Project phases
This FAO project enables low and middle income countries implement technologies and interventions to reduce methane emissions from the livestock sector, while improving food security and the efficiency of ruminant production systems at the national level. The project provides also guidance and recommendations to governments and decision makers on how to integrate livestock specific interventions as part of their Paris Agreement’s commitment and developing plans to access adequate funds through national finance, as well as international and bilateral mechanisms.
Period: 2015-2017
Target countries: Argentina, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sri
Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, and Uruguay
The first phase of the project identifies emission mitigation opportunities and their associated costs and benefits in 13 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America. In its first phase, the project aims at developing innovative and evidence based interventions to improve ruminant system productivity and food security, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the livestock sector.
Period: 2018 - 2020
Target countries: Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uruguay
The second phase of the project supports the integration of methane mitigation opportunities into national planning and interventions in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uruguay. It also encourages a widespread practice change in ruminant livestock production systems to reduce enteric methane emissions in livestock systems and improve food security and livelihoods at the national and regional level.
Period: 2021-2023
Target countries: Costa Rica, Kenya, and Indonesia
The third phase of the project addresses the barriers faced by low and middle income countries in setting ambitious national methane reduction targets as part of their commitment to the Paris Agreement. FAO supports countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America to integrate methane assessment and mitigation action into national strategies, investments and policies. The implementation of this third phase aims to enhance countries’ capacity to secure climate finance in support of a transformative action of the livestock sector.