Climate action
Actions to make agriculture sustainable are among the most effective measures to help nations adapt to and mitigate climate change.
FAO helps crisis-affected and at-risk populations to withstand future shocks by embedding resilience-building within humanitarian activities. This means addressing underlying vulnerabilities and reducing the risks faced by rural communities, for
example through promoting and spreading disaster risk reduction and climate resilient production practices.
Building on decades of global experience and expertise, FAO is further integrating climate action into every facet of its work to support countries in facing these impacts. More-resilient farmers, foresters, herders and fishers can deliver transformative change that enhances their livelihoods and shields them from the negative impacts of climate change.
News
News
Global Report on Food Crises: Number of people facing acute food insecurity rose to 258 million in 58 countries in 2022
03/05/2023
Economic shocks grew as driver of food crises; war in Ukraine contributed to acute food and nutrition insecurity
News
Healing wounds and rebuilding from rubble in Türkiye
06/04/2023
Farmers and rural communities need support to restart food production and livelihoods after major earthquake
News
Türkiye earthquakes: initial assessment indicates losses of more than 20 percent in food production
31/03/2023
FAO renews its funding appeal to scale efforts to help affected rural communities sustain and recover basic food production
Publications
Publications
West Africa and the Sahel: Resilience Programme 2024–2030
03/2025
In the last decade, food insecurity levels in West Africa and the Sahel have significantly worsened. According to the latest Cadre Harmonisé (CH) analyses,...
Publications
Somalia: Project Highlights - OSRO/SOM/003/ITA
03/2025
The Government of the Republic of Italy, through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, contributed USD 6 805 279 (EUR 6 million) to the FAO...
Publications
Ecuador: Project Highlights - OSRO/ECU/111/GER
01/2025
The El Niño phenomenon is a natural climatic event characterized by the anomalous warming of waters of the intertropical Pacific Ocean, causing changes...
Multimedia
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Leveraging social protection's role in climate adaptation in rural areas
23/02/2023
Small-scale producers contribute the least to climate change, but are the most at risk of welfare losses due to increasing global temperatures and extreme...
Video
The Impact of Disasters and Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Security 2023
24/10/2023
Around the world, disasters are causing unprecedented levels of damage and loss in agriculture.
Video
Listening to Women: adapting to climate change
05/05/2022
Dryland areas are experiencing the devastating consequences of climate change through rapid desertification, increasing poverty and diminished soil...