food
Climate change puts Asia's food production future in jeopardy
Posted on: 9 May 2012 - 11:29amHow will climate change impact on the ability of Asia to produce food? The Centre for Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security has found that rising temperatures and severe weather like floods could halve agricultural productivity in Asia over the next 30 years.
Read more: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/connect-asi...
Forests and Food Security
Posted on: 9 May 2012 - 11:11amForests are a nutritional bounty - virtual natural supermarkets for 1 billion of the world's poorest people. And as the world's population is expected to balloon to 9 billion people by 2050, it is imperative that we figure out how to feed the global population while maintaining the world's very important forest cover. We hope you enjoy this new multimedia feature that talks about some of the interesting ways that people around the world are promoting both forest conservation and food security
Read more: http://blog.cifor.org/forests-and-food-security-feature/
Worldwide research initiative launched to tackle global crises in water, food and the environment
Posted on: 28 March 2012 - 12:40pmAn ambitious new research program, launched today by the world’s largest consortium of agricultural researchers, aims to address some of the world’s most pressing problems related to boosting food production and improving livelihoods, whilst simultaneously protecting the environment.
The CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems is a ten year commitment to bring about a radical transformation in the way land, water and natural systems are managed. It is being led by the International Water Management Institute, which has just been named this year’s Stockholm Water Prize Laureate.
Read more: http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/CRP5/PDF/Water_Land_Ecosystems/Press_Release_2...
Drought-stricken Sahel: FAO calls for an additional $69.8 million to head off food and nutrition crisis
Posted on: 15 March 2012 - 12:01pmSeveral countries in the Sahel region of western Africa need urgent support to prevent a full-blown food and nutrition security crisis and to protect and restore livelihoods of communities dependent on livestock and crops, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Read more: http://accra-mail.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=39786...
Food, fuel saving is the way forward
Posted on: 3 January 2012 - 10:53amThe United Nations has designated 2012 as the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All. Broadening access to sustainable energy is essential in solving many of the world's challenges including food production, food security and poverty. For a rapidly developing economy such as India it is all the more critical that there is sustained production and consumption of energy but it is done in a manner that advances environmental sustainability.
The Coral Triangle Book: A Photo Essay
Posted on: 3 November 2011 - 5:15pm
The Coral Triangle is a 272-page book that showcases the people, places, and marine ecosystems that make this region truly remarkable. Published by ADB and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the book documents an 18-month expedition by award-winning photographer Jürgen Freund and Stella-Chiu Freund.
Coral Triangle - The Amazon of the Seas - is at Risk
Posted on: 3 November 2011 - 5:08pmThe Coral Triangle covers 5.7 million square kilometers of ocean waters in Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste. The area is considered as the global center of tropical marine diversity, supporting the highest number of species of coral reef fishes, and turtles. The mangrove forests, coral reefs, and coastal and offshore waters are the most species-rich in the tropics.
These resources are at immediate risk from a range of factors, including the impacts of climate change, over-fishing, unsustainable fishing methods, and land-based sources of pollution.
An Ecosystem Services Approach to Water and Food Security
Posted on: 25 August 2011 - 12:07pmReport released by the United Nations Environment Programme and the International Water Management Institute, discussing a needed "radical overhaul" in agriculture for ecosystem protection.
Drought in the Horn of Africa
Posted on: 18 August 2011 - 12:44pmMore than 11 million people in 11 countries in the Eastern Horn of Africa region are suffering from a deadly drought and food crisis, stirring a major response effort from the international community.
Feed the Future: How will it improve Zambia’s rural food security?
Posted on: 16 August 2011 - 1:45pmIn 2009, as the world food prices soared and threw millions of people into poverty, American President Barack Obama pledged US$3.5 billion in U.S investment over three years for worldwide food security.
Zambia is one of 20 Feed the Future focus countries selected worldwide for focused investment, in recognition of both its enormous agricultural potential and its significant food security challenges.
