As countries finalize their next national climate commitments – known as nationally determined contributions, or NDCs – at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, the world faces a defining test: whether global action can still meet the Paris Agreement’s goals and put agrifood systems at...

The UK Government today announced long-term funding of GBP 16.9 million for the Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Forests (AIM4Forests) programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

As COP30 tackles how to measure progress on adaptation, a side event brings together speakers from francophone countries on how they track, learn, and fund climate-resilient agriculture.

Quand le financement climatique rencontre la protection sociale, les communautés et les forêts prospèrent. Cette histoire explore comment les communautés rurales et autochtones du Paraguay bénéficient des incitations financières et de l’assistance technique qu’elles reçoivent grâce au projet PROEZA...

A new White Paper released Monday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) aims to bring together, in one place, a host of recent research findings and offers a synthesi...

How can we transform our agrifood systems to both withstand climate shocks and help tackle the climate crisis?

Transforming global agrifood systems to be more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable is critical to meeting the Paris Agreement targets on climate change. Yet, the persistent shortfall in climate finance represents “a lost opportunity” for a sector that could cut global emissions by u...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the launch of the Call to Action on Integrated Fire Management and Wildfire Resilience today at the Belém ClimateSummit ahead of the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil.

omething delicious is happening in Brazil’s Bahia region. Here, where forests were once razed to make room for full-sun cocoa plantations, this corner of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest—one of the planet’s richest yet most threatened ecosystems—is now the site of a quiet agricultural revolution.

As the world faces the twin crises of climate change and global health threats, the importance of the One Health approach has never been clearer. This integrated framework – linking the health of humans, animals, plants, and ecosystems – offers a transformative path to address the cas...

The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), taking place in Belém, Brazil, brings together world leaders, scientists, non-governmental organizations, and civil society to define urgent actions against climate change. Through its participation, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is working with countries and partners to place agriculture and food security at the centre of negotiations, including discussions on the Global Goal on Adaptation, loss and damage, nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), climate finance, technology and just transition.

Les membres de la communauté où vit Iracema Da Luz Ferreyra, à Colonia Alegría, en Argentine, ont constaté les effets de la déforestation et ont pris conscience de l’importance des arbres, dont dépendent leurs conditions de vie et leurs moyens de subsistance. 

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a $31 million grant-based payment for a landmark climate project in Uganda, recognizing the country’s tangible achievements in curbing deforestation and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Il y a exactement 80 ans, l’Organisation pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) voyait le jour au Château Frontenac de Québec, le 16 octobre 1945. 44 pays décidaient alors d’unir leurs forces pour bâtir un monde libéré de la faim et soutenir le développement agricole. Huit décennies plus tard, ce même esprit de coopération demeure vivant entre la FAO et le Québec, autour d’enjeux contemporains : le climat, la biodiversité et la sécurité alimentaire. 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is supporting the design of an ambitious new global facility for securing the future of tropical forests, discussed at a high-level event in New York this week on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Women in The Gambia are reviving cockle farming with support from FAO, the Green Climate Fund and the Gambian Government. Through the PROREFISH project, coastal communities are restoring once-depleted mudflats with this beloved shellfish. Here's how climate action is boosting food security and improving livelihoods.

Agrifood systems hold myriad solutions to address the impacts of the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and food insecurity. This was the message FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, delivered during a high-level dialogue “Scaling Up Climate Response through Agrifood Systems:...

L’aube ne se lèvera pas avant plusieurs heures, mais cela n’empêche pas les coqs de Magdalena Laine d’être déjà en train de chanter quand cette agricultrice de 59 ans, du peuple autochtone kichwa, allume l’ampoule qui éclaire le patio de sa ferme, en bordure de la ville andine de Cotacachi, en Éq...

At a high-level inception workshop in Baghdad, Iraq took a major step forward with its first-ever Green Climate Fund project. The SRVALI initiative, backed by $39 million in investments, will support nearly 2 million people in adapting to climate change through smarter water use, renewable energy, and inclusive agriculture.

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