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
Yemen: FAO and the World Bank collaborate to restore lost hopes and agricultural livelihoods in flood-affected areas
04/10/2021
Abdurrahman Hassan Farhan Gird is a 27 year old farmer and a father of two from Wadi Nakhlah, Maqbana District in Taiz Governorate of Yemen
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New review finds slow progress in restoring Africa’s degraded lands, urges greater efforts for climate action
29/09/2021
With the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration underway, review finds successes and many challenges ahead to restore Africa’s degraded lands and improve...
News
Famine relief blocked by bullets, red tape and lack of funding, warn FAO and WFP as acute food insecurity reaches new highs
30/07/2021
Efforts to fight a global surge in acute food insecurity are being stymied in several countries by fighting and blockades that cut off life-saving aid...
Publications
Publications
Ethiopia: Project Highlights - OSRO/ETH/126/JPN
09/2024
The Government of Japan contributed USD 1.5 million to the FAO project, "Emergency livelihood support for conflict-affected households in the Afar and...
Publications
Colombia: Belgium's contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) – Anticipatory Action window
09/2024
Colombia is currently transitioning from the El Niño phenomenon to La Niña, which brings significant climate challenges such as heavy rainfall, floods...
Publications
Nigeria: Project Highlights - OSRO/NIR/107/IRE
09/2024
The Government of Ireland has contributed EUR 442 000 to FAO’s project entitled “Emergency agricultural assistance to communities affected by farmer-herder...
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.
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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...