FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Events

7/9

2026

13/9

2026

Hybrid Event, 07/09/2026 - 13/09/2026

Beijing/multiple locations in China

10/8

2026

11/8

2026

10/08/2026 - 11/08/2026

Understanding interactions between animals and humans and their shared environment is critical in improving public health and preventing disease outbreaks. 

3/8

2026

8/8

2026

03/08/2026 - 08/08/2026

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS), will organize the FAO Global Technical Workshop on Tropical Special Agricultural Products under the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Initiative and the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme from 3 to 8 August 2026 in Hainan Province...

13/7

2026

18/7

2026

13/07/2026 - 18/07/2026

FAO, in collaboration with the FAO/IAEA Joint Centre, is organizing a Regional Training Workshop under a Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) to strengthen the production and adoption of quinoa, millets, and soybeans.

These crops have significant potential to enhance climate resilience, strengthen food and n...

7/9

2026

10/9

2026

07/09/2026 - 10/09/2026

Southeast Asia and the Pacific are vulnerable to transboundary animal diseases, zoonoses and other biological threats that can disrupt livestock production, undermine livelihoods and affect public health. Resilient animal health systems are essential to protect people, animals and the environment through a One Health approach.

 

23/6

2026

26/6

2026

23/06/2026 - 26/06/2026

FAO and the Team Europe Initiative (TEI) on Deforestation-free Value Chains are pleased to invite to a regional Asia-Pacific multistakeholder dialogue...

20/7

2026

24/7

2026

20/07/2026 - 24/07/2026

Training workshop in Open Foris Arena and Arena Mobile for forest inventories.


8/6

2026

12/6

2026

08/06/2026 - 12/06/2026

Fisheries in the Asia-Pacific region contribute over 60 percent of global capture production but face significant sustainability challenges, with up to 47 percent of stocks overfished in the Western Central Pacific (Area 71). Management is complicated in this region due to the multispecies and multigear (MSMG) nature of fisheries in these areas.

To address this, FAO in collaboration with...

8/6

2026

9/6

2026

08/06/2026 - 09/06/2026

Food safety incidents and emergencies may have devastating impacts on public health, food security and economic stability across regions. With increasingly complex global food supply chains and emerging food safety threats due to climate change, the need for robust early warning systems and coordinated responses at the intern...

19/5

2026

20/5

2026

19/05/2026 - 20/05/2026

The Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) is one of the largest LMEs in the world, covering approximately 6.2 million km².  Around 66 percent of the BOBLME lies within the exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, with the remainder comprising...

23/11

2026

26/11

2026

Hybrid Event, 23/11/2026 - 26/11/2026

In the Asia-Pacific region, sustainable agricultural mechanization (APSAM) is increasingly recognized as a key driver of agrifood systems transformation. Progress has been supported not only by new technologies, but also by the development of enabling mechanization ecosystems that include appropriate machinery, supportive policies, financing, service providers and...

15/5

2026

15/05/2026

15 May 2026 | 14:00 UTC+7 | Online

Transboundary animal diseases continue to threaten livestock systems, livelihoods and public health across Asia and the Pacific. At the same time, demographic change may reduce the future veterinary workforce as the youth population is projected to gradually decline through 2050. To support preparedness, FAO, in colla...

11/5

2026

13/5

2026

Hybrid Event, 11/05/2026 - 13/05/2026

Asia and the Pacific region remains off track to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2 – Zero Hunger, facing persistent and overlapping challenges of undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and overweight/obesity. These nutrition burdens are further compounded by climate shoc...

14/5

2026

Hybrid Event, 14/05/2026

Strengthening One Health and Emergency Preparedness and Response

6/5

2026

7/5

2026

Hybrid Event, 06/05/2026 - 07/05/2026

The Regional Dialogue on Water Tenure for Asia and the Pacific will take place on 6 and 7 May 2026 at the Avani+ Riverside Bangkok Hotel, in Bangkok, Thailand.