A submission to the UNFCCC Secretariat on methodological guidance for activities relating to REDD+, in answer to the invitation of paragraph 31 of Decision FCCC/SBSTA/2011/2 In response to the invitation of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) to submit views on the issues identified in paragraphs 28ñ30 of Decision FCCC/SBSTA/2011/2, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) herein submits its views on: • guidance relating to a system for providing information on how safeguards referred to in appendix I to Decision 1/CP.16 are being addressed and respected throughout the implementation of the activities referred to in paragraph 70 of Decision 1/CP.16; • modalities relating to forest reference emission levels and / or forest reference levels; • modalities for measuring, reporting and verifying anthropogenic forest‐related emissions by sources and removals by sinks, forest carbon stocks, and forest carbon stock and forest area changes resulting from the implementation of the activities referred to in paragraph 70 of Decision 1/CP.16.

A submission to UNFCCC Secretariat on processes to support the formulation and implementation of national adaptation plans in answer to the invitation of paragraph 7 of Decision FCCC/SBI/2011/L.16 In response to the invitation of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) to submit views on (a) the process to enable least developed country Parties to formulate and implement national adaptation plans, building upon their experience in preparing and implementing National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs); and (b) the modalities and guidelines for least developed country Parties and other developing country Parties to employ the modalities formulated to support national adaptation plans, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) herein submits its views on processes to support the formulation and implementation of national adaptation plans.

Climate Change and Food Security in the Context of the Cancun Agreements Submission by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to the 14th session of the AWG‐LCA, in accordance with paragraph 1 of the Bali Action Plan. Recently food prices have once again shown an upward trend, kindling fears of another food price crisis along the lines of that experienced in 2007-2008. FAO recently signaled that its global food price index hit a new record high in February. Greater attention is now being given to climatic changes as one of the drivers of these price increases. FAO indicated that some food prices have more than doubled this year due in part to weather problems in key producing countries, which curbed global production of wheat, corn and sugar. ìOn a global level, increasingly unpredictable weather patterns will lead to falling agricultural production and higher food prices, leading to food insecurity,î the UNFCCC Secretary stated in an address delivered on 15 February 2011.

The International Coastal and Ocean Organization1 , on behalf of the Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands2 , urges the UNFCCC to further emphasize the importance of marine and freshwater ecosystems and resources and their vulnerability to climate change and to fully incorporate integrated and ecosystem-based principles and approaches in the shared vision for long-term cooperative action and in the adaptation, mitigation, financing, and technology strategies and measures. 

The International Labour Organization (ILO), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) welcome the opportunity to express suggestions in the framework of the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long Term Cooperative Action (AWG-LCA) related to development and social issues, in particular on employment and incomes, food and agriculture, gender equality, health and development. Collectively and individually our organizations are available to assist parties in their endeavour to make informed decisions.