FAO proposes five key actions to address climate-conflict nexus at the United Nations Security Council

14/02/2024

Climate crisis and conflicts are becoming increasingly intertwined, feeding into one another to perpetuate hunger and poverty. Urgent action and innovative...

Global Environment Facility approves new FAO-led projects and programs benefiting 46 countries

12/02/2024

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has greenlighted 48 FAO-led projects worth about $2.9 billion –$294 million in project financing and $2.6 billion...

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Pulses and soils: a dynamic duo

05/02/2024

They are the dried edible seeds of legumes both cultivated for food and feed. They are pulses, and if you didn’t know already, they have the potential...

The climate crisis and accessing finance top agenda at high-level gathering of SIDs, LDCs and Landlocked Developing Countries

02/02/2024

The challenges of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the perils of...

Moving from declarations to action - COP28 Outcomes: Addressing climate change through agrifood systems solutions

30/01/2024

In a bid to emphasize the transformative potential of agrifood systems in responding to climate change and ensuring good food for today and for tomorrow,...

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FAST: An innovative Partnership to unlock climate investments in agrifood systems for the most vulnerable

22/01/2024

A FAO Expert Panel at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture explored tailored solutions offered by the Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Transformation...

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Climate change accelerated during 2011-2020, fueling a need for urgent, coordinated action – report

22/01/2024

The rate of climate change surged during 2011-2020, undermining food security, national development and progress towards the Sustainable...

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FAO launches “ABC-Map” geospatial app to boost country capacity to confront climate change

19/01/2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has...

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COP28: FAO spotlights agrifood systems’ potential to address climate impacts and achieve 1.5°C goal

13/12/2023

Agrifood systems solutions are climate solutions and increased collaboration and finance are needed if the world is to achieve the