Climate change
Climate change compromises our ability to secure global food security, leading to growing poverty and the prospect of attaining long-term development.Together with FAO, Italy is contributing in the mitigation of the effects of climate change, by helping transform agri-food systems towards greener and more climate resilient practices.
In depth
As a partner in FAO’s Green Cities Initiative, Italy helps enhance the livelihoods and well-being of people living in urban and peri-urban areas and spurs Italian cities to go green. The initiative focuses on improving the urban environment, strengthening urban-rural linkages and making urban systems more resilient.
News
Global Report on Food Crises: Acute hunger remains persistently high in 59 countries with 1 in 5 people assessed in need of critical urgent action
24/04/2024
Global Network Against Food Crises’ partners call for a transformative approach to break the cycle of acute hunger
FAO and the City of Rome’s Global Library of Trees and Flowers raises awareness about biodiversity and sustainability
24/04/2024
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and Mayor of Rome Roberto Gualtieri attend the tree planting ceremony and Inauguration of the educational path at the...
FAO and EU launch 15 million euro project to boost sustainability of Uganda’s forestry sector
10/04/2024
The initiative focuses on legal wood raw material, enhanced processing capacity and access to finance
FAO report: Heatwaves and floods affect rural women and men differently, widen income gap
05/03/2024
New study shows how the effects of climate change on income and adaptation in rural areas vary with gender, wealth and age
Director-General reaffirms FAO’s commitment to support G20 Brazilian Presidency, urges action on food security and climate
15/02/2024
QU Dongyu participated in a high-level event in Rome to highlight the need for financing to transform agrifood systems
Nature is staging a comeback: UN recognizes seven World Restoration Flagships
13/02/2024
Initiatives in Africa, Latin America, the Mediterranean and Southeast Asia cited as best practices for reversing ecosystems degradation
COP28: FAO and Italy strengthen collaboration on climate action in agriculture
01/12/2023
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and the Italian Minister of Environment and Energy Security of Gilberto Pichetto Fratin signed a Letter of Intent...
Highlights
First-ever global estimation of the impact of disasters on agriculture
13/10/2023
New FAO report shows that about $3.8 trillion worth of crops and livestock production has been lost over the last 30 years
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World Food Forum opens with a call to accelerate climate action by transforming agrifood systems
16/10/2023
Leveraging the power of youth, investment and innovation, the week-long event aims to forge new paths towards a more sustainable, resilient, inclusive...
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World Food Day: Global ceremony highlights water’s role against troubled backdrop
16/10/2023
FAO rallies global community behind 2023 theme: Water is Life, Water is Food - Leave No One Behind
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The Roman park of Villa Doria Pamphilj showcases biodiversity with a new space dedicated to plants from around the world
15/10/2023
The Global Library of Trees and Flowers - FAO Park initiative highlights the importance of greening our cities
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World Food Day and World Food Forum 2023 set to spark global action for water, climate action and sustainable agrifood systems
10/10/2023
On 16-20 October, FAO headquarters in Rome will welcome world leaders, experts, changemakers and youth and indigenous activists to work for a sustainable...
Highlights
Multiple shocks keep pushing world further away from development targets
15/09/2023
Worrying FAO report provides food for thought to world leaders ahead of upcoming UN SDG summit in New York.
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UNFSS+2: FAO highlights the power of transforming agrifood systems for climate action
24/07/2023
FAO Director-General, COP28 Presidency and high-level officials discuss solutions to deliver on climate action and food systems transformation.
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122 million more people pushed into hunger since 2019 due to multiple crises, reveals UN report
12/07/2023
Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including the...
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FAO Park - Global Library of Trees and Flowers: a green space in the heart of Rome to celebrate Earth’s biodiversity
03/07/2023
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, and the Mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, launched...
Highlights
New UN report focuses on food security and nutrition in Europe and Central Asia, points way towards more affordable and sustainable diets
14/03/2023
The region as a whole is in a much better position than elsewhere in the world, but some developments need to be addressed to avoid setbacks.
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The SDG 16 Conference
31/05/2023
On 31 May 2023, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, together with the United Nations Department of Economic and...
Publications
Activity Book – Climate action
01/07/2023
This edition of the Activity Book is designed for children aged 5 and above to be encouraged to play an active role in building a sustainable world....