FAO CSA Source book

Why is climate-smart agriculture needed? Between now and 2050, the world’s population will increase by one-third. Most of these additional 2 billion people will live in developing countries. At the same time, more people will be living in cities. If current income and consumption growth trends continue, FAO estimates that agricultural production will have to increase by 60 percent by 2050 to satisfy the expected demands for food and feed. Agriculture must therefore transform itself if it is to feed a growing global population and provide the basis for economic growth and poverty reduction. Climate change will make this task more difficult under a business-as-usual scenario, due to adverse impacts on agriculture, requiring spiralling adaptation and related costs.

Disaster Risk Reduction Newsletter – 2011

The African Regional Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (2006-2015) was developed by the AU, NEPAD, and others to address poverty eradication and sustainable development by mainstreaming DRR into development. The Programme of Action identifies six strategic areas of intervention and 36 areas of activity to streamline DRR activities in the region. The ECHO FS/DRR projects in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar address all six of the strategic areas of intervention. For details on project activities, see http://www.disasterriskreduction.net/southern_africa