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Displaying 1091 - 1095 of 5073inFO news 44– November 2016. Editorial: COP22 main outcomes
COP22 showed that the international community was able to transform the diplomatic success of COP21 into action, even in a difficult political climate.
التأقلم مع شحّ المياه ودور الزراعة. المرحلة الثالثة: تعزيز القدرات الوطنية - الأردن
ولعل النمو السكاني، فضلاً عن اتساع المناطق الحضرية بوتيرة سريعة، إلى جانب التنمية الاقتصادية، تسبب في إحداث ضغط غير مسبوق على المياه، لاسيما في المناطق الجافة. ويشكل الشح المتفاقم في المياه والتنافس على هذا المورد تهديداً رئيساً للتطورات المستقبلية على صعيد الأمن الغذائي والحد من وطأة الفقر، وبخاصة في المناطق الريفية.
Estrategia institucional de la FAO para el cambio climático y función de los bosques
Meeting Name: FAO Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2016/6.1 Rev.1 (English only)
Session: Sess. 23
Isihlangu Towers: TREEHOUSING International Wood Design Competition poster
The Isihlangu Towers were designed to meet the challenge of building a tall wooden building suitable for a hot and humid climate.
This poster is one of a selection of entries from the TREEHOUSING International Wood Design Competition that was run by FAO and DBR | Design Build Research School on the occasion of the XIV World Forestry Congress in Durban, South Africa, in September 2015.The competition challenged architecture students, professional architects and designers to develop innovative and sustainable wood housing and urban building solutions.Water footprint of the banana industry
Banana cultivation demands a large and frequent water supply throughout the production cycle to ensure optimal growth of the plantation, productivity and fruit quality. The types of irrigation used for banana can be sub foliar spray, suprafoliar spray, and drip gravity. The selection of the irrigation system to use depends on the availability of resources and access to technology. Aspects such as moisture retention, basic infiltration, evaporation and water balance potential also must be considered.