Les ressources en eau douce en Afrique du Nord et au Moyen-Orient ont baissé de deux tiers ces 40 dernières années, posant un défi énorme qui requiert une transformation des systèmes et des régimes alimentaires, selon l'Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO). " L'accès à l'eau fait partie [...]

Increased human activity over the last few decades has slowly created a fresh water crisis that now looms for nearly 100 million people in Egypt, a scenario that scientists say could ultimately make the entire region uninhabitable by the end of this century. Most of Egypt's 90 million people live near [...]

Leaders from the three Rome-based UN agencies marked International Women's Day on Wednesday by reinforcing their commitments to step up efforts to invest in the capacities of rural women as key agents to eradicating hunger worldwide. In developing countries, women make up 45 percent of the agricultural labor force, ranging [...]

Selon le Directeur général de l’Organisation des Nations unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture José Graziano da Silva, « la communauté internationale doit intervenir afin d’éviter une catastrophe » au Yémen, au Soudan du Sud, au Nigeria et en Somalie. Les Nations unies ont déclaré officiellement l’état de famine dans certaines régions du Soudan [...]

A capacidade de a Humanidade se alimentar no futuro está em risco e, sem esforços adicionais, o Mundo pode não cumprir a meta de acabar com a fome até 2030, alertou ontem a Organização das Nações Unidas para a Alimentação e Agricultura (FAO). O risco deve-se à “intensificação das pressões [...]

A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned that mankind's future ability to feed itself is in jeopardy due to intensifying pressures on natural resources, mounting inequality, and the fallout from a changing climate, a UN spokesman said here Wednesday. "Though very real and significant progress had [...]

Bolivia accederá a 250 millones de dólares del Fondo de Compensación por el Calentamiento Global, dependiente de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO), para financiar programas de riego en regiones castigadas por la sequía causada por el calentamiento global. El pasado 16 de [...]

La capacità futura dell'uomo di procurarsi nutrimento è "a rischio a causa delle accresciute pressioni sulle risorse naturali, il crescere della diseguaglianza sociale e la minaccia del cambio climatico". Il monito giunge dal rapporto Fao "The Future of food and agriculture: trends and challenges", pubblicato nel quale si sottolinea come [...]

O brasileiro José Graziano, diretor-geral da Organização das Nações Unidas para Alimentação e Agricultura (FAO), foi eleito pela revista América Economia um dos latino-americanos mais influentes do mundo, pelo trabalho desenvolvido contra a fome e a má nutrição. No ranking Latino-americanos Globais – 2016, a revista também destaca os esforços [...]

دبي فى 14 فبراير /وام/ حذر المدير العام لمنظمة الأمم المتحدة للأغذية والزراعة " الفاو " جوزيه غرازيانو دا سيلفا من أن عدم التحرك الآن لجعل أنظمة الأغذية أكثر صمودا وقدرة على مواجهة التغير المناخي "سيهدد بشكل كبير" إنتاج الغذاء في العديد من المناطق ويمكن أن يؤدي الى فشل الجهود [...]