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LAND-L Digest for Thursday, May 22, 2014.

1. Land Update - 22 May 2014 - Land Policy & Practice
2. @IISDRS Coverage of the World Mountain Forum #WMF 2014

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A compilation of items recently posted to the Land Policy & Practice knowledgebase Latest News - 22 May 2014 FLEUVE Pursues SLM Finance in Five African Countries 21_May_2014: The Local Environmental Coalition for a Green Union (FLEUVE) has held its First Consultative Stakeholder meeting, where project partners assessed the initiative's progress and discussed opportunities for planning and financing sustainable land development (SLM) in five African countries. continued...   WBCSD Releases Water-Energy-Food Nexus Report May_2014:_The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched a report, titled 'Water, Food and Energy Nexus Challenges,' which indicates that increasing demand for agricultural products will strain land, water, energy and other resources, as well as contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. continued...   WorldFish Highlights CGIAR Work on Climate, Agriculture and Food Security May_2014:_WorldFish has released a factsheet on the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). The factsheet describes the challenges climate change poses to agriculture and food security and how the CCAFS Program works to address interactions, synergies and trade-offs among climate change, agriculture and food security through four themes. continued...   ILC Calls for Submissions for 2015 Award May_2014:_The International Land Coalition (ILC) has announced a call for submissions for the 2015 ILC Award for outstanding work towards people-centered land governance and secure land rights for men and women living in poverty. All ILC members are welcome to forward submissions to the ILC Secretariat based on their most emblematic success story or stories over the last decade. continued...   ICARDA Implements Decentralized Research for Development Strategy May_2014:_The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) has implemented a decentralized research for development strategy that builds on ICARDA's partnerships with national agricultural systems in dry areas. ICARDA's program now works through research platforms in Ethiopia, India and Morocco and thematic research sites in Egypt, Sudan and Turkey, each of which focuses on specific agro-ecosystems and livelihood-related priorities. ICARDA also continues its research and services in Jordan and Lebanon. continued...   GEF Announces Program to Enhance Food Security and Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa 15_May_2014: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has launched a US$120 million program meant to enhance food security in sub-Saharan Africa through scaling-up practices for improved crop and livestock productivity, and increased production system resilience. continued...   IFPRI Conference Highlights Role of Resilience in Ensuring Food and Nutrition Security 18_May_2014: At the 'Building Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security' conference organized by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), its 2020 Vision Initiative and partners, participants called for the inclusion of a goal to eliminate hunger by 2025 in the post-2015 development agenda.  continued...   OHRLLS Retreat Agrees on Key Challenges, Priorities for LLDCs 10_May_2014: Participants at the Retreat of Ambassadors in preparation for the Second UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) called for additional action to fully address the special needs and problems of LLDCs, despite considerable progress in implementing the Almaty Programme of Action (APoA). The retreat discussed challenges facing LLDCs and future priorities for action, and worked toward agreement on a draft outcome document for the Second UN Conference on LLDCs (LLDC2). continued...   IFPRI Paper Analyzes Land Tenure in Nigeria May_2014:_The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has released a working paper, titled 'Tenure Security and Demand for Land Tenure Regularization in Nigeria: Empirical Evidence from Ondo and Kano States.' The paper describes research on customary or statutory legal provisions on household land rights and how these rights are acquired, enforced or lost across generations. continued...   Andean Countries Support Regional Mechanism for Sustainable Mountain Development 14_May_2014: Government officials from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Colombia expressed support for a regional mechanism to address the sustainable development of the Andean mountains at a meeting organized by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) and the Argentinean Mountain Committee. Participants agreed to define the mechanism's structure, governance, objectives and workplan and ensure its operation as soon as possible. continued...   ICRAF Partners for Agroforestry in Africa and Asia 14_May_2014: The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) has announced a national partnership in Indonesia and a regional partnership in Africa. The partnerships aim to, respectively, provide farmers and communities with access to ICRAF research and support the implementation of climate-smart agriculture.  continued...   ECLAC Proposes Compacts for Equality and Sustainable Development 5_May_2014: The Secretariat of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) proposed to the biennial session of the Commission six "social compacts" on equality and development covering fiscal policy, investment, industrial policy, inclusive financing, labor reform, public services, environmental sustainability and natural resource governance.  continued...   Meteorological Institutions and Farmers Use Climate Information Produced Via CCAFS Tools May_2014:_The national meteorological services of ten African countries have collected historic data and monitored climate and weather information using participatory tools and approaches developed by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). These tools have helped deliver climate information at a small enough scale for smallholder farmers to use in agricultural planning. continued...   Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure Governance Newsletter Highlights Work on Land and Gender May_2014:_In its 'Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure Governance Initiative Newsletter,' the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) features a FAO and World Bank collaboration to streamline the Guidelines' gender equality principles into Bank-financed land administration projects in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. continued...   FAO Paper Discusses Family Farming in Angola April_2014: Secure land access and sustainable natural resources management remains a challenge in Angola, according to a working paper published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN's (FAO) Land and Water Division (NRL). FAO released the paper, which provides an overview of Angola's family farming sector, within the context of the International Year of Family Farming (IYFF). continued...   CIFOR Launches T20Q to Identify Research Priorities 5_May_2014: On the occasion of the Forests Asia Summit, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) launched 'T20Q,' also known as "top twenty questions for forestry and landscapes." The first phase of T20Q will run until October 2014 with the objective of gathering views and opinions on research priorities in forests and landscapes. continued...   Land Policy & Practice Calendar: Current & Upcoming Events Seventh Executive Forest Policy Course: People, Land Use and Forestry in the Pacific – Policy Challenges in the 21st Century Nadi, Western, Fiji 12 May - 23 May E-Consultation on Combating Soil Salinization in Eurasia virtual 12 May - 30 May World Mountain Forum 2014 Cusco, Peru 23 May - 24 May 46th GEF Council Meeting and GEF Assembly Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico 25 May - 30 May Ecosystems, Economy and Society: How Large-scale Restoration Can Stimulate Sustainable Development Washington D.C., US 29 May - 30 May World Environment Day 2014 worldwide 5 Jun 20th World Congress of Soil Science Jeju City, Jeju (Cheju-Do), Republic of Korea 8 Jun - 13 Jun Workshop on Cooperation and Coordination among the Biodiversity-Related Conventions Prior to WGRI-5 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 15 Jun 12th Session of the Open Working Group on SDGs New York City, US 16 Jun - 20 Jun CBD WGRI 5 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 16 Jun - 20 Jun 2014 World Day to Combat Desertification worldwide 17 Jun European Commission Conference on 'Land as a Resource' Brussels, Belgium 19 Jun 22nd Session of the FAO Committee on Forestry Rome, Lazio, Italy 23 Jun - 27 Jun UN Environmental Assembly of UNEP Nairobi, Kenya 23 Jun - 27 Jun CBD SBSTTA 18 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 23 Jun - 28 Jun    Subscribe to our iCalendar and your computer will gain access to all the events listed in our  Land Policy & Practice  Calendar ( Learn More | Subscribe ) Please send suggestions for articles to Lauren Anderson at lauren@iisd.org Funding for Land Policy & Practice has been provided by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Global Program Climate Change

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Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 18:32:42 +0000
Subject: @IISDRS Coverage of the World Mountain Forum #WMF 2014

World Mountain Forum (WMF)

23-24 May 2014 | Cusco, Peru

 http://www.iisd.ca/mountain/wmf/2014/ 

 

The World Mountain Forum (WMF), scheduled to take place from 23-24 May 2014 in Cusco, Peru, will provide a platform to promote sustainable mountain development. The Forum is a collaborative effort of several partners including, among others, the Mountain Partnership, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) the Ministry of the Environment of Peru, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). The WMF aims to bring together sustainable mountain development stakeholders from around the world, to promote collaborative action and foster political dialogue, with an overall goal of articulating concrete actions and plans for concerted efforts to address the plight of these fragile ecosystems. 

 

The Forum will convene sessions and presentations on five key topics: family farming; water and food security; climate change; mountain cities; and mountain communities. Through these discussions, WMF 2014 will showcase and discuss available local, regional and global experience in mountain development, and identify opportunities and challenges for global sustainable mountain development. 

 

WMF 2014 is expected to produce outcomes that will feed into other relevant global initiatives and events, such as the UN Secretary General's High-level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP) and the post-2015 development agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) process. The Forum will also provide the opportunity for mountain countries to discuss how to ensure mountains are adequately incorporated into climate negotiations at the 20th Conference of the Parties (COP20) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Lima, Peru, in December 2014. 

 

IISD RS will produce daily web coverage and a summary from the two-day Forum. Kindly return to this site on Saturday, 24 May 2014, for more information.

 

Funding for coverage of this meeting is provided by Consorcio para el Desarrollo Sostenible de la Ecorregión Andina (CONDESAN)

 

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