FAO and its partners convened over 70 stakeholders in Bangkok to validate findings from Thailand’s water tenure assessment. The meeting highlighted climate-related water stress, governance challenges, and opportunities to strengthen responsible water management across river basins.

Representatives from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, and Thailand shared national experiences and solutions, emphasizing collaboration and effective water management tools. Discussions highlighted increasing water scarcity across the Asia-Pacific region and the importance of strategic water allocation and robust water accounting systems to ensure sustainable use amid competing demands.

Three officers from the Samoa Forestry Division have successfully completed an intensive, hands-on training programme focused on Sustainable Teak and Pine Production and Management, held from 25 to 29 May 2026 in Suva, Fiji. The initiative was collaboratively organized by the Ministry of Forestry Fiji and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

On May 22, 2024, the Asia-Pacific Water Scarcity Programme hosted the Southeast Asia Water Scarcity Synthesis Session at the 10th World Water Forum. Moderated by Fany Wedahuditama from the Global Water Partnership, the session focused on the region's growing water challenges due to population growth, industrialization, urbanization, and climate change. Tim Goodes from Australia’s Murray Darling Basin Authority opened the session with remarks that set the stage for the discussion. Caroline Turner from FAO emphasized the need for better water management and allocation to support agriculture. 

Kabul – Five Afghan agribusinesses have been selected as the first recipients of co-investment matching grants under an initiative implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funded by the World Bank Group aimed at revitalizing Afghanis...

Luang Prabang, Lao PDR – Primary forests across Southeast Asia and the Pacific underpin the region’s agrifood systems and societies. They hold globally irreplaceable biodiversity, store vast carbon reserves, regulate the water cycle on which agriculture depends, and are foundational to the cul...

11 May 2026, Bangkok – Southeast Asia and the Pacific have some the last remaining untouched forests in the world. These primary forests are irreplaceable ecosystems, supporting rich biodiversity, storing vast carbon and sustaining the livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples. Howeve...

Apia, Samoa – The Government of Samoa and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are integrating Earth Observation and geospatial technologies into national agricultural data systems to improve resilience and support evidence-based policymaking.

Increasing demands for water are placing growing pressure on food security, livelihoods and ecosystem sustainability worldwide. In Asia and the Pacific, these pressures are particularly pronounced, as demand from agriculture, cities and industry continues to rise, while climate chang...

Cox’s Bazar – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Bangladesh received USD 584369 from Bangladesh Humanitarian Fund to deliver urgent, life-saving slope stabilization and community preparedness inter...

Nine out of ten ships that once passed through the Strait of Hormuz are not going anywhere. The consequences are already shaping Asia's next harvest and the one after that.

The disruption is now reaching the foundation of Asia's agricultural cycle. Shipments have stalled. Gulf economies,...

Bandar Seri Begawan,  Ministers from around Asia and the Pacific gathered in Brunei Darussalam to negotiate collaboration pathways and priority areas of action with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). They aim to harness the region’s in...

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam – QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), welcomed ministers from around Asia and the Pacific to a special meeting here today to discuss the “distinct and persistent structural vulnerabilities...

Bandar Seri Begawan: The first Asia-Pacific Food Forum (APFF) opened in Brunei Darussalam today, bringing together Ministers, development partners, financial institutions, private sector leaders, scientists, innovators, women farmers and youth to accelerate agrifood systems tr...

Bandar Seri Begawan: The Senior Officers’ Meeting of the 38th Session of the FAO Regional Con...

Bandar Seri Begawan: Agriculture Ministers and senior officials from 46 countries in Asia and the Pacific will gather in Brunei Darussalam from April 20 to 24 for a major UN conference covering the state of food and agriculture in the region.

Hosted by the Government of...

Sanya, China – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu launched  a new project for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), which focuses on transforming agrifood systems in the face of the particularly intense challenges faced by countries that are often isolated, with limited sources and high exposure to climate risks. 

Manila – There is positive but still inadequate and uneven progress in tackling food insecurity in the Asia and the Pacific region, where around 25 million people escaped hunger in 2024, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said at a high-level event hosted during the 

Hanoi, Viet Nam – Livestock systems across Asia and the Pacific are under mounting strain from climate change, environmental degradation, zoonotic diseases and rising demand for animal-source foods, even as millions of people in the region remain food...

Ha Noi, Viet Nam  – A recent transboundary analysis from the Ma and Neun-Ca shared river basins in Viet Nam and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic has highlighted key threats to the shared region, including fish kills likely linked to agricultural pollution and fla...