Resultados de búsqueda - Human security

Global groundwater?: issues and solutions por Giordano, Mark

“…Groundwater plays a major, if often unrecognized, role in both hydrologic and human systems. The majority of the world's drinking water probably comes from groundwater, and in the last half century, there has been an amazing, if largely ignored, boom in agricultural groundwater use that has provided improved livelihoods and food security to billions of farmers and consumers. …”
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The role of research institutions in seed-related disaster relief: Seeds of Hope experiences in Rwanda por Buruchara, Robin Arani, Sperling, L., Ewell, P., Kirkby, Roger A.

“…Focusing on crop and variety development and conservation it: provided technical advice to relief agencies on seed procurement; used its baseline ken to assess the effects of war on seed diversity and seed security; made preparations to restore specific germplasm (which, fortunately, proved unnecessary) and spent substantial effort on rebuilding human resource capacity in research as well as basic scientific facilities. …”
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Association between land use change and exposure to zoonotic pathogens–Evidence from selected case studies in Africa por Bett, Bernard K., Ngwili, Nicholas, Nthiwa, Daniel, Alonso, Silvia

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of pork consumers in Uganda por Roesel, Kristina, Ejobi, F., Dione, Michel M., Pezo, Danilo A., Ouma, Emily A., Kungu, J., Clausen, Peter-Henning, Grace, Delia

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Report of the TAC Fact Finding Mission to the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) por CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…A profile of the Center's physical, human, and financial resources follows. The report concluded by relaying issues and concerns expressed by ICIPE regarding the security and stability of the Center's funding and its limited capacity for longer-term planning, as well as a broader concern with the implications of intellectual property rights for the conduct of ICIPE's programs. …”
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Trygghet i en stadspark : undersökning av trygghetsaspekten med fokus på Humlegården i Stockholm por Hambraeus Victorson, Sara

Belysning för ökad trygghetsupplevelse : tre exempel på hur Uppsala kommun har arbetat por Smårs, Victoria

Managing crop tradeoffs: A methodology for comparing the water footprint and nutrient density of crops for food system sustainability por Sokolow, J., Kennedy, G., Attwood, S.

“…The relationship between human nutrition and the use of available resources to feed the planet's growing population demands greater attention from decision makers at all levels of governance. …”
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Climate smart interventions and indicators in Ethiopia: Expert’s knowledge and literature review por Adimassu, Zenebe, Tamene, Lulseged D., Abera, Wuletawu, Tesfaye, Kindie, Solomon, Dawit

“…The effect of climate change on crop yields, incomes, and human health is generally expected to be adverse (Amsalu and Adem, 2009), and this presents a looming challenge for hundreds of millions of people of Ethiopia (Gemeda and Sima, 2015). …”
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Pathways for food and land use systems to contribute to global biodiversity targets por Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land-Use, and Energy Consortium

“…Biodiversity flourishes in areas where natural processes, such as plant and animal reproduction and dispersion, take place without human interruption. At present, we estimate that such land where natural processes predominate (LNPP) covers 56% of terrestrial land. …”
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Water Governance in the Cambodian Mekong Delta: The Nexus of Farmer Water User Communities (FWUCs), Community Fisheries (CFis), and Community Fish Refuges (CFRs) in the Context of... por Sithirith, Mak, Sok, Sao, de Silva, Sanjiv, Kong, Heng, Kongkroy, Chay, Thavrin, Tim, Sarun, Hy

“…Cambodia faces the challenge of managing excess water during the wet season and insufficient water during the dry season. This harms human life and endangers aquatic and natural resources, agricultural practices, and food security. …”
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High public good values for ecosystem service attributes of on-farm quinoa diversity conservation in Peru por Drucker, Adam G, Pradel, Willy, Scott, Craig, Elmes, Sarah, Arpazi Valero, Kleny G., Zander, Kerstin K.

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Programme de Filets Sociaux Jigisemejiri: Baseline Survey por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…In 2014 the Government of Mali began implementing its “Filets Sociaux (Jigisémèjiri)” program that aims at reducing poverty and improving human capital accumulation through targeted cash transfers, accompanying measures (or trainings), and preventive nutrition packages. …”
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Bio-economic evaluation of farmers’ perceptions of viable farms in western Kenya por Waithaka, M.M., Thornton, Philip K., Herrero, Mario, Shepherd, Keith D.

“…Arable land in western Kenya is under considerable pressure from increasing human population. Rural households depend on farming for at least part of their livelihood, and poverty rates are among the highest in Kenya. …”
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Making trees count: Measurement, reporting and verification of agroforestry under the UNFCCC por Rosenstock, Todd S., Wilkes, Andreas, Jallo, Courtney, Namoi, Nictor, Bulusu, Medha, Suber, Marta, Bernard, Florence, Mboi, Damaris

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CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health - Gender Strategy por CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

“…It is not enough to focus on women as key to food and nutrition security; they must also be viewed in the context of their relationships with men, being influenced by, and also influencing, men. …”
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Impact evaluation of an innovation platform on improvement of crop and livestock productions in four villages of Yatenga province, Northern Burkina Faso por Teno, G.

“…Indeed, through IP, its members have benefited from different support in their activities that have contributed to their capacity development, mainly by the reinforcement of their human and social capacity. The human capacity was improved through different trainings and advice received by IP members from different facilitators of innovation platform, such as training in animal and crop production, training in access to market, training in management of rainwater for crop and livestock production, etc. …”
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Relación del agroecosistema quinua con los medios de vida y seguridad alimentaria de pequeños productores de la zona andina colombiana por Higuera Mora, Nubia C.

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Informal trade in livestock and livestock products por Grace, Delia, Little, P.

“…Informal trade in livestock and livestock products is of special concern because of the risk of spreading animal and human diseases. At the same time, informal trade can contribute to people’s livelihoods and food security, especially in lowand middle-income countries. …”
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Smart-Valleys toolkit: An e-learning tool for the sustainable use of inland valleys for agricultural development and biodiversity and ecosystem services preservation por Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald, Futakuchi, Kiochi

“…Increased reliance on fertilizers and pesticides in rice production has proven unsustainable and ineffective due to soil depletion and pesticide-induced pest outbreaks, rising fertilizer costs, and the negative effects of pesticide and fertilizer use on human health and the environment. The integrated rice-fish system offers a large range of environmental, economic, and social benefits by improving diversification, intensification, profitability, and sustainability through the complementary utilization of land and water uses. …”
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