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International OrganizationIRENA’s Global Renewables Outlook: Energy Transformation 2050
“Global Renewables Outlook: Energy Transformation 2050”, formerly known as “Global Energy Transformation: a roadmap to 2050”, was published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in April 2020. This comprehensive analysis outlines the investments and technologies needed to decarbonize the energy system in line with the Paris Agreement. It also explores deeper decarbonization options for the hardest sectors, aiming to eventually cut CO2 emissions to zero.
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World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report 2020
The Global Risk Report 2020 published by the World Economic Forum indicate that the top five global risks in terms of likelihood are all environmental including extreme weather events (floods, storms etc.), failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation, human-made environmental damage and disasters (oil spills, radioactive contamination etc.), major natural disasters (earthquake, tsunami, volcanic eruption, geomagnetic storms etc.), and major biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse. The report also emphasized the need for integrated solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges, policymakers to balance economic growth with the protection of the earth, and the private sector to refer to scientific knowledge to avoid catastrophic losses in the future. -
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FAO publication on “Digital Technologies in Agriculture and Rural Areas – Status Report”
The Food and Agriculture Organization the United Nations released a new publication identifying the impact of digital innovations and technologies in agriculture and rural areas amidst the future challenges due to increasing world population. The publication entitled “Digital Technologies in Agriculture and Rural Areas – Status Report” provides an overview of the impact of digitalization in agriculture and how it could transform the agri-food value chain.
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UN Environment Program Emissions Gap Report 2019
The UN Environment Program (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report for 2019 warns that the global greenhouse gas emissions must fall by 7.6 per cent each year between 2020 and 2030 so that the world will remain on track towards the 1.5°C temperature target under the Paris Agreement and control the impact of climate change.
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World Meteorological Organization Bulletin on the State of Greenhouse Gases in the Atmosphere Based on Global Observations through 2018
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released the Greenhouse Gas Bulletin on the State of Greenhouse Gases in the Atmosphere Based on Global Observations through 2018, showing that the global average concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) in the atmosphere are 147%, 259% and 123% of pre-industrial levels, respectively.
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Overview of IRENA publication “Advanced Bioduels: What holds them back?”
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released a publication entitled “Advanced Bioduels: What holds them back?” with detailed analyses on the impediments to current investment in advanced liquid biofuels in line with the call for a fivefold increase in consumption in 2050.
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Chief of World Agroforestry’s Programme Development presents seminar in Tokyo
Ms Cathy Watson, Chief of Programme Development at the World Agroforestry (ICRAF) in Nairobi, Kenya gave a presentation entitled “Agroforestry as a nature-based solution”, at a seminar held in Tokyo on November 11, 2019, providing updates on agroforestry, forestry research for development (R4D), drivers, and game-changers with specific examples from developing countries.
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The FAO State of Food and Agriculture 2019 focuses on food loss and food waste
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released the 2019 edition of the State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA 2019). SOFA is a major publication of the FAO which aims to provide the general public with a well-balanced and scientific assessment of important issues in the field of food and agriculture. This new edition addresses the issue of food loss and food waste, providing new estimates as Food Loss Index (FLI) and Food Waste Index (FWI), a comprehensive analysis of the critical loss points in the global food supply chain, and appropriate measures that can be undertaken by policy makers for effective reduction.
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Overview of the “United in Science - High-level synthesis report of latest climate science information” released by the Science Advisory Group of the UN Climate Action Summit 2019
The world's top organizations on climate change research, including the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have jointly released a report entitled “United in Science - High-level synthesis report of latest climate science information” in line with the UN Climate Change Summit held in New York on September 23, 2019.
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Global Commission on Adaptation calls for urgent action on climate resilience
The Global Commission on Adaptation released a report “Adapt Now: A Global Call for Leadership on Climate Resilience”, urging governments and businesses to take immediate action in dealing with the impacts of climate. Adoption of appropriate adaptation measures can lead to a “triple dividend” through avoiding future losses, generating economic benefits through innovation, and providing social and environmental benefits.
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IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a group of scientists assessing the state of scientific knowledge related to climate change, has released a Special Report on Climate Change and Land (SRCCL) summarizing the impact of climate change on desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse emissions in terrestrial ecosystems, on August 8, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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FAO 2019 Report: The State of Food Security in the World
The Food and Agriculture Organization released the 2019 edition of the “State of Food Security in the World” providing an overview of food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition at the global and regional levels. Among the major highlights, it is estimated that more than 820 million people in the world were still hungry in 2018 underscoring the immense challenge of achieving the SDG of Zero Hunger by 2030.
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Summary of World Population Prospects 2019
The 2019 Revision of World Population Prospects has been released by the United Nations Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat providing projections of population growth, demographic estimates, and associated population indicators such as number of births per woman, aging population, proportion of active workers etc. The population is expected to reach 8.5 billion in 2030 (10% increase), 9.7 billion in 2050 (26%), and 10.9 billion in 2100 (42%) from 7.7 million in 2019. -
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Overview of IRENA report on sugarcane bioenergy in Southern Africa
The International Renewable Agency (IRENA), an intergovernmental organization that supports countries in their transition to a sustainable energy future, has published a study on the bioenergy potential from sugarcane and associated development costs in seven sugar-producing countries in the Southern Africa focusing on economic potential in expanding bioenergy production and reducing price of fuel and electricity.
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Summary of the IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES）has published a summary of the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for policy makers. The report includes a comprehensive analysis of the impact of economic development over the past 50 years on natural resources and ecosystems and possible scenarios in the coming decades, based on nearly 15,000 references including scientific papers and government information prepared by experts from 50 countries.
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FSIN Global Report on Food Crises 2019
The Food Security Information Network (FSIN) released the Global Report on Food Crises 2019. The report focuses on the plight of millions of people suffering from acute hunger and malnutrition. It also points out that conflict, economic shocks, climate change and natural disasters continue to put the lives and livelihoods of large number of people around the world at risk of hunger.
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Bringing the Concept of Climate-Smart Agriculture to Life: Insights from CSA Country Profiles Across Africa, Asia, and Latin America
The Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) country Profile Series assesses the status of climate change in the agricultural sectors of more than 30 countries across Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, including the challenges and solutions. The report also provides an overview of climate-smart technologies around the world, emerging insights, strengths and weaknesses across different dimensions of climate-smartness, and their specific barriers to adoption.
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2018 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects
According to the 2018 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects, the proportion of the world's population that is urban, which is 55% today, is projected to increase to 68% by 2050, with 90% of the additional 2.5 billion people concentrated in Asia and Africa. In the context of the global urbanization trend, sustainable development will depend on responding adequately to urban expansion in low-income and lower-middle-income countries, which are projected to urbanize most rapidly by 2050. Improving the livelihoods of both rural and urban populations will require balanced policies while strengthening urban-rural, economic, social and environmental linkages. -
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Summary of the 2017 Revision of the World Population Prospects
According to the World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, released by the United Nations on June 21, 2017, the world's population, currently 7.6 billion, is projected to reach 8.6 billion by 2030, 9.8 billion by 2050, and 11.2 billion by 2100, with population growth concentrated in the poorest countries, posing challenges to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Socio-economic changes associated with population growth and demographics are expected to increase demand for food and the environmental burden of agriculture in developing countries.