FAO Food & Agriculture Organization [to 11 April 2015]

FAO Food & Agriculture Organization [to 11 April 2015]
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Global agencies call for urgent action to avoid irreversible groundwater depletion
FAO, UNESCO, the World Bank, GEF and the International Association of Hydrogeologists have today called for action by the global community to manage the increasingly urgent depletion and degradation of limited groundwater resources.
10-04-2015

Emergency cattle vaccination campaign underway along Syria-Lebanon border
Concerns over the spread of high impact transboundary animal diseases are mounting in Lebanon and neighbouring countries as some of the 1.5 million refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria have brought with them large numbers of unvaccinated sheep, goats, cattle, and other animals.
9-04-2015

Learn about FAO’s strategic objectives and progress towards achieving them
FAO’s work is driven by five cross-cutting strategic objectives that are closely aligned with the most relevant and urgent development problems faced by our member countries and the development community. Learn more via this brochure.
9-04-2015

For developing countries, new opportunities in geothermal energy
Geothermal energy, the flow of heat energy radiating from the earth’s core, provides unique opportunities for cost efficient, sustainable food production and processing in developing countries, says a new report published by FAO today.
7-04-2015