Climate change is not something that might hit the Philippines one day: it is already happening. Rising sea levels, ocean acidification, and more intense typhoon and storm surges are all impacting the country, its aquatic resources, and its fishers.

Malnutrition and climate change are two of the greatest challenges currently facing humanity, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, underscored today at a high-level side event on the sidelines of the UN Climate Conference COP28.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to reinforce their collaboration on agrifood trade and food safety.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today, which recognizes the critical role that investment in rural infrastructure, natural resources management and climate resilience plays in transforming agrifood systems. 

To help Africa cope with the impacts of the climate crisis, it is crucial to put agriculture and food centre-stage in climate action and channel more investment towards science-based solutions, technology, capacity building and youth, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) QU Dongyu said today at a high-level side-event held on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28).

Agrifood systems solutions deliver triple wins for climate, people and nature, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations QU Dongyu told a high-level event this Saturday at the UN Climate Conference COP28 in Dubai.

“Learning together, thinking together, designing together and contributing together, with the various partners taking ownership” - these are keys to the successful implementation of an initiative to restore the ecological health of the River Indus in Pakistan, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said today at a side event of the COP28 climate talks.

It is time for concrete action in the global fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) told the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai on Saturday.

On the sidelines of the UN Climate Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu unveiled a new report that highlights the escalating threat of climate change-induced loss and damage to agrifood systems.

A wide range of stakeholders need to make a concerted effort to address the root causes of the degradation of mountain areas, a situation which is also occurring within the context of the climate crisis, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) QU Dongyu said today at a high-level event at the UN Climate Climate Change Conference COP28.

Using nuclear techniques and biotechnologies, a partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency is playing a vital role as nations worldwide face the impacts of the climate crisis.

At this Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) event, scientists, representatives of Indigenous Peoples, and FAO officials highlighted agriculture as the primary sector impacted by loss and damage due to climate change-related events.

This side event, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), put a spotlight on the role of agrifood systems in mitigating climate change, protecting and conserving biodiversity, and building inclusive and resilient livelihoods. 

Food security and climate change are interlinked and global agrifood systems are the climate solution, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, told Heads of State and Government reunited at the World Climate Action Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Agrifood systems are facing an escalating threat from climate change-induced loss and damage, and actions – including increasing financing— must be taken to address their vulnerabilities, according to a new report released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on the sidelines of the UN Climate Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

FAO is working with countries and partners from government to community level to simultaneously address the challenges of food security, climate change and biodiversity loss. But none of this will ultimately succeed unless the world commits to a significant increase in the quality and quantity of climate finance.

It is early morning, and Michael Lokuru Kuri is taking his cattle out to graze as he does every day when the sun rises, to beat the heat. It’s a peaceful enough scene as he marshals his livestock out of the compound.

As the world grapples with the urgency of climate action, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will highlight at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference COP28 the unique potential of agrifood systems as the linchpin for sustainable solutions.

As the world gears up for the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP28, in a year with soaring temperatures and progressive extreme weather events, attention is turning towards innovative solutions to address the climate crisis.

Forty-five agriculture experts from 35 countries and the European Union gathered in Rome from the 31st of October to the 2nd of November to exchange ideas on next steps for the Sharm el-Sheikh joint work on implementation of climate action on agriculture and food security.