Agriculture at a Crossroads: Synthesis Report

International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD); United Nations Environment Programme

dc.contributor.author	International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD)
dc.contributor.author	United Nations Environment Programme
dc.date.accessioned	2016-10-11T20:00:35Z
dc.date.available	2016-10-11T20:00:35Z
dc.date.issued	2009
dc.identifier.uri	https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/7862
dc.description	International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) was to assess the impacts of past, present and future agricultural knowledge, science and technology on the - reduction of hunger and poverty, - improvement of rural livelihoods and human health, and - equitable, socially, environmentally and economically sustainable development. The IAASTD was initiated in 2002 by the World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as a global consultative process to determine whether an international assessment of agricultural knowledge, science and technology was needed. Mr. Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) opened the first Intergovernmental Plenary (30 August-3 September 2004) in Nairobi, Kenya, during which participants initiated a detailed scoping, preparation, drafting and peer review process. The outputs from this assessment are a global and five subglobal reports
dc.description	a global and five subglobal Summaries for Decision Makers
dc.description	and a cross-cutting Synthesis Report with an Executive Summary. The Summaries for Decision Makers and the Synthesis Report specifically provide options for action to governments, international agencies, academia, research organizations and other decision makers around the world. The reports draw on the work of hundreds of experts from all regions of the world who have participated in the preparation and peer review process. As has been customary in many such global assessments, success depended first and foremost on the dedication, enthusiasm and cooperation of these experts in many different but related disciplines. It is the synergy of these interrelated disciplines that permitted IAASTD to create a unique, interdisciplinary regional and global process
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD)
dc.publisher	United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
dc.rights	Public	en_US
dc.subject	agriculture; agricultural economics; agricultural landscape; agricultural legislation; agricultural planning; agricultural land; land use; land management and planning
dc.subject.classification	Ecosystem Management
dc.subject.classification	Resource Efficency
dc.title	Agriculture at a Crossroads: Synthesis Report
dc.type	Reports, Books and Booklets
wd.identifier.old-id	10909
wd.identifier.sdg	SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
wd.identifier.sdgio	http://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000046