Climate Change

Publications

Data & Tools
FAOSTAT Emissions Agriculture Database
2015

The FAOSTAT Emissions Agriculture database provides country-level estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions based on FAOSTAT activity data and using...

Publications
Integrating agriculture in National Adaptation Plans
2015

This flyer outlines the FAO and UNDP 'Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans programme'.

Publications
Climate-Smart Agriculture: A Call for Action
2015

This publication is a summary of the workshop held in Bangkok, Thailand from 18 to 20 June 2015 to promote the mainstreaming and up-scaling of Climate-Smart...

Infographic
Forested areas have decreased but the rate of net forest loss has been cut by 50%.
2015

The extent of the world’s forest continues to decline as human populations continue to grow and demand for food and land increases. Implementing sustainable...

Publications
Coping with Climate Change - The Roles of Genetic Resoruces for Food and Agriculture
2015

Genetic resources for food and agriculture underpin the ability of crops, livestock, aquatic organisms and forest trees to withstand a range of harsh...

Technical report
Climate-Smart Agriculture and resource tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa: a conceptual framework
2014

Though many studies document the positive impacts of various climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices on crop yields, adoption of such practices remains...

Brochure
Practice Brief: Conservative Agriculture -  implementation guidance for policy makers and investors
2014

Conservation agriculture (CA) can increase resilience to climate change and has the potential to contribute to climate change mitigation. The benefits...

Technical report
MICCA Series 10: Science to support climate-smart agricultural development – Concepts and results from the MICCA pilot projects in East Africa
2014

The publication reports on the concepts driving the scientific activities of the MICCA’s pilot projects in East Africa. It describes the analytical...

Project doc
Options for Climate-Smart Agriculture at Kaptumo Site in Kenya
2014

This report identifies and assesses climate-smart agricultural practices through participatory appraisal tools with experts and farmers, as part of...