effects that global warming and climate change could have on...

Published in 2008, by FAO Interdepartamental Working Group on Climate Change

This report sets out what we know about the food system’s contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Taking a life cycle perspective, it looks at how these emissions arise, both by life cycle stage (from plough to plate to bin) and by food type. It then explores the flip side of the coin: the global impact of a changing climate on how we grow,...

Published in 2008, by Tara Garnett

The publication is the result of an initiative by IFAD’s Technical Advisory Division to promote better methods of enabling poor rural people, and especially women, to benefit from the non-timber forest products sector. It takes stock of past experience and demonstrates that there are many opportunities to invest in NTFPs in support of rural livelihoods.

Published in 2008, by IFAD

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