Joining forces to fight climate change in Senegal: the SAGA has begun
27/09/2019
Dakar - The Government of Senegal, together with the Government of Quebec, FAO, and over seventy representatives from the public, research and private sectors, officially launched the Senegal component of a global project to strengthen adaptation planning capacities for food s...
Agriculture experts call for harmonized guidelines on climate action
02/10/2019
FAO and the IPCC – linking the science to climate action at country level
07/10/2019
Countering climate change with innovation
10/10/2019
Side events on climate change and food security at CFS46
11/10/2019
Several side events at next week’s forty-sixth plenary session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) focus specifically on achieving food security in the face of climate change. Climate action in the agriculture sectors must lead towards low-emission, adapted, resilient food production...
Evidence-based decision-making for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Kyrgyz Republic
16/10/2019
A new draft report for the FAO Disaster Risk Reduction project in the Kyrgyz Republic compiles for the first time current and historical data on climate, emergencies, damage and the impact of natural hazards on...
FAO, UN partners warn of disproportional impacts from climate change on land use and food security in Asia-Pacific
28/10/2019
Bangkok, Thailand. Asia’s vast landmass and growing cities are warming faster than the global average and that will have a disproportional impact on food security and livelihoods for billions of people across the region, co-authors of a global report warned today.
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Global cooperation and climate friendly technologies are key to tackling global food loss and waste
08/11/2019
Rome – FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu said today international co-operation and innovative, climate friendly technologies were critical to address global food loss and waste which totals more than 1.3 billion tonnes a year.
The Director-General was addressing the H...
Helping countries better monitor and report on forest and land-use under the Paris Climate Agreement
11/11/2019
Green Climate Fund approves programmes to fight climate change in Chile, Kyrgyzstan and Nepal
13/11/2019
Sustainably reducing deforestation and conserving biodiversity requires an overhaul in the global trade and harvesting of wood products – UN’s FAO
22/11/2019
Changing the ways in which wood is harvested and traded for timber, paper and other uses is essential to fighting deforestation and the negative effects of climate change, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on the eve of a global meeting on sustainable wood production.
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Benefits of Investments in climate services for agriculture and food security outweigh costs
04/12/2019
Weather and climate services are vital for sustainable development and climate change adaptation. The benefits of investment greatly outweigh the cost, and yet the capacity to deliver and access these services is uneven and inadequate, according to a new report.
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FAO offers novel assessment of trees and forests in the world’s drylands
04/12/2019
Germany launches €20 million programme with FAO and UNDP to boost the agriculture sectors’ role in addressing climate change
11/12/2019
The initiative will support developing countries accelerate and improve planning, build resilience and engage with the private sector
Greater innovation needed to fight climate change, poverty and hunger
12/12/2019
Traditional knowledge secures a future for young farmers
13/12/2019
“Low-carbon livestock” can help tackle climate change and boost food security
18/12/2019
FAO at COP25 - Small steps pave the way to climate resilience and CO2 mitigation
20/12/2019
FAO saw several positive outcomes for work within the agriculture sectors to build climate resilience and limit CO2 emissions, at this year’s UN Climate Conference (COP25) in Madrid.
But despite its branding “time for action”, the conference was described by the media as a ‘d...