The impact of natural hazards and disasters on agriculture ...

1 This brochure was preparedfor the World Conferenceon disaster Risk Reductionin Sendai, Japan,March 2015, and updated in May delle Terme di Caracalla00153, Rome - ITALY FAO, THE IMPACTOF natural HAZARDSAND disasters ON agriculture AND FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION A CALL FOR ACTIONTO BUILD RESILIENT LIVELIHOODSU pdated May 20152 This brochure presents the preliminary findings of a study of the Food and agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on the impact of natural hazards and disasters on the agriculture sector and subsectors1 in developing countries. The core findings of the study are: The agriculture sector including crops, livestock, fisheries and forestry absorbs approximately 22 percent of the economic impact caused by medium- and large-scale natural hazards and disasters in developing countries; The high impact of natural hazards and disasters on agriculture calls for enhanced mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction and resilience building within the agricultural sectors; There are major data gaps on the impact of natural hazards and disasters on the agriculture sectors in developing countries.

disasters in the sector, based on a review of post-disaster needs assessments that were undertaken during the last decade in developing countries; and estimating the damage caused by natural hazards on crops and livestock based on data from DesInventar; 2. Estimating losses in crop and livestock production in developing countries

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