Search for tag: "agriculture"

Agribusiness and Livelihood Systems in the Amazon

This lecture presents key agrarian systems in the Amazon (e.g., crops, livestock), their role in deforestation and degradation, fragmentation, pollution of waterways, pressures on and/or displacement…

From  SDG Academy 0 plays

Conversation with Glenn Denning, Universal Food Security

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Professor Glenn Denning, a world-leading specialist in agricultural and food policy to discuss Denning’s new book Universal Food Security: How to End Hunger…

From  SDG Academy 75 plays

EbA and Agriculture

This video is the first of three sector-specific insight units. In this video, participants learn about the importance of EbA for agriculture and food systems. This video is licensed under the CC…

From  SDG Academy 16 plays

EbA in action: Examples from different sectors

This video provides examples of EbA measures that can be implemented in different sectors, including the water, agricultural and urban sectors. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

+9 More
From  SDG Academy 5 plays

Case Study: Ecosystem service valuation in Tanna, Vanuatu

This video presents a case study on cost-benefit analysis conducted Griffith University to determine the importance of EbA strategies, such as community conservation and agricultural extension, in…

+11 More
From  SDG Academy 3 plays

Assessing climate risk: Preparing a climate risk assessment

This video is the first in a three-part series that guides participants through the process of preparing a climate risk assessment. In this video, participants learn how to develop a climate change…

From  SDG Academy 10 plays

EbA in the context of sustainable development

To distinguish EbA from similar approaches and enhance understanding of the concept, EbA is placed in the context of sustainable development. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

+8 More
From  SDG Academy 5 plays

Opportunities of Impact: Joint Green Industrial Innovation

The third impact is joint green industrial innovation. For IsDB, the industrialization of the member countries is imperative to simultaneously increase the competitiveness of each country and plug…

+9 More
From  SDG Academy 1 plays

IsDB’s Commitment to Climate Change and its Sector Strategies

To demonstrate its commitments to climate action, the IsDB approved its first Climate Change Policy in February 2019. The policy emphasizes mainstreaming climate action in all the Bank’s…

+7 More
From  SDG Academy 0 plays

The Grammar of Sustainability: The alignment of agrifood companies to the SDGs

Webinar 8, Siena International School of Sustainable Development 2022

From  SDG Academy 18 plays

Balancing water demand and supply

This chapter provides insights on water uses and management in the Mediterranean region. Furthermore, it illustrates how water use in the region is increasingly globalized through trade in…

From  SDG Academy 8 plays

Markets and supply chains

The chapter focuses on how markets and supply chains connect farmers and consumers around the world and on the implications of global trade of agricultural commodities for the health and wellbeing of…

+9 More
From  SDG Academy 12 plays

Intangible cultural heritage, food security and agriculture

This chapter addresses how living heritage can contribute to achieving food security. Learners explore how communities have built considerable traditional knowledge developing techniques based on the…

From  SDG Academy 18 plays

Intangible cultural heritage and income generation

This chapter reflects on the contribution of intangible cultural heritage to generating income and sustaining livelihoods for communities, groups and individuals. Learners discover how local…

From  SDG Academy 54 plays

Introducing SDG 2: Zero hunger

Around 11% of the world’s population is undernourished. SDG 2 aims to end hunger and all forms of malnutrition by 2030. Ensuring access to nutritious and sufficient food for all people globally…

From  SDG Academy 57 plays

The Saemaul Movement and Cooperatives

Role of Cooperatives in the Saemaul Movement. They had leading roles in modernizing the distribution of agricultural products and in raising the income of its members. This video is licensed under…

+7 More
From  SDG Academy 4 plays