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Afrique durable 2030 - n°4, 2/2017 Introduction - « Nourrir une population est un acte politique »par Didier Mègnon Bébadap. 6 Agriculture et sécurité alimentaire en Afrique : bilan et perspectives de la gestion des politiques agricoles de l’Union africaine de 1980 à 2015, par Aubin E. Kouassi Fafeh p. 19 Sécurité alimentaire ou développement durable : le dilemme des…
Features Addresses the three pillars of an integrated approach to drought risk reduction: monitoring and early warning and information delivery systems; vulnerability and impact assessment; and mitigation and response. Provides sound analyses of the growing challenges presented by drought events and the shortcomings and opportunities for drought policy and preparedness in the…
The economic model of the Kubuqi Desert is considered by the United Nations the world's most successful practice in terms of restoration of desert ecosystems. The key to its success is both effective commercial operation and rational industrial structure, which not only guarantee healthy growth within the Kubuqi Model but also boost sustainable development of ecological restoration. …
Ecological catastrophes, climate change, geological, social and economic imbalances, famine, plague, and wars, all the calamities of today’s world, would not be enough, so we can do nothing, but hope that "God would abbreviate these days of torment”? Can we still count on "men of good will"? In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth. Confident of the excellence of his work, he…
By Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Chairman of the Advisory Board of CCSI, University Professor at Columbia University, and Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network Think of land use as the most important bridge between the SDGs. Farm land is the key to the survival of millions of smallholder farmers. Land is the key to our food supply. Land rights determine social…
STOCKHOLM (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Experts met in Stockholm this week to assess progress on securing land rights for indigenous people and local communities and how businesses connect to them. More than half of land rights conflicts in the developing world are not resolved, pitting companies, governments and businesses against indigenous communities, according to research…