This report provides a conceptual framework to address food security under conditions of water scarcity in agriculture. It has been prepared by a team of FAO staff and consultants in the framework of the project "Coping with water scarcity: the role of agriculture?," and has been discussed at an Expert Consultation meeting organized in FAO, Rome in December 2009 on the same subject. It was subsequently edited and revised, taking account of discussions in the Expert Consultation and materials presented to the meeting. The document offers views on the conceptual framework on which FAO's water scarcity program should be based, proposes a set of definitions associated with the concept of water scarcity, and indicates the main principles on which FAO should base its action in support to its member countries.

Jakob Streit, a master storyteller, here presents a remarkable collection of stories that he gathered both from his own experience, and from true stories told to him by others. The stories are all about guiding forces, such as angels, intervening in human destiny.This inspiring book is suitable for reading to children.

They come to our aid when we least expect it, and they disappear as soon as their work is done. Invisible helpers are available to all of us. In fact, we all regularly receive messages from our guardian angels and spirit guides, but usually fail to recognize them. This book will help you to realize when this occurs. And when you carry out the exercises provided, you will be able to communicate freely with both your guardian angels and spirit guides.

We may not see or hear them, but angels and spirit guides are always with us. From building healthy relationships to attaining career goals to experiencing spiritual growth, these divine companions are there to lead us down the right path just when we need their help the most. Popular author D. J. Conway shows you how to develop a personal and meaningful relationship with your spirit guides to improve your life. Try unique meditations, guided visualizations, chants, rituals, and spells to connect with power animals, nature spirits, Light and Shadow angels, and the spirits of friends, family, and even pets. In doing so, you will experience personal empowerment and tremendous spiritual growth. Enriched by Conway's own experiences, this book on angels and spirit guides provides unparalleled spiritual guidance, ultimately revealing how the profound impact of these guardian angels and spirit teachers can bring a sense of peace and direction to your life.

Ninny and Allen are madly in love. Yet she recognizes that her intuition and apprehension happen to be true: she and her boyfriend belong to two different worlds. She belongs to a world inhabited by her people and ruled by ancestral traditions, including Voodoo; he belongs to a sophisticated world of positive knowledge, populated by the enemies of her people. The dividing line becomes so clear to her now; and she has no choice but to acknowledge this dichotomy and react accordingly. She whispers: “Que sera, sera.â€