Background

Since 2007, FAO has piloted in Uganda, together with its partners, a community-driven approach, called “Caisses de Résilience” (CdR), which reflects a new way of thinking for FAO’s resilience agenda. The approach promotes an integrated way of programming by working simultaneously on three mutually reinforcing dimensions: technical, financial and social. The objective is to engage and empower rural smallholders to leverage their existing capacities to better manage risks and to seize local opportunities.

The webinar presents the basic concepts of the 'Caisses de résilience' and highlight the adaptability of this approach in order to tailor resilience-building to varying contexts and challenges, from protracted crisis to natural hazards. It gives concrete examples of implementation and scaling-up in a number of African countries, from Uganda to Central African Republic, Liberia, Malawi, Mali and Chad, and recently also in Burundi, Guinea Bissau, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Democratic Republic of Congo. The session also illustrates how the approach was adapted in 2013 in Honduras and Guatemala to address the natural hazards context of the Dry Corridor area in Central America with an initiative called “Fondos Mutuos de Contingencia (FMC)” (or Community Contingency Funds, CCFs).- See more at: http://www.fsincop.net/news-events/detail/en/c/421951/#sthash.qhPQKlQn.dpuf

Watch a recording of the webinar here.

Webinars presented through the NAP-AG Programme are open to the public and will address technical topics related to the integration of agriculture into national adaptation planning.

The series is organized jointly between FAO and UNDP, along with other partner institutions, such as UNITAR, the Least Developed Expert Group (LEG) and the UNDP/UNEP NAP-Global Support Programme (NAP-GSP). To receive more information on knowledge exchange activities, as well as updates on the NAP-Ag Programme, register here.

Upcoming Webinars

NAP-Ag Webinar: The Role of Climate Information Services in Adaptation Planning for Agriculture

• Disaster risk management/reduction and adaptation planning
• Integrating risks into planning and budgeting
• NDC, SDGs and NAP
• Monitoring & Evaluation
• Social protection and climate change adaptation
• Gender and market development

Webinar Archives

Listen to session recordings, view PowerPoints and connect with the community of practice.

• Addressing Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in National Adaptation Plans
• Economics of adaptation in agriculture: Impact evaluations and cost-benefit analyses
• Mainstreaming gender in climate change adaptation planning for the agriculture sectors
• Effective individual and institutional capacity development approaches to address the agriculture sectors in NAPs

Watch a recording of the webinar here.

Click here to watch the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSor5LEV7ic&feature=youtu.be

This webinar examined the linkages between natural resource management, investment in resilient agricultural livelihoods and contributions to peacebuilding and sustaining peace. Interventions supporting food security and nutrition play a critical role in protecting and saving lives and livelihoods and in strengthening resilience in conflict-affected situations. However, interventions supporting livelihoods, particularly those focused on natural resource management, can also play an important role in sustaining peace and in directly preventing conflict, through a number of different pathways.

Some of these pathways are explored in the 2017 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report on ‘Building Resilience for Peace and Food Security’, and are referenced in the 2015 CFS Framework For Action for Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Crises (CFS-FFA).

This webinar explored how conflict-sensitive approaches to natural resource access and use can make a contribution to sustaining peace, and how investments in building resilience can help reduce specific conflict drivers. The event drew on and was illustrated by examples from:

• SIPRI’s perspectives on climate security and management of natural resource conflicts, focusing on laying the foundations for socially, economically and politically resilient peace;
• Mercy Corps/pact’s experience on natural resource sharing agreements between the Dodoth and Turkana in Uganda to strengthen communities’ capacities to manage interethnic conflicts; and
• FAO’s work on natural resource access and use between Misseriya and Dinka Ngok communities through a multi-sector livelihood project in the contested Abyei Administrative Area.

Speakers:

• Florian Krampe, Researcher, SIPRI's Climate Change and Risk Project, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
• Sarah Gibbons, Chief of Party, PEACE III program, Pact Kenya
• Julius Jackson, Technical Officer (Protracted Crises), FAO

Moderator:

• Julius Jackson, Technical Officer (Protracted Crises), FAO

Click here to watch the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSor5LEV7ic&feature=youtu.be

The Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans webinar on Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) and National Adaptation Planning: Opportunities for the Agricultural Sectors will provide an overview of how EbA can be effectively integrated into agriculture sectors’ adaptation strategies and broader national adaptation planning processes. The webinar will focus on mainstreaming EbA in the formulation and implementation of National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). Global presentations and a presentation from Thailand (a partner country in the NAP-Ag programme) will outline opportunities, experiences and approaches in mainstreaming EbA into adaptation policy planning processes and strategies at different scales. This webinar complements the webinar series on Scaling up of Adaptation in the Agricultural Sectors (SAAS), which aims to highlight methods and tools to support the implementation of ecosystem-based adaptation in the agriculture sectors.

The joint UNDP-FAO Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans (NAP-Ag) Programme supports partner countries to identify and integrate climate adaptation measures for the agricultural sectors into relevant national planning and budgeting processes. The programme is funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), through its International Climate Initiative (IKI).

Speakers

Ninni Ikkala Nyman, Monitoring and Evaluation and Knowledge Management Expert, UNDP

Luna Bharati, Principal Researcher and Project Leader, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Jaruwan Ngamsing, NAP Advisor, Thailand, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ)

Watch a recording of the webinar here.

On 25 March 2020 will start a series of technical webinars, organized by Agreenium (l'Institut agronomique, vétérinaire et forestier de France), UN-ESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific), and FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). It is an opportunity for all of us to share experiences and lessons learnt, discuss challenges, and propose innovative solutions and models. These webinars aim to provide a holistic and comprehensive view of current trends in thematic areas related to global challenges, by combining development research and innovation perspectives.
The main objective of the webinars is to give practitioners the opportunity to interact with international experts, United Nations officers, university professors, researchers and fellow participants, throughout the world. They can be attended as interactive online sessions on Zoom, where it is possible to share perspectives, and questions to experts are encouraged. Webinars are also recorded and made available for self-study at anytime after the session.

OBJECTIVES OF THE SESSION
Explain quality management procedures to reduce post-harvest food losses

Introduce SDG target 12.3.1a on the Food Loss Index (FLI) and the statistical methods to measure losses

Explore ways to reduce post-harvest food losses in South East Asian Countries

SPEAKERS
This technical webinar will be delivered by Ms Rosa Rolle, Senior Enterprise Development Officer (FAO) and Ms Carola Fabi, Senior Statistician (FAO), and moderated by Ms Cristina Petracchi, Head of the FAO eLearning Academy (FAO).

How to register:

Recorded webinar is available here.

BACKGROUND

This international technical webinar is part of the series organized by the FAO eLearning Academy, Agreenium (l'Institut agronomique, vétérinaire et forestier de France) and UN-ESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific). These webinars are an opportunity for all of us to share experiences and lessons learnt, discuss challenges, and propose innovative solutions and models. They aim to provide a holistic and comprehensive view of current trends in thematic areas related to global challenges, by combining development research and innovation perspectives. The main objective of these technical webinars is to give practitioners the opportunity to interact with international experts, United Nations officers, University professors, researchers and fellow participants, throughout the world. Webinars can be attended as interactive online sessions on Zoom, where sharing perspectives and asking questions to experts is encouraged. These sessions are also recorded and therefore available at any time.

OBJECTIVES

• Explain the linkages between agriculture, food systems and nutrition
• Describe existing opportunities for integrating nutrition into food system policies, investments and programmes
• Explain the importance of sustainable nutrition-sensitive food systems

SPEAKERS

This technical webinar will be delivered by Ms Patrizia Fracassi, Senior nutrition and food system officer (FAO) and Ms Sylvie Avallone, Professor (Montpellier SupAgro), and moderated by Ms Cristina Petracchi, Head of the FAO eLearning Academy.

How to register:

Watch the recording here

This international technical webinar is part of the series organized by the FAO eLearning Academy, Agreenium (l'Institut agronomique, vétérinaire et forestier de France) and UN-ESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific). These webinars are an opportunity for all of us to share experiences and lessons learnt, discuss challenges, and propose innovative solutions and models. They aim to provide a holistic and comprehensive view of current trends in thematic areas related to global challenges, by combining development research and innovation perspectives.

The main objective of these technical webinars is to give practitioners the opportunity to interact with international experts, United Nations officers, University professors, researchers and fellow participants, throughout the world. Webinars can be attended as interactive online sessions on Zoom, where sharing perspectives and asking questions to experts is encouraged. These sessions are also recorded and therefore available at any time, through the FAO elearning Academy: elearning.fao.org.

OBJECTIVES OF THIS SESSION
• Define the risks and uncertainties brought by climate change
• Recognize the loss of biodiversity caused by climate change
• Illustrate examples of climate smart agriculture as a response to increasing climate change issues

How to register:

Watch the recording at https://vimeo.com/423537190

This international technical webinar is part of the series organized by the FAO eLearning Academy, Agreenium (l'Institut agronomique, vétérinaire et forestier de France) and UN-ESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific). These webinars are an opportunity for all of us to share experiences and lessons learnt, discuss challenges, and propose innovative solutions and models. They aim to provide a holistic and comprehensive view of current trends in thematic areas related to global challenges, by combining development research and innovation perspectives.

The main objective of these technical webinars is to give practitioners the opportunity to interact with international experts, United Nations officers, University professors, researchers and fellow participants, throughout the world. Webinars can be attended as interactive online sessions on Zoom, where sharing perspectives and asking questions to experts is encouraged. These sessions are also recorded and therefore available at any time, through the FAO elearning Academy: elearning.fao.org.

OBJECTIVES OF THIS SESSION

• Present the impact of climate change on soil and land resources assessment
• Combine land management practices to tackle land degradation
• Share tools to support the implementation of sustainable soil and land management measures

How to register:

Watch the recording at https://vimeo.com/432460070

Recordings and Presentations

Tuesday 20 November 2018

The landscape of climate planning instruments available to countries under the UNFCCC process includes National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Long Term Strategies (LTS). These instruments have emerged at different milestones such as the Cancun Adaptation Framework and the Paris Agreement and have specific characteristics and objectives which can contribute to and reinforce each other if leveraged effectively. Despite their very distinctive nature, these national instruments can be harnessed to scale up climate change adaptation by fostering linkages depending upon country context.

Addressing climate resilience in sectors and across sectors is a vital part of climate planning. Adaptation in agriculture is a crucial component of building resilient economies and societies and is national priority for a significant number of countries. It is well established that agricultural sectors are amongst the most climate sensitive. Over 90 percent of developing countries’ NDCs refer to agriculture as a major priority.

The juxtaposition of the range of climate planning instruments on one hand, and the sensitivity of agriculture on the other requires that all instruments be linked, sequenced and aligned appropriately by countries to best fit their national circumstances.

The webinar will draw upon country-level experiences from NAP-Ag partner countries to highlight entry points for alignment and strategies to trigger this conversation.

Webinar highlights

• Unpacking the characteristics of NAPs, NDCs and LTS.
• Exploring steps being taken by ministries of agriculture, ministries of environment, water and finance to leverage these instruments to scale up climate adaptation in agriculture.
• Identifying what linkages are already being fostered between NAPs, NDCs and LTS and the key considerations in advancing climate change adaptation in agriculture.

Speakers and Materials

• Introduction to the Webinar – Julia Wolf, FAO

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• Landscape of climate planning instriments: NAPS, NDCs and LTS and the opportunities for alignment - Rohini Kohli, UNDP

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• Country perspectives: exploring linkages between NAPs and NDCs - Anika Terton (IISD) and Malte Maass (GIZ)

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• How have the structures and capacities built under the NAP process supported NDC implementation plans? - Willy Kakuru, FAO

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• CO-benefits of adaptation and mitigation - Cecilia Jones, FAO

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• Q&A with Rohini Kohli and Malte Maass

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• Q&A with Willy Kakuru and Cecilia Jones

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• Discussion

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How to register

Watch the recordings at https://www.adaptation-undp.org/webinar-recordings-addressing-agricultural-resilience-long-term-climate-planning-instruments

17/07/2020

On World Youth Skills Day, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) launched a new three-module e-learning course “Forests and transparency under the Paris Agreement”.

The new course was announced during the webinar “Open and Transparent: Forest data setting the course for green future under the Paris Agreement” that was organized by FAO’s E-Learning Academy. The webinar highlighted the importance of the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) under Article 13 of the Paris Agreement, how the Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) can support its implementation, and how FAO is contributing to enhanced transparency in the forest sector through the global project Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest).

The event drew more than 370 participants from 97 countries who had a chance to interact with experts from FAO, UNFCCC, GEF and the International Forestry Students' Association (IFSA), learn about the importance of the ETF and forests and hence, data on forests, for the achievement of our global goal of limiting climate change.

Why the Enhanced Transparency Framework?

The signing of the Paris Agreement was a watershed moment in global climate action, bringing all countries together for the common cause of limiting climate change and its impacts. To boost ambition and confidence in the entire process and provide clarity on the world’s collective progress, the new Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) was agreed upon at the 2018 United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP24) in Katowice, Poland.

Specifically, the ETF was established to guide countries on reporting their greenhouse gas emissions, their progress toward their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), their climate change impacts and adaptation, as well as support provided and mobilized, and support needed and received. The Enhanced Transparency Framework also includes processes for technical experts to review reported information and a multilateral peer review where countries can ask questions of one another.

“Transparency and Article 13 is a foundation of the Paris Agreement because it is about the provision of information in a manner that all other countries can see what a country is doing to respond to the climate change challenge,” says UNFCCC’s Programme Officer Lisa Hanle. “CBIT has a significant role to play as it will help countries strengthen and build the necessary institutional arrangements to support this transition.”

Forest data as a part of the solution

According to the results of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020, deforestation and forest degradation continues albeit at a slower rate, indicating the need for more action to halt forest loss and implement sustainable forest and land management practices. This is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce global emissions, while also producing important adaptation, biodiversity, livelihood and development benefits.

To receive support in unpacking the ETF, many forested countries have requested support under various initiatives, including the Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT).

“Global CBIT projects are key to enhance partnerships, maximize learning opportunities, and enable knowledge sharing,” notes Ms Milena Gonzalez Vasquez Climate Change Specialist at GEF. “They help countries build their national institutional arrangements and capacities, have relevant tools and training to respond to the requirement of the Article 13, and also make sure transparency continues to be built over time.”

One of the two global FAO CBIT projects, the FAO/GEF project “Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest)”, was launched in late 2019 to strengthen the institutional and technical capacities of developing countries to produce and use forest data as well as to meet the enhanced transparency requirements of the Paris Agreement, responding to Article 13 and contributing to tackling climate change.

The new e-learning course launched this week is aimed at anyone who wants to improve their knowledge of the ETF, get a better understanding of how forests can contribute to the achievement of the Paris Agreement and learn how National Forest Monitoring Systems (NFMS) can help countries meet the ETF requirements.

“Building a National Forest Monitoring System is a complex national-scale effort that must consider multiple institutional, technical and financial aspects. The system should increase transparency, reliability of the information produced and ensure a long-term perspective, through participatory processes that include multiple stakeholders with different skills, who must be identified and informed throughout,” says FAO’s Forestry Officer, Rocío Cóndor.

FAO’s Mette Wilkie, Director, Forestry Division, highlighted the importance of this course for all audiences, including youth:

“The pandemic has also meant the worldwide closure of educational and training institutions, threatening the continuity of skills development. I am very pleased that this launch also coincides with the World Youth Skills Day. This course will be an important tool for all the audience, including young people who we are leaving this planet to.”

The course builds on and contributes to the efforts of various projects and initiatives working with the climate data transparency issues. Henning Wuester, Director of the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) notes:

“As sound data and information systems help design and implement strong, evidence-based forestry policies and actions to address climate change, countries indeed need to have them in place if they wish to meet their commitments under the Paris Agreement. This eLearning course is a great opportunity for participants to understand the additional benefits a transparent forest sector delivers for sustainable development”

Toward transparent and reliable climate actions

2020 represents an important milestone for climate action, as countries get ready to update their NDCs and prepare for the global stocktake in 2023 and transition from MRV to the ETF. Ensuring transparency when monitoring collective progress, including in the forest sector, will be crucial to meeting our shared goal of avoiding dangerous climate change and protecting ecosystems and future generations.

How to register

Watch the recording at Open and transparent: forest data setting the course for a green future under the Paris Agreement | REDD+ Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (fao.org) (scroll to the bottom of the page)

Panelists

Mr James Garrett (Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT)

Ms Florence Tartanac (FAO)

Ms Cristina Petracchi, Leader of the FAO elearning Academy

Mr Custodio Mucavele (IFAD)

Ms Carla Honwana (PROMER)

Objectives of the session

• Present the work that the Rome-based Agencies (RBA) working group is doing on sustainable food value chains for nutrition;
• Provide a comprehensive overview on the e-learning course on Sustainable Food Value Chains for Nutrition; and
• Introduce a country experience from Mozambique in designing sustainable food value chains using this approach.

How to register

Watch the recording at Course: Sustainable Food Value Chains for Nutrition (fao.org)

Panelists

Mr Filiberto Altobelli (CREA)

Mr Olivier Barreteau (INRAE)

Ms Cristina Petracchi (Leader of the FAO elearning Academy)

Objectives of the session

• Present the vulnerability of farming systems to climate change and the need of adaptation choice;
• Share knowledge on tools and approaches for risk assessment and development of the livelihood approach to prioritize water adaptation options; and
• Classify irrigation schemes at watershed, river basin and national levels for adaptation at field and farm levels

How to register

Watch the recording at Course: Water Management for Climate Smart Agriculture: The Water/Energy/Food Nexus (fao.org)

Childhood wasting is an increasing global public health problem and studies have shown that emergency rates of global acute malnutrition persist in the longer-term in some dryland contexts—even in the absence of an obvious emergency and despite ongoing packages of essential nutrition interventions.

FAO and Tufts are co-hosting this technical series to review the basic drivers of malnutrition in Africa’s drylands and discuss an adapted conceptual framework for addressing acute malnutrition in Africa’s drylands.

This the first event in a four part series. The panel, "Basic drivers of acute malnutrition: environment and seasonality" aims to highlight and promote understanding of the seasonal and inter annual variability in climate, environment and ecology of drylands and implications for the underlying drivers of acute malnutrition, the seasonality of wasting and disease and on international action.

Visit the series website for background on the series, welcome videos, details about each panel, and opportunities to get involved. We encourage you to attend all of the events in the series. You must register for each event separately.

How to register

Panel 1 Recording (English)

Panel 1 Enregistrement (Français)

Childhood wasting is an increasing global public health problem and studies have shown that emergency rates of global acute malnutrition persist in the longer-term in some dryland contexts—even in the absence of an obvious emergency and despite ongoing packages of essential nutrition interventions.

FAO and Tufts are co-hosting this technical series to review the basic drivers of malnutrition in Africa’s drylands and discuss an adapted conceptual framework for addressing acute malnutrition in Africa’s drylands.

This the second event in a four part series. The panel, "Basic drivers of acute malnutrition: systems and institutions" will review the role and influence of systems and institutions (formal and informal, e.g. governance, social norms and expectations etc.) on livelihoods and on the underlying drivers of wasting, in order to better understand how these systems can potentially buffer shocks and sustainably address acute malnutrition.

Visit the series website for background on the series, welcome videos, details about each panel, and opportunities to get involved. We encourage you to attend all of the events in the series. You must register for each event separately.

How to register

Panel 2 Recording (English)

Panel 2 Enregistrement (Français)

Panelists

Mr Louis Bockel, Policy Officer for Agricultural Policies (FAO)

Mr Julien Demenois (CIRAD)

Ms Cristina Petracchi, Leader of the FAO eLearning Academy

Objectives of the session

• Present the interrelations between the AFOLU sectors and climate change;
• Discuss about the EX-ACT tool, using examples and exercises; and
• Classify nutrient turnover strategies for mitigating land degradation

How to register

Watch the recording at Course: Preventing and Mitigating Land Degradation: Nutrient Turnover and Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration (fao.org)

*A BILINGUAL EVENT | ENGLISH TRANSLATION BELOW*

#ElCampoSigue Radio: Salvaguardar los medios de vida de las comunidades rurales frente a la crisis por COVID-19 en Colombia

Jueves 18 de marzo de 2021 @ 10:00 – 11. 30 hora de Colombia (UTC/GMT -5)

EN ESPAÑOL CON INTERPRETACIÓN SIMULTÁNEA EN INGLÉS

Frente a la pandemia de COVID-19, las transmisiones de radio, se han constituido en uno de los canales más utilizados como una estrategia de Comunicación de Riesgos y Participación Comunitaria (RCCE, por sus siglas en inglés). En Colombia, han sido fundamentales para llegar especialmente a las comunidades rurales. La FAO en Colombia, a través de la campaña #ElCampoSigue, diseñó una estrategia de comunicación y movilización social, orientada a brindar información a los actores a lo largo de la cadena alimentaria, con el fin de gestionar los impactos del COVID-19 —y los demás choques— en el sector agrícola y en la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional. La campaña ofrece un conjunto de herramientas de comunicación para la promoción, la capacitación pública y la conciencia de los actores de la cadena de suministro de alimentos. Casi un año después de la primera medida de bloqueo de Colombia en marzo de 2020, la comunicación y la innovación han demostrado ser estrategias vitales en la lucha contra la pandemia.

En este contexto, este seminario web inmersivo busca recrear la experiencia de las transmisiones de radio #ElCampoSigue. Este seminario web estilo programa de radio tiene los siguientes objetivos:

• Compartir experiencias de #ElCampoSigue y las lecciones aprendidas a nivel comunitario.
• Enfatizar cómo los programas de comunicación son un mecanismo estratégico que apoya a las comunidades rurales en el sostenimiento de los procesos de producción, transporte y comercialización de productos agrícolas a pesar de las barreras económicas generadas por el COVID-19.
• Discutir las sinergias y alianzas que facilitaron la respuesta a la emergencia, así como los enfoques de la recuperación.

Safeguarding the livelihoods of rural communities in the face of the COVID-19 crisis in Colombia

Thursday 18 March 2021 @ 10:00 – 11. 30 Colombia time (UTC/GMT -5)

IN SPANISH WITH LIVE ENGLISH INTERPRETATION

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In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, radio broadcasts, among other channels, have been extensively used as a Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) strategy. In Colombia, they have been instrumental in especially reaching rural communities. FAO in Colombia, through the #ElCampoSigue campaign, designed a communication and social mobilization strategy, aimed at providing information to actors along the food supply chain, in order to manage the impacts of COVID-19 —and the other shocks— on the agriculture sector and food and nutrition security. The campaign that translates to “Farming doesn’t stop”, offers a suite of communication tools for advocacy, public training and awareness to food supply chain actors. Almost a year after Colombia’s first lock down measure in March 2020, communication and innovation have proven to be vital strategies in the fight against the pandemic.

Against this background, this immersive webinar seeks to recreate the experience of the El Campo Sigue radio broadcasts. This radio show style webinar specifically aims to:

• Share experiences from #ElCampoSigue and the lessons learned at the community-level.
• Emphasize how communication programs are a strategic mechanism that support rural communities in sustaining the processes of production, transportation and marketing of agricultural products despite the economic barriers generated by COVID-19.
• Discuss the synergies and partnerships that facilitated the response to the emergency, as well as the recovery approaches.

Radio hosts:

• Alan Bojanic, FAO Country Representative in Colombia
• María Consuelo Vergara, Risk Management and Rehabilitation of livelihoods Senior Specialist, FAO Colombia

Speakers:

• Anna Ricoy, Disaster Risk Management Coordinator, FAO Regional Office Santiago
• Silvya Bolliger, European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) Colombia
• Ángelo Quintero Palacio, Director of Innovation, Technological Development and Sanitary Protection, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
• Community and technical experts testimonials

This webinar was made possible by the support provided by the European Union, under the Partnership Programme contributing to the Global Network Against Food Crises, and the American People through the U.S. Agency for International Development. The contents of this webinar are the sole responsibility of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union, USAID, or the United States Government.

How to register

English recording: https://youtu.be/4RRdmp_PfQ0

Spanish recording: https://youtu.be/ntruCodrEXc

A webinar facilitated by KORE with support from and in collaboration with FAO's Food Systems and Food Safety Division (ESF), and the "Strengthening multi-sectoral coordination across relevant sectors to mitigate risks of COVID-19 transmission along the food supply chain" Working Group.

Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) for COVID-19 prevention along the food supply chain webinar series: Food Safety Guidelines: Keeping workers safe along the food supply chain within the most acutely food insecure countries

30 June 2021 – 12.00 - 13.30 CEST (UTC+2)

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Moderators:

• Simone Moraeis Raszl, Technical Officer – Food Safety, WHO Western Pacific
• Jeffrey LeJeune, Food Safety Officer, Food Systems and Food Safety Division, FAO

Speakers:

• Halshka Graczyk, Technical Specialist on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), Labour Administration, Labour Inspection, Occupational Safety and Health Branch, International Labour Organization (ILO)
• Jeffrey LeJeune, Food Safety Officer, Food Systems and Food Safety Division, FAO

Panelists:

• Wilson Makuwaza, Livestock Development Officer, FAO South Sudan
• Simon Doherty, Chairman, Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) Technical Group on Food Safety and Sustainability
• Peter Sousza Hoejskov, Technical Officer – Food Safety and Zoonotic Diseases, WHO Regional Office for Europe

Keeping food and food workers safe is even more complex during a global pandemiccrisis and all stakeholders must contribute to maintaining 360° oversight of every aspect of the food supply chain. Food supply chain workers play an indispensable role in sustaining the movement of food along the supply chain. Therefore, keeping workers, production facilities, transport infrastructure and all other areas in the supply chain safe, is critical for mitigating the impacts of this unprecedented COVID-19 crisis.

As part of the comprehensive COVID-19 response and recovery programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and partners are working to prevent the pandemic from disrupting food systems. Concerted efforts on the food supply chain and more specifically the health and safety of workers, will help the most food insecure countries mitigate the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic and boost resilience for the long term by facilitating food and agricultural trade, preventing the spreading of any future zoonotic pandemic and helping the transition of the food systems towards sustainability. Component IV of FAO’s COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan is supporting awareness-raising and sensitization campaigns among food workers at all levels.

Against this background, this webinar brings together diverse partners and experts from the International Labour Organization (ILO), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) and FAO, to discuss issues surrounding occupational health and safety risks along the food supply chain.The discussions will highlight global guidelines and explore some mitigation experiences and key learnings from the most acutely food insecure contexts. This webinar seeks to:

• Reflect on the current occupational risks of workers along the food supply chain and the necessary measures to ensure that they are protected as well as to mitigate spread.
• Highlight gaps and occupational health and safety risks/challenges especially in the most acutely food insecure countries.
• Strengthen coordination and collaboration among relevant organizations to assist the flow of information from reliable sources.

For any issue, do not hesitate to contact us at KORE@fao.org.

This webinar is made possible by the support provided by the European Union, under the Partnership Programme contributing to the Global Network Against Food Crises, and the American People through the U.S. Agency for International Development. The contents of this webinar are the sole responsibility of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union, USAID, or the United States Government.

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L’objectif de ce cours est l’apprentissage concernant le cadre de transparence renforcé (CTR) au titre de l’Accord de Paris. Il sera utile aux personnes souhaitant comprendre l’importance de la collecte, l’analyse et la diffusion de données relatives aux forêts pour la réalisation des exigences du cadre de transparence renforcé.

Publié initialement en octobre 2020. Mis à jour en février 2023.

Les personnes pouvant particulièrement tirer profit de ce cours comprennent:

• Dirigeants des autorités nationales ou ministère en charge des forêts
• Agents en charge du changement climatique ou des forêts
• Étudiants en sciences forestières et environnementales

Le cours consiste en 3 leçons, de 30 minutes chacune:

• Leçon 1 – Le cadre de transparence renforcé et les forêts
• Leçon 2 – Le système de suivi national des forêts
• Leçon 3 – Les données relatives aux forêts pour le cadre de transparence renforcé au titre de l’Accord de Paris

How to register

https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?lang=fr&id=616

Le cours est disponible en arabe; anglais; espagnol; russe; chinois

El objetivo de este curso es aprender sobre el Marco de Transparencia Reforzado (MTR) en virtud del Acuerdo de París. Será útil para quienes anhelen comprender la importancia que tiene la recopilación, el análisis y la difusión de datos relacionados con los bosques para cumplir con los requisitos del Marco de Transparencia Reforzado.

Publicado originalmente en septiembre de 2020. Actualizado en febrero de 2023.

Las personas que se beneficiarán al tomar este curso son:

• Jefes de la autoridad forestal nacional o ministerios
• Oficiales forestales y de cambio climáticos
• Estudiantes en ciencias forestales y ambientales

El curso consta de 3 lecciones de aproximadamente 30 minutos de duración cada una:

• Lección 1 – El Marco de Transparencia Reforzado y los bosques
• Lección 2 – El Sistema Nacional de Monitoreo Forestal
• Lección 3 – Datos Forestales para el Marco de Transparencia Reforzado en virtud del Acuerdo de París

How to register

https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?lang=es&id=610

El curso está disponible en Árabe; Inglés; Francés; Ruso; Chino

This short 35-minute module addresses the basic terms and concepts relating to food and nutrition, malnutrition, food security and livelihoods. By the end of this module, you will be able to define and differentiate these key concepts and understand the different situations that they encompass. Understanding these concepts is indeed very important in order to be able to assess the nutrition situation, to design and implement programmes, investments and policies that address nutrition problems (also called "nutrition-sensitive"), and to evaluate the nutritional outcomes of programmes, investments and policies.

The online version of this course is a pre-release version. Please be aware that course progress will be lost when changing computer or browser.

Duration:

35 minutes

Publication Date:

August 2015

Audience

The module is designed to assist professionals from a variety of sectors (agriculture, livestock, fisheries, health, rural development, education, social protection...) that are involved in shaping and implementing nutrition-sensitive programmes, investments and policies. This includes professionals working for development partners (i.e. international organizations, donor agencies, NGOs), for national governments or as independent consultants.

Content

This module covers the following concepts:

• Food and Nutrition
• Malnutrition
• Food Security and Livelihoods

How to register

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