Publications
Consumption-based water management State of the art in Asia
2026
Based on the guiding principles of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
FAO and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) partnership in the Pacific Islands
2026
As of January 2026, there are 14 FAO-GEF projects in 9 Pacific Island countries. This portfolio makes up a total funding size of USD 69 million (Operational USD 41.3 million and hard pipeline USD 27.7 million).
Pig and poultry housing and welfare - A guide to Pacific Island countries
2026
This guide provides an overview of the key principles and best practices for designing and maintaining housing for pigs and poultry in the Pacific Islands, including information on space requirements, ventilation, lighting, and biosecurity measures.
Anticipatory action and social protection for disaster resilience
2025
This document captures the key areas of future action within AA and recommendations from the workshop held in Bangkok in July 2024, where government representatives from the participating countries gathered to reflect on the PPP and shared their experiences with implementing AA protocols.
Consumption-based water management
2025
This brief provides policy-makers and experts with an understanding of consumption-based water management (CBWM) so that they can consider whether it may – or may not – be possible to apply it in irrigation- dependent parts of Asia that are currently experiencing, or are expected to experience, overextraction of water resources, in particular groundwater.
Simulation exercise for drought anticipatory action in Pakistan
2025
In April 2023, FAORAP conducted a drought simulation exercise in Sindh Province, Pakistan to ensure the preparedness of the anticipatory action protocol for drought. This report documents key learnings from the exercise which informs future activations and improvement of the protocol.
Irrigation performance benchmarking
2025
To better understand the process of monitoring irrigation performance, this brief examines a pilot study in Cambodia, which developed a benchmarking methodology to undertake ongoing performance assessment of irrigation schemes for strategic investments in increasing water productivity.
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Guidelines for managing livestock in flood emergencies
2025
In March 2024, FAORAP conducted a livestock management and evacuation simulation in Lao People's Democratic Republic, and developed these guidelines to provide a stepwise approach for provincial and district-level officials who are the forefront of managing livestock in emergency situations in their area of responsibility.