Dans le petit village de Betano, niché dans le paysage verdoyant du centre du Timor-Leste, une révolution tranquille a pris racine à partir d’un simple différend au sujet d’une humble légumineuse.

Tout a commencé en 2019, lorsque les femmes du village ont fait connaître leur souhait de met...

En cette année où des conférences des parties essentielles se sont concentrées sur les dimensions de la crise environnementale, l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) a montré comment la transformation des systèmes agroalimentaires pouvait et devait jouer un r...

À bien des égards, 2024 a été une année exceptionnelle pour le Bureau du changement climatique, de la biodiversité et de l'environnement (OCB) de la FAO. Nous avons aidé les pays à lever des millions de dollars, lancé de nouveaux projets, publié des recherches, développé de nouveaux outils et produit des articles qui ont attiré l'attention du monde entier.

FAO and the Government of Malawi launch a $53.2 million project to help the country's farmers adapt to the impacts of climate change. The initiative is the largest of its kind to be led by FAO in Malawi, where 70 percent of the country lives below the international poverty line...

Lusaka, Zambia – Zambia has launched its much-awaited National Education Curriculum Framework, integrating climate change education principles at all levels.

The launch was made possible with the support of the Facility for Action for Climate Empowerment to achieve Nationally Deter...

Le Directeur général, M. Qu Dongyu, s’est rendu aujourd’hui dans l’agroécosystème pastoral des buffles d’eau de la zone humide du Thale Noi dans le sud de la Thaïlande, premier site du pays désigné comme Système ingénieux du patrimoine agricole mondial (SIPAM). Reconnu en 2022 dans le cadre ...

The sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) to take place from 2-13 December 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will focus on “Our Land. Our Future” as it celebrates its  30th anniversary. This celeb...

Climate technologies are critical to accelerating climate action and the sustainable transformation of agrifood systems. The challenge, however, is making sure they reach the ones who need it the most.

 L’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) a adressé un message essentiel lors de la 29e session de la Conférence des parties à la Convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques (COP29) à Bakou (Azerbaïdjan): il est impératif d’accroître les i...

Les premières lueurs du jour se devinent et Magnolia Ordoñez est déjà dans une petite embarcation avec son mari, le capitaine, et ses collègues, toutes des femmes. Leur tâche? Trouver et récolter des pianguas, vénéridés d’eau salée enfouis entre les racines des palétuviers le long du littoral col...

Family farmers produce over 80% of the world’s food based on value, face disproportionate climate risks, and receive only 0.3% of the world’s public international climate finance. Without adequate financial support, the ability of smallholder farmers to produce food sustainably is at ...

The Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Transformation (FAST) Partnership, launched at COP 27, is a multi-stakeholder partnership that aims to accelerate the transformation of agrifood systems globally and provide space for partners to drive effective actions through collaboration and initiative...

Today’s COP29 panel discussion led by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) zeroed in on why climate-efficient agrifood systems infrastructure investments matter – and what can be done. Represe...

A recently launched technical brief from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) underscores the critical role of primary forests in combatting climate change and halting biodiversity loss as crucial discussions take place at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in B...

Achieving a forest-based bioeconomy can help halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation and contribute to global goals on climate, delegates at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) heard today at an event organized by partners from the Collaborative Partnership on Fores...

Transformations in agrifood systems are essential for addressing climate challenges, as they build climate resilience and enhance food security. This event foregrounded coherence, coordination, and the sharing of resources across COP initiatives that can deliver synergies and...

Opening Food, Agriculture and Water Day at COP 29, this event served as the launch of the COP 29 Presidency’s Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative for Farmers (Harmoniya Initiative), in collaboration with FAO. The Harmoniya Initiative, seeks to build on past efforts to accelerate the transformation of agriculture and food systems...

Newly released data for 2022 shows an increase in climate-related development finance allocated to agrifood systems New FAO analysis shows that in 2022, USD 29 billion, or 23 percent of climate-related development finance was allocated to agrifood systems. Although, this represents a recovery fro...

Afin d’aider les agriculteurs à s’y retrouver parmi les dizaines d’initiatives et de programmes consacrés à la transition vers des systèmes agroalimentaires climato-résilients, l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO), en partenariat avec la présidence azerbaïdj...

A report released at COP29 today finds that global agrifood systems are massively underfunded and require USD 1.1 trillion annually to align with a low-emissions and climate-resilient development trajectory. The joint analysis by the ClimateShot Investor Coalition (CLIC) and the Food and Agricult...