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Cabo Verde boosts its resilience to climate change with the support of South-South Cooperation
Climate change and prolonged droughts pose an ever-increasing threat to agriculture in Cabo Verde.Through the FAO-China South-South Cooperation project, a group of Chinese experts pass on their knowledge and expertise to Cabo Verdean farmers and livestock producers to fight pests, manage soil and animal production, and offer other useful techniques in adapting to the effects of climate change.
Loyda Twinomujuni – FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme
A female-owned business thrives, supporting local employment and food security. Loyda Twinomujuni, supported by the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme, runs a farm where she rears cattle and pigs.
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Cotton is vital to many rural economies, especially in South America, where its production has declined over the past 20 years, affecting thousands of families. FAO and other partners have launched an initiative to support farmers in seven countries, promoting South-South and triangular cooperation (SSC and TC). Learn about this and other collaborative projects through FAO.
In the Municipality of Viana, Angola, a groundbreaking South-South and triangular cooperation initiative is unfolding. It is enabling access to improved water, sanitation and hygiene services in Viana, and setting a new benchmark in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) management.
Toward combatting mother-to-child transmission of diseases like HIV, Syphilis, Hepatitis B, and Chagas, 16 Caribbean nations are coming together under a project proposal to be funded by the India-UN Development Partnership Fund, and to be implemented by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).