Climate Change

Publications

Submission
Assessment of risk and vulnerability of agricultural systems to different climate change scenarios at regional, national and local levels, including but not limited to pests and disease
2015

This is a submission by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on issues related to agriculture, as requested in the conclusions...

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Making it count: increasing the impact of climate change and food security education programmes
2015

The evidence is clear: to change behaviour ‘environmental education’ needs to change its focus – with less emphasis on knowledge and raising awareness...

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FAO's Work on Climate Change - 2015
2015

This booklet presents the key messages of FAO on climate change and food security. It includes a synthesis of the most recent support provided by FAO...

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The Second Report on the State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
2015

This report updates the global assessment provided in the first report on The State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture,...

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FAO and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals
2015

FAO is a specialized UN agency with unique expertise in the three dimensions of sustainable development. FAO can support the implementation of a transformative...

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Food Wastage Footprint & Climate Change
2015

The 2011 FAO assessment of global food losses and waste estimated that each year, one-third of all food produced in the world for human consumption...

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Soils help to combat and adapt to climate change by playing a key role in the carbon cycle
2015

Healthy soils provide the largest store of terrestrial carbon. When managed sustainably, soils can play an important role in climate change mitigation...

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Climate Change and Food Systems – Global assessments and implications for food security and trade
2015

Global warming will have profound consequences on where and how food is produced, and also lead to a reduction in the nutritional properties of some...

Submission
Development of early warning systems and contingency plans in relation to extreme weather events
2015

Submission by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on issues related to agriculture, as requested in the conclusions of...