The 2023 UN focus on World Water Day is accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis. This year’s global campaign is called Be the change, and it encourages people to take action in their own lives to change how they use, consume and manage water. World Water Day is celebrated annually on March 22nd to raise awareness about the importance of freshwater. Water is essential for all life
Water, they say, is life! Sanitation is also described as a way of life, and is defined as the means of preventing human contact with the hazard of human waste in order to promote health. Clean water helps create good sanitation and better hygiene. This, in turn, leads to good health. Poor sanitation, water, and hygiene have many serious repercussions. Children – and particularly girls – are denied their right
The Agroecology Dialogue Series is an initiative of FAO and the Biovision Foundation in support of the Coalition for food systems transformation through Agroecology (Agroecology Coalition). It is organized as part of the Food Policy Forum for Change. The series consists of three thematic dialogues that aim to identify entry points, opportunities, building blocks, innovative approaches and institutional frameworks that can support the upscale of agroecology. Between 60 and 90 participants contributed to each dialogue from various backgrounds
PAFO attended the Dakar 2 Summit – “Feeding Africa: Food Sovereignty and Resilience” (#AfricaFoodSummitDakar2). The three-day Summit was hosted by His Excellency Mr Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal and the Chairperson of the African Union, and co-hosted by the African Development Bank Group. Held on 25-27 January 2023 in Dakar, Senegal, the Summit brought together Governments, Private Sector, Multilateral Organizations, NGOs, and scientists to meet the escalating
The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) “Nutrition and Food Systems: Pathways to sustainable and healthy diets” is designed to apply a systems-thinking approach to food security and nutrition issues, thus contributing to a transformation of food systems towards more sustainable, equitable and healthy diets. It was designed and developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Agreenium (Institut Agro Montpellier et Cirad) and funded by the German Federal Ministry of
Social capital is defined as the enduring connections of networks, reciprocity and social norms that exist among a group of people. In farming, social capital has various benefits such as facilitating farmer-to-farmer knowledge sharing, increasing access to information, and connecting farmers to different sources of support. In Tanzania, social capital was a key contributor to the success of the implementation of System of Rice Intensification (SRI), as part of the
Community Engagement Fellows empowers educators and community leaders to nurture engaged citizens, serve the public, and improve the Salish Sea bioregion and the planet, using social and place-based learning methods to facilitate the growth of effective, durable learning partnerships across organizational boundaries. Western Washington University’s Center for Community Learning has served as the convener since the program began in 2015. The Community Engagement Fellows are inviting you to register and participate in the
In rural Malawi, small-scale fisheries and aquaculture produce the most readily available animal-sourced foods – and much vital protein. It’s the same in Zambia. And, both countries are land-locked too, with no accessible coast to harvest fish from. That’s quite a contribution from the industries, often family and community-run. It’s a similar story in many African countries. Artisanal fisheries and aquaculture are important across Africa, with annual production of 5.2
African countries have committed to raise their ambitions and accelerate their actions towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, including ending poverty and hunger, at the conclusion of the 32nd Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Africa. Sixty-two Ministers from 54 African countries participated in the conference – country representation was one of the largest ever thanks to the hybrid mode, with more than half the ministers attending in person
The FAO e-learning Academy published a series of three courses on Sustainable Food Systems, designed collaboratively with One Planet Network’s Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) Programme, to equip you with the knowledge and tools required to apply systems thinking to complex food systems challenges in an integrated manner. The course series highlights how systems thinking and taking a sustainable food systems approach, can help to significantly improve our work in project
