Agriculture & Rural Development

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Burundi

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun updated the WIKI page | 18 November 2016

INTRODUCTION Burundi is a fragile state. It suffers from a high birth rate and a high density of inhabitants whereas development was weakening by civil war. The country faces many challenges in terms of economic and political governance. Two out of three people live under the poverty line. The...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun updated the WIKI page | 18 November 2016

Introduction The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been improving, although not all benefits have reached those most in need. Three out of four people remain under the poverty line and the DRC has the lowest human development index in the world, which is mostly attributed to...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
EU budget support for Fiji

David Walker posted Information | 17 November 2016

The budget support discussed on Monday with the Acting Prime Minister and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum is part of the European Union's bilateral allocation of development assistance for Fiji for the period up to 2020, says Andrew Jacobs. "The total allocation is for 28 million euro ($F62.6m...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
Sochivi Kao commented on an article | 16 November 2016

How to Fight Illegal Fishing

First at all i would like to introduce my self, I am Dr. Kao Sochivi, Deputy Director General of Fisheries Administration and also a Lead of National Fisheries Task Force for Combating IUU-Fishing for Cambodia. Now due to we got the red card from the EU since 2012 with some (9 points) specific...
Zoom: Global action to address the climate change-agriculture-food security nexus

Giorgia MEI posted Information | 15 November 2016

The annual climate conference, known as the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) , is taking place in Marrakech, Morocco, on 7-18 November 2016. This year’s conference, the 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP22) which...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
Small Islands, Big Impact

David Walker posted Information | 14 November 2016

Salaheddine Mezouar, president of the UN climate treaties conference COP22, says the event, which takes place in Morocco in November, will allow “the voices of the most vulnerable countries to climate change [to be] heard, in particular African countries and island states.” So we are taking this...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
“Agritourism will boost Vanutau economy if we can link agriculture to tourism" Deputy PM Joe Natuman

David Walker posted Information | 11 November 2016

“There is has huge potential of benefits that can derive from Agritourism if we could properly ensure the linkages between agriculture and the tourism sector”. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism, Trade and Industries, Joe Natuman made that statement yesterday in his opening remarks...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
United Nations Report Calls for Conservation to Collaborate with Palm Oil Industry

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 9 November 2016

8 November 2016 - The conservation community should collaborate more closely than ever with oil palm developers if a global sustainable strategy is to be achieved and great apes and their fragile ecosystems are to be saved, according to a United Nations report released this week. Palm Oil Paradox:...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Tonga launch a five year agriculture sector plan worth over top $42 million

David Walker posted Information | 7 November 2016

The Minister of Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Fisheries – Hon. Semisi Fakahau has launched Tonga’s sector plan for Agriculture and Fisheries known as the TASP. The plan presents the vision and the priorities to maximize contribution from the agricultural sector to the Kingdom’s economic growth...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
Newsletter

Capacity4dev Team created a new WIKI page | 4 November 2016

The Green Development News is a quarterly publication produced and promoted by members of our capacity4dev group with the aim to raise awareness and enhance cooperation on environmental themes (environmental mainstreaming, biodiversity, green economy, forestry, climate change). If you are...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy

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