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The pilot projects of the Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture (MICCA) Programme of FAO in Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania have promoted climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and have been integrated into ongoing development programmes. The objective of the pilot projects was to show that smallholder farmers can improve their livelihoods and increase their productivity and contribute to climate change mitigation at the same time. The approach was to develop packages of climate-smart agricultural practices based on participatory assessments and expert consultations, implement the selected practices using a variety of extension methods and evaluate their effects on yield, food security and their potential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on farms and throughout the landscape. Farmers who participated in the MICCA pilot projects reported that the main benefits of CSA were higher yields, greater farm income and increased food availability. This is an indication that smallholder farmers can be an effective part of the response to climate change and make a meaningful contribution to reducing GHG emissions. Bringing sound, up-to-date evidence into decision-making processes can help shape policies that support CSA.
Принятое в декабре 2015 года Парижское соглашение открыло новый этап в глобальных усилиях по стабилизации климата, пока не стало слишком поздно. В нем признается значение продовольственной безопасности в рамках международных действий, связанных с изменением климата, о чем свидетельствует тот факт, что многие страны в своих планах адаптации к изменению климата и cмягчения его последствий в первую очередь делают ставку на сельское хозяйство. В настоящем докладе приведены стратегии, варианты финансирования, а также данные и информация, призванные помочь превратить эти планы в конкретные действия. В нем описаны также меры и институты, позволяющие провести преобразования и преодолеть барьеры, препятствующие реализации этих планов.
March 2016 - Two important events - the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 and COP21 on development and climate change, led to unprecedented concrete global commitments being made to eradicate poverty by 2030 and promote environmental protection.
In this issue, we talk about these two conferences, while giving the floor to various development actors on the theme of gender in resilience and climate change. A series of articles makes up a dossier that highlights the important role played by marginalized rural community members, including women, in the fight against climate change and its consequences. This topic is also central to the work of FAO, and it is with great pleasure that we share not just the Organization’s results, but also a range of contributions made by our partners to initiatives, projects and challenges in this area.
This issue of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture aims to provide objective, reliable and up-to-date data and information to a wide range of readers – policy-makers, managers, scientists, stakeholders and indeed all those interested in the fisheries and aquaculture sector. As always, the scope is global and the topics many and varied. This edition uses the latest official statistics on fisheries and aquaculture to present a global analysis of trends in fish stocks, production, processing, utilization, trade and consumption. It also reports on the status of the world’s fishing fleets and analyses the make-up of human engagement in the sector.
United Nations Climate Change Conference 2015
This booklet presents the key messages of FAO on climate change and food security. It includes a synthesis of the most recent support provided by FAO to countries to face the impacts of climate change. It also brings together the most relevant knowledge on climate change including tools and methodologies FAO can offer to countries to report on their greenhouse gas emissions coming from the agriculture, livestock and forestry sectors.





