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Peer-reviewed publication
Abril 2019

In the face of increasing socio-economic and climatic pressures in growing cities, it is rational for managers to consider multiple approaches for securing water availability. One often disregarded option is the promotion of reforestation in source regions supplying important quantities of…

Journal Articles & Books
Febrero 2019

Las Naciones Unidas, en su agenda 2015-2030 –concretamente en el obje- tivo de desarrollo sostenible n° 11: ciudades y comunidades sostenibles–, se propone la consecución de ciudades y asentamientos humanos inclusivos, seguros, resilientes y sostenibles, si se asume, como expresa la misma or-…

Policy Papers & Briefs
Febrero 2019

 
COMPLEJAS CONJUNCIONES: CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO Y REPRIMARIZACIÓN DE LAS ECONOMÍAS
Karen Mercado Andia *
Hace pocos días, como salidas de algún filme, rondaban imágenes de Chicago con temperaturas extremas de bajo cero, recordándonos, pero esta vez de manera rotunda, los comentarios…

Journal Articles & Books
Enero 2019

La FAO ha presentado a título de contribución a la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Agua un documento de base titulado "Agua para la Agricultura" (DOC. E/CONF.70/ 11). Este documento pasa en revista los aspectos técnicos, económicos y sociales del agua en la agricultura y…

Journal Articles & Books
Enero 2019

La FAO a soumis ft titre de contribution ft la Conférence des Nations Unies sur l'eau un document de base intitulé "L'eau pour l'agriculture" (DOC. E/CONF. 70/11). Ce document passe en revue les aspects techniques, économiques et sociaux de l'eau en agriculture et…

Policy Papers & Briefs
Noviembre 2018

Una “Carta de la Amazonía”, un contexto sudamericano peculiar
 
Ruth Bautista Durán*
 
El Laboratório de Estudos de Movimentos Sociais e Territorialidades de la Universidad Federal Fluminense (LEMTO-UFF) y el Instituto para el Desarrollo Rural de Sudamérica (IPDRS), en el…

Journal Articles & Books
Noviembre 2018

The material compiled, which covers over 2 000 international legal intruments stretching from the year 805 to 1977, has been organized chronologically and tabulated with an indication, for each instrument, of the substance covered and of the water bodies, territories and basins concerned,…

Journal Articles & Books
Noviembre 2018

In 1978 the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) published a Systematic Index of International Water Resources Treaties, Declarations, Acts and Cases by Basin (Legislative Study No. 15). The Index covered some 2000 international legal instruments the earliest dating from…

Journal Articles & Books
Octubre 2018

This river basin overview describes the state of the water resources and water use, as well as the state of agricultural water management in the Amazon basin. The aim of this report is to describe the particularities of this transboundary river basin and the problems met in the development of…

Peer-reviewed publication
Septiembre 2018

The ecosystem services concept is increasingly gaining momentum in land-use policies and landscape planning. Yet, cultural ecosystem services often lack proper assessments. With this study, we use novel methodological approaches to map the cultural ecosystem service landscape aesthetics for its…

Reports & Research
Agosto 2018

Meeting Name: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA)
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA-16/17/Rapport/Rev.1

Journal Articles & Books
Julio 2018

This country profile describes the state of the water resources and water use, as well as the state of agricultural water management in Guyana. The aim of this report is to describe the particularities of the country and the problems met in the development of the water resources, and irrigation…