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New report reveals USD 1 trillion gap in annual finance for agrifood systems
19/11/2024
A report released at COP29 today finds that global agrifood systems are massively underfunded and require USD 1.1 trillion annually to align with a...
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COP29: New FAO analysis maps Nationally Determined Contributions, identifies opportunities, gaps and risks related to agrifood climate solutions
18/11/2024
A new analysis from FAO finds that almost all countries identify agrifood systems as a priority for climate change adaptation (94 percent) and mitigation...
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Accelerating Climate Action and Finance to Frontline Communities Affected by Fragility or Conflict
15/11/2024
This event showcased on-the-ground challenges and solutions for recovering from the compounding shocks of climate change, fragility, and conflict, and...
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Zambia launches new curriculum empowering climate education with FAO and partner support
15/11/2024
Lusaka, Zambia – Zambia has launched its much-awaited National Education Curriculum Framework, integrating climate change education principles at...
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Climate change is here. But we are fighting back.
15/11/2024
Climate change is real and it is here, but we are fighting back. Discover how FAO's Strategy on climate change and Action Plan can help us tackle this...
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Restoring the Colombian Amazon Biome as a global climate solution
14/11/2024
Mapiripán has long been trapped in a cycle of conflict and environmental degradation exacerbated by climate change. Many years ago...
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COP29: FAO says agrifood systems transformation holds solutions for the climate crisis
12/11/2024
The only way to reduce carbon emissions and restore nature on the path to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is to transform our agrifood...
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Making Climate Finance Work for Climate Action in Agriculture and Food Security
12/11/2024
Assessing the need for fundamental changes in agrifood systems, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), along with government, and World Bank leaders...
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New UN report: Rise in nitrous oxide emissions endangers pathway to 1.5°C, the ozone layer, and human health
12/11/2024
The United Nations Global Nitrous Oxide Assessment reveals urgent need for action to mitigate N₂O emissions to prevent catastrophic climate, environmental,...
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New FAO at COP29 e-update
12/11/2024
The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) is a landmark event in global efforts to combat climate change and ensure food security for...
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Accelerating climate finance for resilient agrifood systems in fragile and conflict-affected countries
12/11/2024
In the face of a massive gap in finance for countries impacted by fragility and conflict, a side event explored investment projects to scale up delivery...
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FAO launches new activity book for kids on livestock and climate change as part of COP29 efforts
12/11/2024
In support of the upcoming 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...
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FAO at COP29
11/11/2024
The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) is a landmark event in global efforts to combat climate change and ensure food security for...
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Green Climate Fund approves funding worth over $130 million for FAO-led projects in Somalia and Iraq
23/10/2024
In a landmark decision, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved funding for two transformative projects valued at 134 million, to...
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FAO launches multi-country project to boost investment in climate-resilient agrifood systems
23/10/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) joined forces with the governments of Chad, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Mauritania, Mozambique...
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Drought or flooding are no match for this climate-adapted bean
23/10/2024
In Wayunaikki, the language of the Wayuu Indigenous Peoples, there is no word for “climate change’’. Yet, as the climate crisis undeniably batters their...
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Keep up with FAO at CBD COP16 in Colombia
15/10/2024
The 2024 UN Biodiversity Conference, including the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity...
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Europe and Central Asia accelerating climate action in agrifood sector
25/09/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan, convened a...
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UNGA79: FAO chief emphasizes the centrality of climate solutions for agrifood systems transformation
22/09/2024
Director-General announces FAO will host the Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative for Farmers.
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Three new sites recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
20/09/2024
A unique carp pond farming system in Austria, an agroforestry system cultivating salak, or snake fruit in Bali, Indonesia and the Cocoa Agroforestry...