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Opportunities for actions with high mitigation potential
2014
Submission by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on opportunities for actions with high mitigation potential, including...
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Food Wastage Footprint: Full cost-accounting Final report
2014
Approximately one-third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. The economic costs of this food wastage are substantial and amount...
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use in Africa
2014
Food Security and Agriculture face major challenges under climate change, in terms of expected negative impacts on productivity as well as implementation...
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Understanding the drought impact of El Niño on the global agricultural areas
2014
During El Niño episodes the normal patterns of tropical precipitation and atmospheric circulation become disrupted triggering extreme climate events...
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Science to support climate-smart agricultural development – Concepts and results from the MICCA pilot projects in East Africa
2014
The publication reports on the concepts driving the scientific activities of the MICCA’s pilot projects in East Africa. It provides the research results,...
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Mitigation of food wastage: Societal costs and benefits
2014
In recent years, progress has been made globally in establishing sustainable food production systems aimed at improving food and nutrition security...
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FAO Success Stories on Climate-Smart Agriculture
2014
This booklet provides examples of climate-smart systems by showcasing some FAO success stories in various countries. The cases have been selected from...
Data & Tools
The Nationally Determined Contributions Expert Tool (NEXT)
2013
The Nationally Determined Contributions Expert Tool (NEXT) is a country-tailored tool that provides annual greenhouse gas emissions reductions and a...
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Food wastage footprint - Impacts on natural resources. Summary report
2013
This FAO study provides a global account of the environmental footprint of food wastage (i.e. both food loss and food waste) along the food supply chain,...