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A joint study by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) assessed the feasibility of biogas technology in the Solomon Islands, identifying opportunities to transform organic waste, particularly pig slurry [...]

This month, the United Nations highlights Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7), emphasizing the critical role of affordable, reliable, clean and modern energy in driving global development. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is at the forefront [...]

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu joined global leaders in marking the second International Day of Clean Energy at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 23 January 2025. Delivering a video message at the event, he highlighted the critical role [...]

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for an additional four years, extending their partnership to January 2029 to advance renewable energy solutions [...]

Energy is needed at every stage of agrifood systems.  Producing the world’s food and getting it from farm to fork comprises about 30 percent of all energy consumed, and over a third of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agrifood systems [...]

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu addresses Ministerial Session on Sustainable Growth for a Resilient Development, emphasizing that radical transformation of agrifood systems is needed to make them more efficient, sustainable and resilient.   At a recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima, [...]

Rome, Italy – Solomon Islands is taking significant steps toward building its adaptive capacity and reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Like many [...]

An FAO-UNDP report outlines how biogas derived from agri-food waste and organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) can improve waste management, provide a sustainable energy source and support The Gambia’s climate goals.   ROME, Italy – A new report published by [...]

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is joining global leaders and experts at the ENERGYNOW SDG7 Action Forum 2024, held on the sidelines of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly High-Level Week in New [...]

Rome, Italy – Recognizing young people as innovators and changemakers, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) actively engages youth and builds their capacities to understand and tackle pressing challenges such as food security and climate change. FAO's [...]