UNFCCC - UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNFCCC raises awareness on agriculture and food security concerns for the next global climate change agreements, which would result in integration of climate change challenges into food security as well as food security principles into national sectoral policies and programmes to address climate change.
The UNFCCC is a “Rio Convention”, one of three adopted at the “Rio Earth Summit” in 1992. Entered into force on 21 March 1994, today it has near-universal membership with 197 Parties. Its sister Rio Conventions are the UN Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention to Combat Desertification.
Region: Global
POLICY THEME: Climate Change
KEYWORDS: Agriculture, Climate change, Conservation, Environmental sustainability, Food security, Governance, Resilience, Rural livelihoods
FAO ROLE: Strategic Partner