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The Land in Numbers
… THE LAND IN NUMBERS LIVELIHOODS AT A TIPPING POINT FOREWORD … • For an estimated world population of 9 billion in 2050, agricultural production must increase by about 70% globally and 100% in developing countries. 20 • If agricultural land productivity remains at its current levels, …
3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts
… March 2015, Cancún, Mexico “Combating desertifi cation/land degradation and drought for poverty reduction and … Midreshet Ben-Gurion (Israel) Matthias MAGUNDA, National Agricultural Research Institution, Kampala (Uganda) Oleg … and Natural Resources and Director of the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Nevada, …
Desertification and Climate Change
… burning of fossil fuels and changes in land cover—are modifying the concentration of atmospheric … for even small local temperature increases (1-2°C); • Agricultural production in many African regions is projected … expected to lead to salinisation and desertifi cation of agricultural land; • In Southern Europe, higher temperatures …
Desertification: the invisible frontline
… afghanistan were in before local conflicts over water or land turned into civil wars, sexual violence or genocide. nor … a lost opportunity to produce 20 million tons of grain • agricultural yields could fall by up to 50% in some african … drylands and developing countries. about one third of all agricultural land is either highly or moderately degraded. …
The UNCCD: Laying the groundwork for future security (2014-2015)
… we face are complex. But by better implementing good land management practices, we can simultaneously help … over dwindling natural resources and secure sustainable agricultural and energy production. Land truly is the glue … to land degradation amounts to between 3 to 5 per cent of agricultural gross domestic product -- approximately US$490 …
Desertification - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… or loss of biological or economic productivity of land resulting from land use or from processes such as water or wind erosion. The … of cropping systems as well as the adoption of appropriate agricultural technologies, among others, to halt and reverse …
Haze Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… Southeast Asia is particularly confronted with forest and land fires. The worst fires accompanied by smoke haze broke … fires cost the region approximately $9 billion in lost agricultural products, infrastructure repair, reduced tourism … in causing and exacerbating the effects of forest and land fires. The El Niño weather phenomenon interferes with …
Climate Change- International Legal Regime - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… coal, oil and natural gas (“fossil fuels”), as well as agricultural activities and deforestation. CFCs and methane … mechanism, and the elaboration of rules on permissible land-use, land- use change and forestry (“LULUCF”). The Marrakesh …
Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols
… vehicles (HDV); – Motor cycles and mopeds; – Tractors (agricultural and forestry). Non-road engine applications: – Agricultural, mobile industrial and construction machinery. … grow within NOx emission inventories as emissions from land-based sources are reduced progressively. 52 UPDATED …