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Reduction in emissions

29/10/2024 Go to Evidence

A 49% reduction in nitrogen emissions and a 68% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions could be achieved by intensifying the pig and chicken production chain, according to data from 166 countries.

La intensificación de toda la cadena de cría de cerdos y pollos podría reducir las emisiones y generar beneficios económicos y en la producción de alimentos

https://tabledebates.org/research-library/whole-chain-intensification-pig-and-chicken-farming-could-lower-emissions-economic?utm_source=Fodder+mailing+list&utm_campaign=3596ed32c1-FODDER+31%2F10%2F2024_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a4426c720f-a80dd350dd-330103260

Distribution of Water Resources

21/10/2024 Go to Evidence

79% of the available water in Trinidad and Tobago comes from surface sources, while the remaining 21% is stored as groundwater (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).

79% del agua disponible en Trinidad y Tobago proviene de fuentes superficiales, mientras que el 21% restante se almacena como agua subterránea (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).

Govia, S., & Roopnarine, R. (2024). Untapped and Untold: The Hidden Connection between Water and Sustainability in Trinidad and Tobago. Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA). Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Water Service Coverage

21/10/2024 Go to Evidence

89% of Trinidad and Tobago has piped water supply, while 11% is served by public taps (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).

89% de Trinidad y Tobago cuenta con suministro de agua por tubería, mientras que el 11% es atendido mediante grifos públicos (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).

Govia, S., & Roopnarine, R. (2024). Untapped and Untold: The Hidden Connection between Water and Sustainability in Trinidad and Tobago. Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA). Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Water quality

21/10/2024 Go to Evidence

88% of water bodies in Trinidad and Tobago have good environmental quality, the highest in the region and significantly higher than the regional average of 57% (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).

88% de los cuerpos de agua en Trinidad y Tobago tienen buena calidad ambiental, siendo el más alto en la región y significativamente superior al promedio regional del 57% (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).

Govia, S., & Roopnarine, R. (2024). Untapped and Untold: The Hidden Connection between Water and Sustainability in Trinidad and Tobago. Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA). Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Impact of agriculture

21/10/2024 Go to Evidence

4 problems affect agriculture in Trinidad and Tobago: agrochemical pollution, solid waste, soil erosion and deforestation (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).

4 principales problemas de degradación de cuencas afectan la agricultura en Trinidad y Tobago: contaminación por pesticidas y fertilizantes, disposición de residuos sólidos, erosión del suelo y deforestación (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).

Govia, S., & Roopnarine, R. (2024). Untapped and Untold: The Hidden Connection between Water and Sustainability in Trinidad and Tobago. Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA). Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Ultraprocessed foods

15/10/2024 Go to Evidence

Between 15 % and 58 % of the daily energy in national diets comes from UPF, according to a recent review (Martini et al., 2021).

Los UPF hacen una contribución considerable a las dietas nacionales, oscilando entre el 15% y el 58% como proporción de la energía diaria en todos los países en una revisión reciente.

Robinson E, Johnstone AM (2024) Ultraprocessed food (UPF), health, and mechanistic uncertainty: What should we be advising the public to do about UPFs? PLoS Med 21(10): e1004439. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004439

Global hunger in 2022 affects 9.2 percent of the

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

According to the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report 2023 (SOFI 2023) global hunger in 2022 affects 9.2 percent of the world population – between 691 and 783 million people – and a total of 2.4 billion people experience moderate or severe food insecurity.

Apoyar la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios hacia la sostenibilidad y resiliencia. Libro Blanco. PNUD

State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report 2023 (SOFI 2023)

Healthy diet

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

More than 3.1 billion people, 42% of the world's population, could not afford a healthy diet in 2021, according to the SOFI 2023 report.

Apoyar la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios hacia la sostenibilidad y resiliencia. Libro Blanco. PNUD

State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report 2023 (SOFI 2023)

Over a quarter of a billion people were acutely fo

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

According to The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2023, over a quarter of a billion people were acutely food-insecure and required urgent food assistance in 58 food-crisis countries/territories in 2022. This is the highest number in the seven-year history of the GRFC.

Apoyar la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios hacia la sostenibilidad y resiliencia. Libro blanco. PNUD

The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2023