Rain water ponds to face climate change In 2005 FAO supported Bangladesh in implementing is national disaster risk management strategy. Eight years later the practices applied continue to allow farmers to weather climate change impacts such as drought and reap bumper rice harvests. By harvesting rain water through mini-pods farmers in north Bangladesh have been able to guarantee a more stable income through rice and vegetables as well as fish cultivation. Photo Credit: Naimul Haq/IPS [more]

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FAO
Climate change events

Forests, rangelands and climate change adaptation in Southern Africa
FAO (SFS), FAO (SA), FAO (FOMC), SADC [marc.dumasjohansen@fao.org ]
17 June 2013 - 19 June 2013
South Africa, Birchwood Or Tambo Hotel
UNEP, FAO
20 August 2013 - 21 August 2013
Kenya, Nairobi
Training of FAO Headquarters and Decentralized forestry Officers in Forests and Climate Change
FAO (FOM)
2 June 2014 - 5 June 2014
Italy, FAO, Hqs

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UNFCCC
Climate change events

11 November 2013 - 22 November 2013
Poland, Warsaw


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last updated:  Tuesday, June 18, 2013