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Abstract: Since the launch of the Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women (MDD-W) indicator in 2015, new global developments and research conducted in three countries to further determine best practices in the data collection resulted in new information and guidelines. This research was supported by capacity-development activities on the assessment of individual food consumption. This publication is an update to the 2016 FAO/FHI 360 joint publication MDD-W: A Guide to Measurement. It includes guidance on the most accurate and valid methodologies on collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting data on women’s dietary diversity, for use in research, impact assessment and large-scale, health and nutrition surveys such as the Demographic Health Survey (DHS), to generate nationally representative data, that are comparable over time and across countries. In addition to supporting the regular collection of high-quality dietary data following standardized methodologies, the publication also aims to promote dialogues on and appropriate application of the data towards informing policy and programming decisions and monitoring and evaluation of nutrition outcomes and progress at global, regional, and country levels.
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Abstract: This document reflects the latest reference metadata information available on SDG-indicator 6.4.1 "Change in water use efficiency over time". Last updated: February 2021.
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Abstract: This document reflects the latest reference metadata information available on SDG-indicator 6.4.2 "Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources". Last updated: February 2021.
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Abstract: This document reflects the latest reference metadata information available on SDG-indicator 12.3.1 "Global Food Loss and Waste". Last updated: February 2021.
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Abstract: This document reflects the latest reference metadata information available on SDG-indicator 14.4.1 "Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels". Last updated: February 2021.
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Abstract: This document reflects the latest reference metadata information available on SDG-indicator 14.6.1 "Progress by countries in the degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing". Last updated: February 2021.
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Abstract: This document reflects the latest reference metadata information available on SDG-indicator 14.7.1 "Sustainable fisheries as a percentage of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries". Last updated: February 2021.
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Abstract: This document reflects the latest reference metadata information available on SDG-indicator 14.b 1 "Degree of application of a legal / regulatory / policy /institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small-scale fisheries". Last updated: February 2021.
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Abstract: This document reflects the latest reference metadata information available on SDG-indicator 15.1.1 "Forest area as a percentage of total land area". Last updated: February 2021.
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Abstract: This document reflects the latest reference metadata information available on SDG-indicator 15.2.1 "Progress towards sustainable forest management". Last updated: February 2021.
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