Training and events
11/ 5
2020
Information Seminar for Permanent Representatives "Challenges and opportunities for reporting on SDG indicators"
Roma (Italy), 11/05/2020
The Office of Chief Statistician organized a Seminar on Statistics to provide Members with the first comprehensive briefing on FAO’s work on the 21 SDG indicators under its custodianship, since the last Seminar of its kind that took place in March 2017.
The Seminar aimed to bring together Permanent Representatives in order to:
- Receive an update on FAO’s work on SDG indic...
25/ 3
2020
Sustainable Food Systems and Nutrition: Food post-harvest losses
(Italy), 25/03/2020
This series of technical webinars, organized by Agreenium (l'Institut agronomique, vétérinaire et forestier de France), UN-ESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific), and FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), was an opportunity to share experiences and lessons learnt, discuss challenges, and propose innovative solutions and models....
16/ 12
2019
Statistical Capacity Assessment and Capacity Development Programmes for the FAO-SDG indicators
Roma (Italy), 16/12/2019
Organized by the Office of the Chief Statistician (OCS) and the Statistics Technical Network, this webinar discussed the results of the Statistical Capacity Assessment for the FAO-SDG indicators, together with OCS’s capacity development strategy. The event aimed to assist FAO-HQ and decentralized offices in designing targeted interventions and mobilizing resources to support countries in col...
1/ 12
2019
5/12
2019
Introduction to the 2030 Agenda: Experiences and lessons learned on integration and implementation
Muscat (Oman), 01/12/2019 - 05/12/2019
The goal of this workshop organized by FAO was to bring together technical experts and statisticians to help with the methodology work for SDG Indicator 2.4.1 "Sustainable agriculture".
This indicator measures progress in achieving more productive and sustainable agriculture. It is made up of relevant sub-indicators that will provide governments with strategic information for evidence ...
29/ 11
2019
Resource Partners Consultation Meeting
Roma (Italy), 29/11/2019
On Friday, 29 November 2019, the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) held its second Resource Partner Consultation meeting of the year at FAO Headquarters in Rome.
19/ 11
2019
21/11
2019
Regional Workshop on Data Disaggregation for SDG Indicators
19/11/2019 - 21/11/2019
The workshop built on the work of the Inter-agency and expert group on SDG indicators, which focuses on ensuring that the Global Indicator Framework adequately incorporates data disaggregation.
The goal of this workshop was to strengthen national statistical offices' capacity to meet the most vulnerable's data and indicator needs by facilitating the exchange of good pra...
22/ 10
2019
24/10
2019
Regional Training on the Measurement of Post-Harvest Losses in Asia and the Pacific
Chiba (Japan), 22/10/2019 - 24/10/2019
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a training for Asian countries on SDG Indicator 12.3.1a "Global food losses".
The Food Loss Index (FLI) focuses on food losses that occur from production up to (and not including) the retail level. It measures the changes in percentage losses for a basket of 10 main commodities by country in comparison wi...
21/ 10
2019
24/10
2019
Regional Workshop on Farm Survey Based SDG Indicators (2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.4.1, 5.a.1 and 12.3.1a)
Chiba (Japan), 21/10/2019 - 24/10/2019
The overall goal of the regional workshop was to provide government officials responsible for SDG monitoring with capacity development in methodology, data collection, and calculation of selected SDG indicators related to sustainable and productive agriculture. SDG indicators 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.4.1, 5.a.1, and 12.3.1 are among them.
The four-day workshop specifically aimed to:
- Upd...
15/ 10
2019
18/10
2019
Workshop on SDG indicators 6.4.1 and 6.4.2 for Eastern Africa
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 15/10/2019 - 18/10/2019
The goal of this workshop organized by FAO was to bring together technical experts and statisticians to help with the methodology work for SDG Indicators 6.4.1 "Water use efficiency" and 6.4.2 "Water stress".
- Water Use Efficiency (WUE) at national level is the sum of the efficiencies in the major economic sectors weighted according to the proportion of water withdrawn by each sect...
8/ 10
2019
Workshop on SDG indicators 6.4.1 and 6.4.2 for Central Asia
Almaty (Kazakhstan), 08/10/2019
The goal of this workshop organized by FAO was to bring together technical experts and statisticians to help with the methodology work for SDG Indicators 6.4.1 "Water use efficiency" and 6.4.2 "Water stress".
- Water Use Efficiency (WUE) at national level is the sum of the efficiencies in the major economic sectors weighted according to the proportion of water withdrawn by each sect...