Gita Adikhari realised something significant had changed when her farm in the Jhapa District of eastern Nepal yielded nearly double the amount she would normally harvest. The bumper potato crop was not by chance, but as a result of learnings from a Farmer Field School (FFS) run FAO with support from the Green Climate Fund...

The Regional Office of FAO for Latin America and the Caribbean organized a virtual workshop, "Strengthening National Capacities for Accessing Resources for the Revised Strategy of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness Support Program and its New Operational Modality"...

Nature-based solutions and landscape approaches can support climate-resilient agriculture, fisheries and agroforestry, improving the livelihoods of millions of Filipinos in the agrifood systems.

Over the past two years, the cocoa trees in Monique N'Guessan Amlan’s plantation in eastern Côte d'Ivoire have been steadily perking up. That marks a change from before, when several were drying out and dying altogether under the relentless onslaught of the tropical sun, making it hard for the 64-year-old widow to support her four children...

Mariano Almeida’s land was once taken over by an invasive bush known as marabou. In 2020, FAO and the Government of Cuba began implementing a project, financed by the Green Climate Fund to develop more sustainable and climate change-resilient agrifood systems in areas covered mostly by marabou and degraded pastureland...

Known as the Planet’s second lung, the Congo Basin is not only a biodiversity hotspot, but also one of the world’s most valuable carbon sinks – where total carbon absorption is higher than total emissions. Covering an area of more than 4 million km² , the Congo Basin is home to the world’s second largest tropical rainforest, but deforestation threatens...

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...

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...

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... 

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.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the renewal of its accreditation by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), a decision announced this Wednesday during the 37th meeting of the GCF Board. The reaccreditation reaffirms FAO's unwavering dedication to advancing climate action through agrifood system...

FAO is leading three Green Climate Fund projects in El Salvador, Jordan and Pakistan that help farmers adapt to climate change in water-stressed regions using native trees, rooftop rainwater harvesting and digital tools.

The Gambia’s fishery sector is a key contributor to the country’s economy, providing employment for about 300 000 people. But climate change threatens the sector and the livelihoods of coastal communities. In a high-profile event in Banjul on 22 August 2023, the Government of the Gambia launched the GCF-Funded Climate Resilient Fishery Initiative...

In an Ava Guaraní community, yerba mate is grown for consumption, to generate economic income, mitigate the impacts of climate change, and, above all, to maintain the ancestral culture. This effort is now supported by the PROEZA Paraguay project, an initiative funded by the Green Climate Fund and implemented with technical assistance from FAO.