Publications
Publications
The State of Food and Agriculture, climate change, agriclture and food security
2016
The Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015, represents a new beginning in the global effort to stabilize the climate before it is too late. It recognizes...
Publications
Save and Grow in practice: maize, rice, wheat
2016
This guide describes the practical application of FAO’s ‘Save and Grow’ model of sustainable crop production intensification to the world’s key food...
Infographic
The El Niño Phenomenon
2016
An El Niño state occurs when the central and eastern equatorial Pacific sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) are substantially higher than usual. The...
Submission
Submission C: Submission to the UNFCCC on Issues relating to agriculture: adaptation measures
2016
This submission presents views and proposals relating to workshop topic C “Identification of adaptation measures, taking into account the diversity...
Infographic
Livestock diversity helps cope with climate change
2016
Livestock diversity or animal genetic resources are terms used to describe the pool of 38 species of domesticated birds and mammals with more than...
Submission
Submission to the UNFCCC in support of the launch of a Technical Examination Process on Adaptation in the period 2016 – 2020 (A-TEP)
2016
For consideration at SBSTA 44 in May 2016, this submission 'concrete opportunities for strengthening resilience, reducing vulnerabilities and increasing...
Data & Tools
Agroecology Knowledge Hub database
2016
Agroecology plays an important role in contributing to the eradication of hunger and extreme poverty, and as a means to facilitate the transition to...
Submission
Submission D: Submission to the UNFCCC on Issues relating to agriculture: agricultural practices and technologies
2016
Submission D: Identification and assessment of agricultural practices and technologies to enhance productivity in a sustainable manner, food security...
Publications
Climate change and food security: risks and responses
2016
The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the effects of climate change on food security and nutrition, intended as its four dimensions, and...
