Last week saw the release of the 2012 Africa Progress Report, the annual report from the Africa Progress Panel. The report warns that Africa’s strong economic growth rate – which is expected to grow beyond 5% over the next two years – is at risk from rising inequality and the marginalization of whole sections of
Ahead of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), Farming First is co-organising the fourth Agriculture and Rural Development Day in Rio de Janeiro, which takes place on 18th June. The UNSCD (or Rio+20) marks the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in Rio de Janeiro and will bring
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has launched a new report “Environmental Outlook to 2050: The Consequences of Inaction.“ It explores the question “What will the next four decades bring?” and urges governments to take immediate policy action before the consequences of recent decades of unprecedented human growth become irreversible.
The report is based on joint modelling by
Farming First has submitted its views on enhanced action on mitigation, Cooperative sectoral approaches and sector-specific actions in order to enhance the implementation of Article 4, paragraph 1 (c) of the convention to the UNFCCC Secretariat. This is for consideration by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) at its 36th session in
A new report has been released by UNICEF and the World Health Organisation showing that significant progress has been made towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation.
The report, Drinking Water Equity, Safety and Sustainability, by the UNICEF/WHO Joint
A group of 19 of the world’s leading organisations (including three United Nations agencies, the World Bank, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), FANRPAN, Farming First, the Global Forum on Agricultural Research, Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU) and the World Farmers’ Organisation) have jointly endorsed a letter calling
