FAO Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment
About
The Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment (OCB) works to ensure that countries and stakeholders respond to the challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation, keeping food and agriculture sustainability high on the agenda.
OCB contributes to all FAO aspirations, focusing on how the work for a better environment can contribute to better production, better nutrition and better livelihoods.
Teams
Biodiversity mainstreaming
Team leader
Frederic Castell
Climate policy and strategy
Team leader
Inkar Kadyrzhanova
Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Team leader
Dan Leskien
Climate action support
Team leader
Martial Bernoux
Energy-smart food systems
Team leader
Michela Morese
Environmental sustainability
Team leader
Lev Neretin
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
Team leader
Endo Yoshihide
Global Environment Facility
Team leader
Jeffrey Griffin
Green Climate Fund
Team leader
Nadine Valat
International Plant Treaty
Team leader
Kent Nnadozie
Vision
FAO’s Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment foresees a future where governments, development partners, civil society, academic institutions and the private sector work together to ensure sustainable agriculture and food systems, and a climate-resilient world, free from hunger and malnutrition, that conserves biodiversity and protects the environment.
OCB Director
Kaveh Zahedi
Role
OCB provides a cross organizational coordination role on issues related to climate change, biodiversity and the environment. The office assists FAO Members in their responses to the interlinked challenges of food security, climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental degradation through:
• Global policy
• National planning (including Nationally Determined Contributions and National Adaptation Plans)
• Technical support
• Action on the ground (including Farmer Field Schools, Plant Treaty Benefit Sharing Fund, GEF Small Grants Programme)
OCB is the focal point for major multilateral environmental agreements including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). In addition, OCB hosts the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) Programme, the Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, as well as FAO’s work on environmental safeguards.