Highlights: There is a high risk of contraction in the production of basic grain crops in Central America because of the intensified "heat wave" in July, affecting the flowering and grain-filling phases of the crops. The maize and bean crops grown for [...]

Over recent decades, the NGOs of the Swiss NGO DRR Platform have been involved in disaster risk reduction activities around the globe, many of which are directly or indirectly related to the use and management of land resources, including soils, [...]

Ce webinaire a été organisé avec le soutien de l'Union européenne. 18 octobre 2016 – 15.00-16.30 CEST Présentateur : Alexis Bonte, Représentant de la FAO a.i. en République démocratique du Congo; Paulin Kakule, Économiste et Expert en microfinance communautaire, bureau FAO en République centrafricaine Modératrice :  Sylvie Wabbes, Chargée [...]

The most vulnerable part of Central America is the “Corredo Seco” (Dry Corridor), an area running across of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, which is characterized by very variable and extreme weather conditions: regular abnormal dry spells and droughts, [...]

This webinar was organised with support from the European Union. 7 July 2016 – 15.00-16.30 CEST Share your feedback on the event Speaker: Alexis Bonte, FAO, Regional Resilience Coordinator for Africa region and currently FAO Representative a.i. in the Democratic Republic of Congo Alberto Bigi, Resilience and [...]