Climate Change

Publications

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Agriculture, forestry and other land use emissions by sources and removals by sinks
2014

This report discusses knowledge on anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) activities made...

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Food Wastage Footprint: Full cost-accounting Final report
2014

Approximately one-third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. The economic costs of this food wastage are substantial and amount...

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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 provides the research results,...

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FAO Success Stories on Climate-Smart Agriculture
2014

This booklet provides examples of climate-smart systems by showcasing some FAO success stories in various countries. The cases have been selected from...

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Mitigation of food wastage: Societal costs and benefits
2014

In recent years, progress has been made globally in establishing sustainable food production systems aimed at improving food and nutrition security...

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Towards climate responsible peatlands management
2014

Responsible management practices can help to maintain peatland ecosystem services while sustaining and improving local livelihoods. This publication...

Infographic
Conservation Agriculture: step-by-step
2014

  Conservation Agriculture: food security in lesotho for a changing climate

Infographic
Conservation agriculture: The 3 principles
2014

  Conservation agriculture systems utilize soils for the production of crops with the aim of reducing excessive mixing of the soil and maintaining...

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Understanding the drought impact of El Niño on the global agricultural areas
2014

During El Niño episodes the normal patterns of tropical precipitation and atmospheric circulation become disrupted triggering extreme climate events...