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Observing today, protecting tomorrow: How climate services save livelihoods
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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...

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

Why women farmers are an overlooked force in climate action
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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...

Translating climate policies into real-world solutions
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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...

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

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Quebec marks FAO’s 80th Anniversary with a symbolic gift of blue flag irises
15/12/2025

As part of the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Government of Quebec...

Food and Agriculture Day Celebrated at COP 30
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Food and Agriculture Day Celebrated at COP 30
10/12/2025

Food and Agriculture Day at the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 30) took place on 19 November, with multiple events addressing related...

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In Senegal, farmer-led advisory clubs show how restoring soils strengthens adaptation to climate change
05/12/2025

As climate change increasingly threatens agricultural lands, the 2025 World Soil Day serves as a reminder of the crucial role of soils, particularly...