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Water in a Changing World

By: World Water Assessment Programme (United Nations)

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Water in a Changing World

By: World Water Assessment Programme (United Nations)

The United Nations World Water Development Report, published every three years, is a comprehensive review providing an authoritative picture of the state of the world's freshwater resources. It offers best practices as well as in-depth theoretical analyses to help stimulate ideas and actions for better stewardship in the water sector. It is the only report of its kind, resulting from the collaboration and contributions of the 26 UN agencies, commissions, program, funds, secretariats and conventions that have a significant role in addressing global water concerns.The news media are full of talk of crises - in climate change, energy and food and troubled financial markets. These crises are linked to each other and to water resources management. Unresolved, they may lead to increasing political insecurity and conflict.Water is required to meet our fundamental needs and rising living standards and to sustain our planets fragile ecosystems. Pressures on the resource come from a growing and mobile population, social and cultural change, economic development and technological change. Adding complexity and risk is climate change, with impacts on the resource as well as on the sources of pressure on water.The challenges, though substantial, are not insurmountable. The Report shows how some countries have responded. Progress in providing drinking water is heartening, with the Millennium Development Goal target on track in most regions. But other areas remain unaddressed, and after decades of inaction, the problems in water systems are enormous and will worsen if left unattended.Leaders in the water sector can inform decisions outside their domain and manage water resources to achieve agreed socioeconomic objectives and environmental integrity. Leaders in government, the private sector and civil society determine these objectives and allocate human and financial resources to meet them. Recognizing this responsibility, they must act now!Two volume set: 336 + 96 pages (case studies). Includes CD-ROM.Published jointly with UNESCO Publishing.

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1844078396

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Yearbook of the United Nations, Volume 48 (1994)

By: United Nations

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Yearbook of the United Nations, Volume 48 (1994)

By: United Nations

Fully indexed, the 1994 edition of the Yearbook is the single most current, comprehensive and authoritative reference publication about the work of the United Nations, other international organizations and related bodies. The book is designed not just for use by diplomats, officials and scholars but also by other researchers, writers, journalists, teachers and students. The year 1994 was a remarkably eventful one for the United Nations and in the conduct of international relations. This volume of the Yearbook details the activities of the United Nations, its many organs, agencies and programmes, working together to rekindle a new form of multilateral cooperation for a better world. It records the diverse and globe-encompassing activities of the United Nations and its enduring efforts to deal with the world's pressing concerns, particularly matters of international peace and security, disarmament, human rights, the settlement of regional conflicts, economic and social development, the preservation of the environment, control of drugs and narcotic substance abuse, crime prevention, adequate shelter, youth and the ageing and humanitarian assistance for refugees as well as disaster relief.

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900463696X

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The State of Food and Agriculture 2018

Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development

By: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development

By: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of destination. This report analyses migratory flows – internal and international – and how they are linked to processes of economic development, demographic change, and natural-resource pressure. The focus is on rural migration, the many forms it takes and the important role it plays in both developing and developed countries. The report investigates the drivers and impacts of rural migration and highlights how related policy priorities depend on country contexts that are in continuous evolution. These priorities will be different for countries in protracted crises, countries where rural youth employment is a challenge, countries in economic and demographic transition, and developed countries in need of migrant workers, not least to support agriculture and rural economies.

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Food & Agriculture Org.

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9251305684

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9789251305683

Yearbook of the United Nations, Volume 44 (1990)

By: United Nations

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Yearbook of the United Nations, Volume 44 (1990)

By: United Nations

Fully indexed, the 1990 edition of the Yearbook is the single most current, comprehensive and authoritative reference publication about the work of the United Nations, other international organizations and related bodies. The book is designed not just for use by diplomats, officials and scholars but also by other researchers, writers, journalists, teachers and students. The year 1990 was a remarkably eventful one for the United Nations and in the conduct of international relations. This volume of the Yearbook details the activities of the United Nations, its many organs, agencies and programmes, working together to rekindle a new form of multilateral cooperation for a better world. It records the diverse and globe-encompassing activities of the United Nations and its enduring efforts to deal with the world's pressing concerns, particularly matters of international peace and security, disarmament, human rights, the settlement of regional conflicts, economic and social development, the preservation of the environment, control of drugs and narcotic substance abuse, crime prevention, adequate shelter, youth and the ageing and humanitarian assistance for refugees as well as disaster relief. The Yearbook is an invaluable tool for anyone seeking in-depth information about the United Nations and its family of organisations. With the publication of the 1990 edition, all 50 editions covering the years from 1946 through 1996 are now available. This complete set of Yearbook volumes will facilitate the work of researchers of all kinds everywhere to obtain a comprehensive overview of the activities of the United Nations since its origins.

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Dynamic development, shifting demographics and changing diets

The story of the rapidly evolving food system in Asia and the Pacific and why it is constantly on the move

By: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,International Fund for Agricultural Development

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Dynamic development, shifting demographics and changing diets

The story of the rapidly evolving food system in Asia and the Pacific and why it is constantly on the move

By: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,International Fund for Agricultural Development

Asia and the Pacific is experiencing major demographic shifts and urbanizing rapidly. E-agriculture technologies (remote sensing, drones, sensors) are emerging, with potentially profound implications for the entire food system and management of the natural resource base. Structural transformation of the economy has also changed the nature of the food security problem. Earlier, many governments thought that producing more staple food was sufficient to improve food security. However, today’s economy, increasingly based on human capital and less on physical strength, requires that policies and programmes promote healthy diets for healthy people. This need for improved nutrition will require shifts in agricultural production and trade patterns. Solving the malnutrition problem in urban areas will also require different solutions than in rural areas, due to the difference in urban and rural food environments. In line with the structural transformation of the economy, farm households also increasingly rely on non-farm income to support their livelihoods and risk management strategies, which has implications for the uptake of new technologies. The demographic shifts, urbanization and structural changes in the economy, coupled with climate change, have made the food security and nutrition problem more complex than it was in the past. Solutions require input from different stakeholders, both public and private, as well as a range of government ministries, including Health, Finance, Education, Environment, Trade and Social Welfare in addition to Agriculture.

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9251302480

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Africa Water Atlas

By: United Nations Environment Programme

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Africa Water Atlas

By: United Nations Environment Programme

This Africa Water Atlas is a visual account of Africa's endowment and use of water resources, revealed through 224 maps and 104 satellite images as well as some 500 graphics, hundreds of compelling photos plus a brief profile of the water situation in every country. These visual elements vividly illustrate a succinct narrative describing and analysing Africa's water issues and exemplifying them through the judiciious use of case studies. The Atlas tells the paradoxical story of a continent with adequate renewable water resources, but unequal access because the water is either abundant or scarce depending on the season or the place. it explores the opportunities to develop Africa's untapped water resources and human capacities to deliver safe drinking water and sanitation services to achieve the water-related Millennium Development Goals, As well as hydropower and irrigation services that help support livelihoods and boost economic development.

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9280731106

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Development actors at the nexus

Lessons from crises in Bangladesh, Cameroon and Somalia, synthesis report

By: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ,Development Initiatives,Norwegian Refugee Council

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Lessons from crises in Bangladesh, Cameroon and Somalia, synthesis report

By: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ,Development Initiatives,Norwegian Refugee Council

This report focuses on the role of development cooperation in addressing protracted humanitarian crises, defined as situations characterized by prolonged or recurring threats to the fundamental well-being, health and safety of the population, and where there is an ongoing humanitarian response. This initiative is a follow-up to a previous study undertaken last year by FAO and NCR on Financing the Nexus, which identified the pressing need for development actors to play more of a lead role in crisis contexts.

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925134132X

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Population and Vital Statistics Report, January 2010

By: United Nations

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Population and Vital Statistics Report, January 2010

By: United Nations

This issue of the Population and Vital Statistics Report presents data for countries or areas1 on population size (total, male, and female) from the latest available census, estimated total population size for 2007 or 2008 (the later available year), And The number and rate of vital events (live births, deaths, and infant deaths) For The latest available year within the past 15 years (1994-2008). These data are presented as reported by national statistical authorities To The Demographic Yearbook of the Statistics Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.2 This issue also presents data For The world and its major areas and regions1 on estimated population size for both 2007 and 2008. These estimates were prepared by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

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Water in a Changing World

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Dynamic development, shifting demographics and changing diets

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