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September Newsletter - Focus on Food Security
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Dear *|FNAME|*
Welcome to the Aid International Development Forum’s September newsletter. This month we are focusing on challenges facing food security in Asia. SWITCH-Asia is sharing with us an industry report the ‘sustainable agriculture and food systems in Asia’. Read also more about ‘building resilience for food and nutrition security’ provided by IFPRI.
We also would like to recommend you attend our upcoming 2nd annual AIDF Food Security Summit: Asia 2014, find out more below and share with your colleagues. We hope you are enjoying this specially crafted content.
Thank you!
Your AIDF team
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Food Security summit on agricultural and nutrition challenges
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As the world population edged to 7 billion – up from 2.5 billion in 1950 – it has had profound implications for development, with effects on sustainability, urbanisation, and access to health services and youth empowerment. Some of the implications of overpopulation include significant food and water shortages.
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Sustainable agriculture and food systems in Asia
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This technical briefing on sustainable consumption and production, from standards, certifications and labeling to consumption and lifestyles, from policies to advocacy strategies, this paper explores recommendations and issues towards more sustainable food systems in Asia.
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Building Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security
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Resilience is not just a buzzword. It has new meaning. It is about ability, capacity, and capability at the global level, the national level, the community level… to predict, prevent, cope with, recover, and even prosper after crises, after shocks
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World Humanitarian Day: Infographic about the importance of partnerships in disaster management
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Aid & International Development Forum, releases an infographic on “How Partnerships & Technology Can Improve Disaster Management”. The infographic was produced in connection with the upcoming World Humanitarian Day, which falls every year on the 19th August. The day commemorates those who have lost their lives in humanitarian service. This year’s focus is all about putting the spotlight on #HumanitarianHeroes across the globe who are committed to making a difference.
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The current state of fleet risk for risk management in the aid and development space
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The past six decades have seen a rapid rise of globalization and aid and development organizations in particular are increasingly operating in harsh, unpredictable and often perilous environments. The many risks and road safety challenges in this line of work have long been accepted as part of a trade off in carrying out vital missions at the world’s frontiers...
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2nd Annual AIDF Food Security Summit: Asia
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08/10/2014 - 09/10/2014
You are invited to join the 2nd annual AIDF Food Security Summit: Asia 2014 taking place on 8-9 October in Jakarta. The summit is the most influential gathering for regional governments, NGOs, UN and intergovernmental agencies, development banks and private sector companies to discuss important issues facing food security in Agriculture and Nutrition. This event is strictly limited to 300 exclusive participants, make sure you register now to avoid disappointment later.
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"Sustainable aquaculture is key in global food security. Realizing this, and staying true to our mission “shaping aquaculture together”, INVE AQUACULTURE is proud to partner with AIDF for this Food Security Summit. We believe it will improve awareness on the ever-increasing importance of sustainably produced seafood to global food security. Being able to bring our message across to leading officials, regulators, investors and various important associations from all over Asia is precious to all stakeholders within this young industry."
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"It is my great pleasure and honour to attend a world leading platform that gathers experts and leaders on water security and related areas from government, UN, NGOs and the private sector. This is an excellent place where we can share, discuss and contribute ideas and experiences on now to promote sustainable water management and address water security on the international stage."
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