FAO Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment
Teams
Vision
FAO’s Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment foresees a future where governments, development partners, civil society, academic institutions and the private sector work together to ensure sustainable agriculture and food systems, and a climate-resilient world, free from hunger and malnutrition, that conserves biodiversity and protects the environment.
OCB Director
Kaveh Zahedi
Role
OCB provides a cross organizational coordination role on issues related to climate change, biodiversity and the environment. The office assists FAO Members in their responses to the interlinked challenges of food security, climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental degradation through:
• Global policy
• National planning (including Nationally Determined Contributions and National Adaptation Plans)
• Technical support
• Action on the ground (including Farmer Field Schools, Plant Treaty Benefit Sharing Fund, GEF Small Grants Programme)
OCB is the focal point for major multilateral environmental agreements including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). In addition, OCB hosts the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) Programme, the Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, as well as FAO’s work on environmental safeguards.