The way FAO works is shifting to meet the challenges of achieving food security in a changing climate. A three-day event gathered staff working on agriculture, fisheries and forestry from all over the world to discuss ways to improve support given to countries to face this challenge. Topics discussed ranged from REDD+, climate change policy and UNFCCC negotiations, impacts of climate change on land and water resources as well as vulnerability impact assessments and disaster risk management. View the video. [more...]
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The purpose of the expert workshop is to give guidance on a practical guide and analytical tool to help national policy decision-makers systematically examine climate change issues in relation to forests and trees outside forests and their benefits and to identify and prioritize areas where changes will have to be made to be better able to respond effectively to climate change. The guide will propose ways to make these changes in the context of a policy process involving all relevant sectors. The principal intended audiences of the practical guide are mid and high level officials of national governments in ministries responsible for policies, governance processes, and legal and institutional aspects of relevance to forests and climate change as well as representatives of other key stakeholder groups.
The expert workshop will review the current draft of the practical guide, considering the overall structure and contents and its individual chapters. We are seeking expert input to improve its relevance and practicability. The meeting will be conducted in English.
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Universidad de Valencia, together with several sponsors, are convening a Global Forum on Salinization and Climate Change. The Forum will be hosted by the Universidad de Valencia and Spanish authorities, in Valencia, Spain, from the 25 to 29 October 2010.
Brochure on data, tools and methods for climate impact assessment in agriculture and planning of climate change adaptation practices. FAO Climate Offer. [more...]
This new FAO forestry publication examines the complex connections between the global forest products industry and the global carbon cycle, with the objective of characterizing the carbon footprint of the sector. The analysis finds that the industry’s main sources of emissions are manufacturing and disposal of used products in landfills. Data from some countries suggest that sustainable forest management practices can be effective in keeping forest carbon stocks stable over time. Indirect greenhouse gas benefits resulting from the activities or products of the forest products industry, while difficult to measure, can be large and could be increased. [more...]
The way FAO works is shifting to meet the challenges of achieving food security in a changing climate. A three-day event gathered staff working on agriculture, fisheries and forestry from all over the world to discuss ways to improve support given to countries to face this challenge. Topics discussed ranged from REDD+, climate change policy and UNFCCC negotiations, impacts of climate change on land and water resources as well as vulnerability impact assessments and disaster risk management. View the video. [
Brochure on data, tools and methods for climate impact assessment in agriculture and planning of climate change adaptation practices. FAO Climate Offer. [
This new FAO forestry publication examines the complex connections between the global forest products industry and the global carbon cycle, with the objective of characterizing the carbon footprint of the sector. The analysis finds that the industry’s main sources of emissions are manufacturing and disposal of used products in landfills. Data from some countries suggest that sustainable forest management practices can be effective in keeping forest carbon stocks stable over time. Indirect greenhouse gas benefits resulting from the activities or products of the forest products industry, while difficult to measure, can be large and could be increased. [
