Investors considering climate change projects have found the lack of both global standards and the systematic use of climate change data and information to be major obstacles to informed decision-making.  

Rome - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, QU Dongyu, called today for coordinated joint responses and "global synergistic action before it is too late" to transform the world's agri-food systems.

Holistic changes are needed to...

FAO hosts a discussion on the state of our oceans and the threat posed by climate change

Funds will contribute to building resilience in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia and Yemen

Introducing six lesser-known pulses and their cooking traditions from around the world

With the right tools and training, women can add a different perspective to land-use planning that can make land management more sustainable, inclusive and climate. Joanita Nabulime, a GIS Technician at the National Forestry Authority (NFA) of Uganda, collects forest data collection in a train...

The Climate Risks team within FAO’s Office of Climate Change, Environment and Biodiversity (OCB) has developed a climate risk screening system to climate-proof programmes and projects and ensure they comply with the highest international standards from concept to final evaluation. 

Today, 4 March 2021, the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, held a virtual meeting with Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Chief Executive Officer, Global Environment Facility (GEF). The two heads discussed the importance of bridging agriculture and environment, and agreed on the need o...

FAO and the Milan Urban Food Pact: Working together for sustainable urban agri-food systems

New data tool offers detailed insights covering role of land use, agriculture, refrigeration, packaging and more, providing critical guidance for holistic mitigation efforts.

Rome: The world's food systems are responsible for more than one-third of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emi...

Green Cities Initiative  now on the web

FAO and UNDP are empowering women for a sustainable future

New FAO report finds agricultural losses from natural hazards continue to soar, inflicting economic damage and undermining nutrition

We live on a blue planet covered in vast oceans, but did you know that only 3 percent of total global water is available as fresh water? World Water Day is a s...

The new initiatives will help smallholders mitigate and adapt to climate change

Rainwater harvesting and agroecological irrigation make farmers more resilient in Senegal

Available data shows that increased occurrence of climate-related disasters is the new normal. Smallholder farmers and small-scale producers, the backbone of global food securit...

Rome – Productivity gains, good governance and a coordinated holistic policy framework are the three major entry points for action to address water and climate-related challenges in agriculture, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the U...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today formally joined the Sustainable Rice Platform, a global multi‐stakeholder alliance of more than 100 institutional members from the public, private, research, civil society and financial sectors.

French astronaut to advocate for action on climate change and transforming our agri-food systems