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2022
This module will mainly address the technical, socio-economic and environmental considerations that should be taken into account while designing RWH systems. It aims to shed the light on several participatory approaches and guidelines that can facilitate
28/7
2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (FAO RNE), the International Labour Organization Regional Office for Arab States (ILO ROAS), and the International Policy Centre for Inclusive G
27/7
2022
This flagship publication is the first edition of the State of Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture (SOLAW) for the Near East and North African (NENA) countries prepared by the FAO/RNE. The report presents and analyses current challenges f
26/7
2022
This module will mainly address the technical, socio-economic and environmental considerations that should be taken into account while designing RWH systems. It aims to shed the light on several participatory approaches and guidelines that can facilitate
19/7
2022
Food loss and waste (FLW) are a manifestation of poorly functioning agrifood systems. They have negative impacts on the economy, food security, nutrition, and the environment. Regional estimates have found that 11 percent of the food produced is lost in t
19/7
2022
This module will mainly address the technical, socio-economic and environmental considerations that should be taken into account while designing RWH systems. It aims to shed the light on several participatory approaches and guidelines that can facilitate
14/7
2022
Family farmers are central to food security, nutrition, and sustainable development in Africa, contributing up to 70 percent of the food supply. Tailored interventions are needed more than ever to empower smallholders and family farmers to mitigate the im
12/7
2022
This module aims to explore the potential of RWH practices by examining the different approaches for mapping and upscaling suitable sites for RWH structures, through the utilization of land and water suitability frameworks, remote sensing tools and socio-
30/6
2022
This webinar aims to disseminate the methodology and raise awareness about the importance of collecting sex-disaggregated data and gender-relevant information in the context of water and agricultural assessments. During the event, FAO experts will present
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2022
30/6
2022
FAO is organizing a regional consultation to share knowledge and initiate a dialogue on pathways for advancing Rural Advisory Services (RAS) from a policy and programming perspective at regional and country level. The specific objectives of the meeting ar
28/6
2022
The Regional Office for Near East and North Africa plans to launch the inter-Regional Technical Platform on Water Scarcity virtually on June 28, 2022, from 13:00 to 15:00 (Cairo/Rome Local Time). We have the pleasure to inform you that the Regional Offi
23/6
2022
How can cross-sectoral coordination and decision-making successfully be integrated into governance structures? This webinar will answer this question by bringing together both science and practice to reveal existing barriers, challenges, and opportunitie
21/6
2022
This module will examine the use of RWH practices and modelling for determining the land and soil suitability of surface runoff harvesting and understanding the nature and dynamics of water balance at a landscape level. It will also explore how local RWH
20/6
2022
Supporting the transformation of agrifood systems towards more efficiency, inclusiveness, resilience and sustainability is at the heart of FAO’s strategic framework for the coming decade (2022-2031).
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2022
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2022
Member countries commitments to the 2030 Agenda include providing information for monitoring and reporting on SDG indicators. The SDG indicator 2.4.1: Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture, is at the core of transfor
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2022
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2022
The Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC) works to assist member countries to manage and prevent Desert Locust infestations and to prepare for and respond to Desert Locust emergencies. The Commission supports the develop
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2022
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2022
Water scarcity is a critical challenge in countries and regions with arid and semi-arid conditions and fast-growing water demands. This is mostly the case in all of the countries across the NENA Region, where food demand and food insecurity continue to gr
30/5
2022
3/6
2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office for Near East and North Africa, in collaboration with the International Trade Center (ITC) is organizing a regional training course on “Facilitation Trade for Food Security”
19/5
2022
Leveraging the role of family farming towards more productive and resilient food systems in response to crises in the NENA region Date: 19 May 2022 Time: 10:00 am – 01:00 pm Cairo Time Registration Link: https://bit.ly/3LffzyE
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2022
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2022
The Interregional Training on the Biopesticides Use for Locust Control supports FAO's efforts to promote biopesticides in locust control and advocate for its registration as a crucial pillar of the FAO's locust preventive control strategy. The training a