Climate Change
Accelerating change for water security in Jordan'

Accelerating change for water security in Jordan

Climate change is primarily a water crisis, but sustainable water management offers solutions, from harvesting rainwater to storing treated wastewater
FAO’s Strategy on Climate Change 2022-31 supports countries to make agrifood systems more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable'

FAO’s Strategy on Climate Change 2022-31 supports countries to make agrifood systems more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable

Latest IPCC report highlights the critical need to transform agrifood systems as a way to mitigate and adapt to climate change
Green Climate Fund approves new projects worth $145.3 million for climate action in Bolivia, Cambodia and The Philippines'

Green Climate Fund approves new projects worth $145.3 million for climate action in Bolivia, Cambodia and The Philippines

The initiatives in partnership with FAO are focused on fostering climate adaptation and resilience for smallholder farmers
Building resilient agrifood systems in Least Developed Countries in the face of risk and uncertainty: FAO Chief Economist '

Building resilient agrifood systems in Least Developed Countries in the face of risk and uncertainty: FAO Chief Economist

At the 5th UN Conference on the LDCs in Doha, Qatar, Máximo Torero called for investments to minimize, cope and recover from risks affecting food security

FAO's work on Climate Change

Climate change threatens our ability to ensure global food security, eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activity and livestock are a significant driver of climate change, trapping heat in the earth's atmosphere and triggering global warming.

Climate change has both direct and indirect effects on agricultural productivity including changing rainfall patterns, drought, flooding and the geographical redistribution of pests and diseases. The vast amounts of CO₂ absorbed by the oceans causes acidification, influencing the health of our oceans and those whose livelihoods and nutrition depend on them. FAO is supporting countries to both mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change through a wide range of research based and practical programmes and projects, as an integral part of the 2030 agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.

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