STOCK TAKING OF ACTIONS AND INITIATIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
Please fill one form for each initiative reported
Name of the Initiative:
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Individual
Collective
Respondent
Name: Najib
Surname: Saab
Email: nsaab@afedonline.org
Organization: Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED)
Position: Secretary General
Are you responding?
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On behalf on the organization conducting the action/initiative
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As a member of it
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Because you know its existence
Name of the leading organization: Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED)
Type of organization:
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National Authority (e.g. Government),
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Local Authorities
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Intergovernmental Organization
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Civil Society
 Non-governmental organizations
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Primary food producers (e.g. farmers, smallholder farmers, pastoralists, fisherfolk)
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Private Sector (e.g. manufacturer, retailers, industry association, private research, etc)
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Research
 Multistakeholder
o Other:
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Partners (the case being):
Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development – ICARDA – ESCWA – FAO-NENA – Environment Agency Abu
Dhabi - CIHEAM
Year of the beginning of the action/ initiative: 2014
The case being, year of end: Ongoing
Geographical
scope of the
Initiative
Indicate precisely
Local
Input or
Main
service
Targeted
provision
Stage of
Food
Systems
If
x
appropriate,
indicate
precisely
National
Regional
Global
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Primary
Production
Processing
x
x
Distribution
x
Consumption
x
Main dimension(s) addressed (if several of them, please indicate order of priority)
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Environment 1
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Economic 3
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Social 4
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Governance 2
Main issue(s) addressed (if several of them, please indicate order of priority)
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Water
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Soil
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Land
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Air
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Climate change
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Biodiversity (including genetic resources)
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Specific ecosystems, if yes, please precise:
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Food losses and waste
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Energy
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Pollution
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Food consumption
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Consumer behavior
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Nutrition
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Animal welfare
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Fair Trade
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Rural development
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Land use rights
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Gender issues
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Youth issues
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Employment
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Workers rights and safety
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Vulnerable groups
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Poverty alleviation
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Other, please specify...
Main instruments used (if several of them, please indicate order of priority)
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Projects
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Regulations
 Policy dialogue
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Capacity development
 Research
 Knowledge dissemination
 Advocacy and awareness raising
 Data collection and sharing
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Training, extension
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Consumer information
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Voluntary standards, labels
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Payment for environmental services
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Other? If so, please specify:
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Description of the Initiative (in less than 10 lines), including, as appropriate elements
on size and scale of the initiative:
Food Security is the seventh in the series of annual reports on the state of Arab environment,
produced by the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED). The report highlights the
need for more efficient management of the agriculture and water sectors, in view of enhancing the
prospects of food security.
The result of collaborative work, this AFED report has been produced by a group of leading experts,
in cooperation with regional and international organizations, universities and research centers. Over
200 researchers and specialists contributed to the work. Various consultation meetings were held to
discuss the rafts, culminating in a regional meeting hosted by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic
Development (KFAED), where 40 experts from 14 countries and 21 institutions reviewed the drafts
with the authors.
A novel feature of the report are the maps showing water and land resources in the Arab region,
produced in cooperation with the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas
(ICARDA) based on the most recent data.
Results:
AFED reports have gained global reputation as the most reliable and independent sources on
environment issues in the Arab region, and the main environmental policy drivers.
References ( Literature, web site, reports, etc):
www.afedonline.org
http://www.afedonline.org/Report2014/English.html
www.afedmag.com
AFED (2014). Arab Environment: Food Security. Annual Report of the Arab Forum for Environment and
Development, 2014; A. Sadik, M. El-Solh and N. Saab (Eds.); Beirut, Lebanon. Technical Publications.
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