How can climate investments improve resilience and food security in Southeast Asia? FAO and partners discussed how to build upon existing investment planning processes to enhance climate change planning in agriculture at the first country workshop of a regional readiness project in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam...

FAO presents challenges and lessons learned from the implementation of readiness grants at the GCF Regional Dialogue with Eastern Europe and Central Asia, held in Skopje, North Macedonia. More than 100 participants from the region took part in discussions on how to support programming within the GCF’s updated strategic plan for 2024–2027...

Here's how deforestation-free cocoa and yerba mate mitigate climate change, conserve Indigenous Peoples' knowledge, boost incomes and protect forests...

Celebrating the International Day of Forests, FAO and the Forestry Service of the Kyrgyz Republic held a tree planting event in an area soon to become a park. Over 200 seedlings of fast-growing trees such as catalpa, maple and sycamore were planted in the foothills on the southern outskirts of Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan...

The transition to a just, low-carbon future is possible, but not without women. Today, 1 in every 10 women lives in poverty, without equal access to land, markets and natural resources, which are critical for food security and well-being. FAO and the Green Climate Fund mobilize finance and expertise so countries can mainstream gender equality... 

For generations, Ariel Benitez's ancestors, the Ava Guaraní people, one of the Indigenous Peoples living in eastern Paraguay, have been harvesting the green leaves of the yerba mate tree to make the bitter, caffeinated brew beloved in South America and beyond. But what's changed is that the leave...

Climate change and extreme weather events, including severe droughts and intense and heavy rainfall, pose considerable challenges to agricultural producers in the Republic of Moldova. As agriculture is an important economic sector, it is critical to...

Forests and grasslands absorb greenhouse gases and play a critical role in solving the problems associated with climate change. FAO is working with national partners to implement a GCF-financed project in Kyrgyzstan that will help the country restore ecosystems...

Can investment in climate projects make a difference in the lives of those who are most vulnerable to climate change? The answer was a resounding “yes” during separate side events led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) at COP 28 on 4 December and 10 December 2023...

A new project aimed at enhancing the climate change resilience of smallholder farmers and local communities by increasing their access to growing premium market segments was launched in Cambodia on 27 October 2023.