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Launch of Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative for Farmers with Kaveh Zahedi
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Launch of Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative for Farmers
19/11/2024

Opening Food, Agriculture and Water Day at COP 29, this event served as the launch of the COP 29 Presidency’s Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative...

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High-Level Dialogue - Moving Forward with NDC Acceleration in Agrifood Systems: Climate Technology Uptake
19/11/2024

Climate technologies are critical to accelerating climate action and the sustainable transformation of agrifood systems. The challenge, however, is...

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Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Transformation (FAST) Partnership Ministerial Meeting
19/11/2024

The Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Transformation (FAST) Partnership, launched at COP 27, is a multi-stakeholder partnership that aims to accelerate...

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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...

Climate change negatively impacts crop yields and food security by increasing the frequency of extreme weather events that damage crops and shifting climate patterns that affect growing seasons and water availability
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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...

View of the room - Accelerating Climate Action and Finance - 15 Nov2024
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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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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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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...

FAO and the Green Climate Fund are working to curb deforestation and combat climate change in Colombia
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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...