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The Land in Numbers

… - are national security issues.2 • In 2008, more than 60 food riots occurred worldwide in 30 different countries, 10 … as vital natural capital, we can make a positive impact on food and water security while coping with a changing climate. … The most obvious services that land provides include the food we eat, the water we drink and the plant materials we …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Desertification: the invisible frontline

… fight or flight. DeclInIng opTIons, global consequences FooD (In)securITy - FarmIng ourselves InTo exTIncTIon in 2008, food insecurity triggered riots in over 30 countries. But it … depend on rainfed agriculture that contribute to global food security. the livelihoods of over 2 billion people …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts

… 2,300 scientists, working in the fields of agriculture, food, biodiversity and the environment, much of their work … is a global research partnership for a food secure future. The CGIAR aims to reduce rural poverty, improve food security, human health and nutrition and encourage more …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

The UNCCD: Laying the groundwork for future security (2014-2015)

… and the Global Mechanism will, in particular, work on: Food Security Globally we face increasing demand for food and a growing productivity yield gap. In economic terms, … rural poor who depend directly upon the land for their food and income. Sustainable intensification of food
21 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Regulation of Freshwater at the Regional and Subregional Levels - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… of the regional economy and poverty alleviation, food security and industrial development. It was established … http://leo.informea.org/terms/food-security …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Climate Change- International Legal Regime - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… is likely to be the impacts on agriculture and thus food security, especially due to increased water shortage. … https://www.informea.org/en/terms/food-security … ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change so that food production is not threatened, while enabling economic …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

White Paper - Regional Seas Governance

… States; (ii) Regional Fisheries Bodies, placed under the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) umbrella; and (iii) … impact assessment EU European Union FAO United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization GEF Global Environmental … marine environment serves important functions for global food security and economic prosperity. An essential condition …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… for Europe ENSO El Niño Southern Oscillation FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FCPF Forest Carbon … example for drinking water, sanitation and production of food. Climate change is likely to affect the availability of … now malnourished will require water to grow additional food. Large sovereign and commercial investments in …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Factsheet - Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities

… protect the marine environment, recognising the effects on food security, poverty alleviation, and ecosystem health, as … “Our Nutrient World: the challenge to produce more food and energy with less pollution” provides a global …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… such as health, environment, education, agriculture, food, energy, fisheries and industrial water users. “I have … to water, such as health, environment, agriculture, food, energy, fisheries and industrial water users. The guide … agricultural production due to greater demand for food within an ever increasing globalised world will also …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater