Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum)

Learning and knowledge management

Survey 'Review of Participatory Land Use/Resource Planning Tools and Approaches'

This survey is part of a process started by the Land and Water Division (AGL) of the FAO to review needs, required tools and processes at various scales, to help countries and stakeholders meet emerging challenges and competition over resources and support sustainable use of land and water resources and resilient ecosystems. The objectives of this survey are to:
  • Share experiences and lessons learned on participatory land use planning (PLUP) tools and approaches to improve their use in supporting Integrated Landscape Management (ILM)
  • Identify main gaps and opportunities of the current tools and methods, as a basis for the development of a demand-driven and state-of-the-art participatory land use/resources planning toolkit to support stakeholders at all levels of planning
The survey should take no more than 10-20 minutes and is available in all 6 UN langauges:

 

Arabic: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2KLNPHL

Chinese: https://zh.surveymonkey.com/r/RSDMYTS

English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FAOLRP

French: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/M5KDFLR

Russian: https://ru.surveymonkey.com/r/2BLYNGV

Spanish: https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/TMBHFRC

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International Year of Pulses Global Dialogue

FAO is organizing a Global Dialogue (GD) on the International Year of Pulses 2016 at its headquarters in Rome, Italy from 22 to 23 November 2016. The GD will provide a forum for various stakeholders in the pulses sector, to discuss the issues and the challenges related to the production, consumption and trade of pulses. It will also generate a set of recommendations for concrete action and follow-up beyond 2016.

Webcast link: www.fao.org/webcast/home/en

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Trainings, tools and databases

Food Based Dietary Guidelines

FAO’s Food Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDGs) website aims to serve as a repository for government-endorsed FBDGs and associated information, presented in an organized and homogenous format. It also functions as a platform for relevant resources that touch on the design, implementation and evaluation...

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Trainings, tools and databases

Designing nutrition-sensitive agriculture investments

This manual is designed guide programme planners in the design of nutrition-sensitive programmes. It is based on a thorough review of experience on nutrition-sensitive Agriculture, was developed through extensive consultation within FAO and with its development partners, and has been field-tested in...

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Central Asia Climate Smart Agriculture Workshop

In Bishkek, the Kyrgyz Republic will host the Workshop on Climate Smart Agriculture (12.07 – 14.07.2016), the participants of which will be representatives of the Central Asian countries - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The Workshop will address the interlinked challenges of food security, climate change, energy and disaster risk reduction (DRR) through an integrated climate smart agriculture (CSA) approach.

Read more:
http://www.fao.org/europe/event/detail-events/ru/c/410970

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“What’s In a Name" an international webinar on different approaches to help people eat better

This two-hour webinar aims to reduce global misunderstanding about what we call the work we do. It will consist of short presentations of different approaches to help people eat better: Behaviour Change, Social Marketing, (Food and) Nutrition Education, and Health Promotion. Each presentation will define one approach, describe its essential processes, differentiate it from other approaches, and list its key elements and principles. The audience will initially complete a mini-survey, and will comment, question, discuss and vote during the webinar. They will also say if they would like further discussion to expand the concepts, debate their value, and move towards an integrated model. This webinar does not aim to instruct the world on nutrition education principles and processes, but to agree in outline on what is meant by the terms, distinguish between the approaches, identify common processes and values and hence strengthen the professional community by building shared concepts and clearing the ground for further discussion of impact and value.

Read more:
http://globalhealth.org/event/society-for-nutrition-education-and-behavior

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Ban Ki Moon at the Share Fair in Ouagadougou

Ban Ki Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations visited the Share Fair co-organized by the Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) and FAO.

The Share Fair took place from 5 to 7 November 2013 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Its objective was to reinforce the institutions’ knowledge on measures and practices improving resilience in the Sahel and West Africa.

More specifically, the Share Faire offered a space for mutually exchanging experiences, on reinforcing networks and partnerships and on how to best implement of good practices at the national and regional levels. The main topics discussed during the 3-day event were on the sustainable management of natural resources and climate change, pastoralism, prevention and mitigation of food and nutritional insecurity, risks, threats and crises management, and social protection.

More information on the Share Fair can be accessed on the CILSS website.

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