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Meet the Turquoise Nexus Initiative: advancing food security, water management and climate resilience

25/06/2026

The COP31 Turquoise Nexus Initiative (TNI) was presented on 16 June 2026 to governments, international organizations, development partners and technical...

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FAO, Türkiye Propose Initiative for Action at Food-Water-Climate Nexus

17/06/2026

At a side event held during the 2026 Bonn Climate Change Conference, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and Türkiye’s Presidency...

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Capturing fog to make water

16/06/2026

There are days when the sky does not bring rain. Instead, a thick fog, called camanchaca, advances silently from the ocean and covers hills and ravines....

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Turquoise Nexus Initiative

16/06/2026

While the food, water, and climate crises are deeply interconnected, national climate commitments rarely reflect coordination across water, agriculture,...

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FAO showcases new technical note on agriculture and food security at Bonn climate talks

10/06/2026

As climate negotiators convene in Bonn for the annual June climate meetings, FAO is supporting the talks with a new technical note outlining progress...

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El Niño is coming for agriculture. Here is where the risks are highest

09/06/2026

A new El Niño phase is likely to begin within weeks, putting agriculture on

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FAO-IPCC Expert Meeting on Agriculture and Food

02/06/2026

Agriculture and food systems are highly vulnerable to climate impacts, but they are also major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. With over 8%...

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Adaptation finance tops the bill at NAP Expo 2026

01/06/2026

Countries are moving from formulating climate adaptation plans to implementing concrete actions, but to fully succeed, a massive scaling up of targeted...

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Commission-led workshop advances dialogue on the role of genetic resources in climate change responses

26/05/2026

Participants at the Workshop on Climate Change and Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, convened at FAO headquarters, 25–26 May 2026, underscored...

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No soil, no problem

27/04/2026

Hydroponics offers an innovative and climate-smart solution to family farmers in Grenada

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Extreme heat is pushing agrifood systems to the brink worldwide

22/04/2026

New FAO-WMO report assesses risks and identifies adaptation options as rising temperatures pose hazards to people, crops, livestock and fish.

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The heat is on

21/04/2026

Heat just used to be part of the job for Sary Kea, a rice farmer in Cambodia’s Northern Tonle Sap Basin. Until it started hurting her harvest. In the...

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Green Climate Fund approves $50 million for FAO-supported adaptation project in Jamaica

27/03/2026

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a $50 million project, supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), to...

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Why agricultural heritage systems matter for biodiversity and climate resilience

24/03/2026

What if the key to feeding future generations isn't hidden in new technology but preserved in the world's agricultural heritage systems?

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Observing today, protecting tomorrow: How climate services save livelihoods

23/03/2026

Over two billion people depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. The vast majority are smallholder farmers, whose daily decisions on when to...

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Transparent data, stronger agrifood action: Colombo workshop sets direction for COP31

16/03/2026

Countries across Asia-Pacific and Central Asia are stepping up efforts to meet their climate commitments. A regional workshop held in Colombo delivered...

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Why women farmers are an overlooked force in climate action

05/03/2026

Women are a powerful accelerator of change, from farms and cooperatives to national policy and global climate action, yet too often they are sidelined...

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From prediction to protection: How FAO strengthens climate risk management for farmers and investors

10/02/2026

Agricultural losses are accelerating as weather extremes intensify. According to a quantitative assessment using data from FAOSTAT and FAO's Emergency...

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Translating climate policies into real-world solutions

05/02/2026

Climate change is having a profound impact on farmers in Cambodia. Rising temperatures—which have increased at a rate of +0.23 °C per decade since 1950—combined...

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OCB in 2025: putting agrifood systems in the centre of global climate, biodiversity and environment action

22/12/2025

From Biodiversity and Climate communities convening in Rome to COP30 in Belém, and from Sahelian rangelands to Cambodian rice fields, OCB worked across...