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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...

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...

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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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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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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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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 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...