The Conference aims at bridging the gap between science, policy and decision-making to support effective resilience building. According to the latest IPCC’s 6th Assessment Report (August 2021), “climate change is intensifying the water cycle”, which will bring more associated flooding and [...]

  We face a reality where hazardous events are interrelated, and disaster impacts cascade in unpredictable ways. Multi-hazards can be a coincidence, they can be directly triggered by another or influence each other, creating multi-vulnerabilities that we need to prepare for. [...]

Agriculture and food systems face multiple and interconnected risks and crises, with dire impacts on food insecurity and nutrition. FAO implements multi-risk and impact management actions, including nature-based solutions and specifically, forest-based solutions, with a focus on food crisis and [...]

The FAO Science and Innovation Forum will focus on highlighting the centrality of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for agrifood systems transformation, and encourage a diversity of perspectives based on science and innovation, thereby facilitating rationalization and inclusiveness of debate. [...]

Date & Time: 3 october 2022 |13:00 – 14:30 hours (CEST) The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR), annually celebrated on 13 October since 2009, promotes global awareness about the prevention and reduction of disaster risk and disaster losses in lives, [...]