Análise do desenvolvimento da extensão universitária no Instituto de Nutrição da UERJ no período 1990-2014

A extensão universitária vem se institucionalizando nas universidades públicas brasileiras. Porém pouco se conhece sobre seu desenvolvimento nas unidades acadêmicas. Este trabalho teve como objeto analisar o desenvolvimento da extensão universitária no Instituto de Nutrição da UERJ (NUT) no período de 1990-2014. Trata-se de estudo historiográfico, baseado em pesquisa bibliográfica e na análise dos documentos coletados em arquivos e registros institucionais da UERJ, complementadas com entrevistas com informantes chave. A análise do material levantado abarcou: sistematização do histórico de institucionalização da extensão na UERJ, caracterização dos projetos desenvolvidos no NUT até 2014 e análise dos projetos ativos no período de 2005 a 2014 com pelo menos cinco anos de atividade. A caracterização dos projetos considerou, entre outros, as categorias: área temática, palavras-chave, abrangência geográfica, parcerias, situação curricular e equipe do projeto. A análise dos projetos se deu por meio da sistematização de seus relatórios e pelo seu cotejamento com as linhas de extensão propostas pelo FORPROEX e com as diretrizes da Política Nacional de Alimentação e Nutrição (PNAN) e da Política Nacional de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional (PNSAN). Nas últimas décadas, houve grandes avanços na institucionalização da extensão na UERJ. De 1990 a 2014, foram identificados 73 projetos de extensão desenvolvidos no NUT. Foi observada ampliação do corpo docente envolvido e da carga horária alocada em atividades extensionistas. Foi notório o crescimento do número de projetos de extensão vigentes a cada ano e do público por eles atingido. O perfil dos projetos de extensão do NUT tem sido voltado, prioritariamente, para as áreas temáticas de saúde e de educação de forma articulada, convergindo com os campos clássicos de atuação da Nutrição e com as vertentes tradicionais da extensão universitária. É amplo o leque de temas abordados nos projetos, destacando-se aqueles ligados ao cuidado em saúde, com ênfase em agravos e grupos populacionais específicos, à promoção da saúde e à educação/ formação. A abrangência geográfica dos projetos se ampliou com o passar dos anos. A maioria deles estabeleceu parcerias, prioritariamente com unidades da área da saúde e com instituições públicas. Somente em uma minoria deles observamos articulação com o currículo de graduação e, em parte deles, relação com pesquisa. A análise dos projetos ativos no período de 2005-2014 indicou que a maioria deles está concentrada nas linhas Saúde Humana, Educação Profissional e Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional e que, no tocante à interface com a PNAN e a PNSAN, os enfoques predominantes se concentram no cuidado nutricional na rede de atenção à saúde, na educação alimentar e nutricional e a na formação continuada. A trajetória da extensão no NUT permite identificar os seguintes desafios para o seu desenvolvimento: avançar na inserção da extensão nos projetos pedagógicos do curso de graduação; traduzir, na prática, o princípio da indissociabilidade ensino-pesquisa-extensão; aprofundar a interface entre a extensão e as políticas públicas; ampliar o escopo de parcerias. Janelas de oportunidade devem ser buscadas e caminhos devem ser percorridos coletivamente no sentido da superação desses desafios na perspectiva de uma prática extensionista que transforme universidade e sociedade.

Value chain analysis: shrimp, prawn and tilapia from the southern region of Bangladesh & feasibility analysis: brackish water sea-bass in the southern region in Bangladesh

The WorldFish Center is implementing the FtF Aquaculture Project in 20 southern districts in Bangladesh. The project is implemented under USAID’s Feed the Future initiative in collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh. The project contributes to achieving the ‘Feed the Future’ goals through four objectives: (i) dissemination of improved quality fish and shrimp seed, (ii) improving the nutrition and income status of farm households, (iii) increasing investment, employment and fish production through commercial aquaculture and (iv) policy and regulatory reform and institutional capacity building to support sustainable aquaculture growth. The project commissioned this study to gather insights into the value chains of shrimp, prawn and tilapia in the project region and the feasibility of promoting culture of brackish water sea-bass in the region. The findings and recommendations are expected to provide the foundation for the project to design its interventions for achieving its goals.

Synthesis of aquaculture policy and development approaches in Africa

The WorldFish Center was tasked to undertake a study to access, collate and develop background materials to produce an internationally linked and Africa-wide perspective on sectorally relevant policy issues. The specific objective of the study was to assess and define conditions and impact pathways, in Africa or elsewhere, where markets, policies, resources and technologies have combined to promote steady and sustainable growth of aquaculture, and where have been clear direct impacts on food supply, income, employment and consumption opportunities, as well as increase in supply that has led to stabilised prices. The study was also aimed at providing guidelines for scaling up the implementation of the synthesis study via Afri-FishNet (CAADP Fish Expert Pools) at the national and regional levels.

Institutional, policy and regulatory framework for sustainable development of the Egyptian aquaculture sector

This report presents the findings of a mission to critically review the institutional, policy and regulatory framework for sustainable development of the Egyptian aquaculture sector. The study was undertaken by an International Expert on Aquaculture Policy, and a National Expert on Institutions, on behalf of the Project “Improving Employment and Income through the Development of Egypt’s Aquaculture Sector“, implemented by WorldFish and CARE, and funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation(SDC). The objective of the mission was to assess the current status of the Egyptian aquaculture sector, in terms of the policy, legal and institutional environment, with a view to suggesting the major issues to be addressed within a future policy dialogue.

Food and nutrition security in Timor-Leste

This report is a literature review on Food and Nutrition Security in Timor-Leste based on data from surveys conducted by the Timor-Leste National Statistics Directorate, as well as from national and international organizations working in Timor-Leste. This review was supported by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)-funded project “Strategy for Investment in Fisheries in East Timor”. This report describes the current food and nutrition situation in Timor-Leste for the purpose of planning and implementing interventions aimed at improving food and nutrition security, especially within aquatic agricultural systems. The potential role of aquaculture in improving food and nutrition security is considered, with reference to the recently endorsed Timor-Leste National Aquaculture Development Strategy (2012-2030) developed by the National Directorate of Fisheries and Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Sea level rise adaptation: emerging lessons for local policy development

Many coastal communities across the United States are beginning to plan for climate-related sea level rise. While impacts and solutions will vary with local conditions, jurisdictions which have begun this process seem to pass through three common stages when developing policy for local sea level rise adaptation: l) building awareness about local sea level rise threats, 2) undertaking analyses of local vulnerabilities, and 3) developing plans and policies to deal with these vulnerabilities. The purpose of this paper is to help advance community dialogue and further inform local decision-makers about key elements and steps for addressing climate-related sea level rise. It summarizes the results of a project the Marine Policy Institute (MPI) undertook during 2011-12 to review experiences from fourteen U.S. coastal jurisdictions representing a variety of city, county, and state efforts with sea level adaptation. There are many more initiatives underway than those reflected in this sample, but the “focus jurisdictions” were selected because of the extensive information publically available on their experiences and lessons being learned that could provide insights for coastal communities, especially in Southwest Florida.

Linking energy policy, electricity generation and transmission using strong sustainability and co-optimization

The design of a sustainable electricity generation and transmission system is based on the established science of anthropogenic climate change and the realization that depending on imported fossil-fuels is becoming a measure of energy insecurity of supply. A model is proposed which integrates generation fuel mix composition, assignment of plants and optimized power flow, using Portugal as a case study. The result of this co-optimized approach is an overall set of generator types/fuels which increases the diversity of Portuguese electricity supply, lowers its dependency on imported fuels by 14.62% and moves the country towards meeting its regional and international obligations of 31% energy from renewables by 2020 and a 27% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2012, respectively. The quantity and composition of power generation at each bus is specified, with particular focus on quantifying the amount of distributed generation. Based on other works, the resultant, overall distributed capacity penetration of 19.02% of total installed generation is expected to yield positive network benefits. Thus, the model demonstrates that national energy policy and technical deployment can be linked through sustainability and, moreover, that the respective goals may be mutually achieved via holistic, integrated design. ©2009 IEEE.