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Land and natural resources management remain a fundamental part of cultural and social identity as well as an economic well-being necessity in many developing countries and FAO is fully committed in implementing the various populations social protection through agriculture and food focused programs, mainly in rural areas. Land should be considered not only as a production factor but also as a…

The millennial generation—the largest in U.S. history—faces serious economic challenges. Politicians have made a series of policy choices that are leaving the millennial generation in bad shape, and this is particularly true for what could be the biggest threat ever faced over the lifetime of a single generation: climate change. Millennials are already facing many difficulties in an economy…

Sub-Saharan Africa’s children account for a large and fastrising share of world poverty. Scenarios developed for this paper suggest that by 2030 – the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target date for eliminating extreme poverty – around one-in-five sub-Saharan African children will be living in poverty, and that these children will account for 43% of global poverty. The emerging face of…

This 2016 Africa Human Development Report on gender equality follows the 2012 Africa Human Development Report, which looked at the importance of assuring food security for all Africans. Both reports share a common objective of addressing what might be considered two unfinished agenda items on Africa’s development trajectory. Both have long been recognized as important priorities for the…

The goal of DUST workshop is to bring international research activities/outcomes together and to discuss how to enhance our understanding of dust storm mechanisms and their links and feedbacks between desert dust, air quality, radiation, clouds, water budget and health impacts. One of the major objectives is to bring together scientists working on dust from Europe, Asia and USA, exchange…

The impacts of climate change will be channeled primarily through the water cycle, with consequences that could be large and uneven across the globe. Water-related climate risks cascade through food, energy, urban, and environmental systems. Growing populations, rising incomes, and expanding cities will converge upon a world where the demand for water rises exponentially, while supply becomes…