Keeping up with COP27: All the resources you need

24/10/2022

Climate change threatens our ability to ensure global food security, eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development. From 6 to 18 November, the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), a 2-week summit where world leaders, politicians, and other experts discuss the climate emergency on a global level. With agrifood systems at the centre of solutions to the climate crisis, food and agriculture are high on the COP27 agenda.

COP27, its side events, high-level negotiations and the extensive media coverage can be overwhelming so ahead of this critical summit, we’ve put together a list of FAO resources that give an overview of FAO's work on climate change, across interlinking sectors and thematic areas.

For a wider range of titles, check the recently released FAO publications catalogue.

FAO Strategy on climate change

The new FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022-2031 was endorsed in June 2022. It guides FAO in providing strengthened support to Members in their ambitions to address climate change in agrifood systems, and in the implementation of the Paris Agreement. It aims to address a broad range of interlinked challenges, including the loss of biodiversity, desertification, land and environmental degradation, the need for accessible, renewable energy, and food and water security.

The State of Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture in the Near East and North Africa region

This regional overview presents unique data on land and water resources in the Near East and North Africa gathered by FAO. It looks at the availability of land and water resources, their use and management, as well as future trends and developments, highlighting opportunities and challenges in the face of our changjng climate.

The State of the World's Forests (SOFO) 2022 – Forest pathways for green recovery and building inclusive, resilient and sustainable economies

This report sets out three pathways for achieving green recovery and tackling multidimensional planetary crises: halting deforestation; restoring degraded land and expanding agroforestry; and sustainably using forests and building green value chains.

Managing risks to build climate-smart and resilient agrifood value chains – The role of climate services

This report reveals the potential of climate services to build climate-resilient agrifood value chains. Climate services provide climate and weather information tailored to specific actors across value chains to improve decision-making and reduce climate risks.

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