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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 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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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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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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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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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...