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This video presents issues facing Cambodian rural farmers and different approaches introduced by the GEF funded project namely Life and Nature. The project aims to improve adaptive capacity of rural communities to impacts of climate change and strengthen ecosystem services to support agriculture and to attain food security. The [...]

Women are often among the most vulnerable and marginalized, with limited access to resources and assets, and face formidable barriers in adapting to climate change. Their vulnerability stems from a variety of sources, including basic gender inequality, distribution of rural work effort, and disproportionate access to economic, health and educational [...]

This video illustrates a series of steps used in the community engagement approach, aiming at building community’s resilience to impacts of climate change. It presents interactive learning approach and tools for community facilitators or practitioners in creating Climate Smart Agriculture Farmer Field School.

@FAO, @Global Environment Facility (GEF) with the Royal Government of Cambodia are supporting rural women, among the most vulnerable and marginalized groups, for fostering community resilience to climate change.

Women are often among the most vulnerable and marginalized, with limited access to resources and assets, and face formidable barriers in adapting to climate change. Their vulnerability stems from a variety of sources, including basic gender inequality, distribution of rural work effort, and disproportionate access to economic, health and educational [...]

This publication documents impact assessment work done on FAO supported community education for pesticide risk reduction efforts implemented through National IPM Programmes in Cambodia and Vietnam during the 2007-2012 period. Impact assessment on investments in capacity building and education programmes is notoriously difficult. Using science-based research methodologies, the impact assessment [...]

Short presentation.

Cassava is a major crop used for human consumption, animal feed and bioenergy production, with about 3 million smallholder farmers in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) deriving their livelihoods from the crop. In 2008, the cassava pink mealybug (CM) invaded Thailand, resulting in extensive crop damage. To combat it, the [...]