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
FAO report: Agrifood sector faces growing threat from climate change-induced loss and damage
01/12/2023
Following the COP28 agreement to activate a new fund for loss and damage, recent analysis highlights agriculture perceived as the most severely affected...
News
Solar powered water pumps support pastoralists’ livelihoods in times of climate crisis
29/11/2023
One agropastoralist in South Sudan is adapting to the changing climate and helping others do the same
News
Why agrifood systems must be at the core of climate action: a COP28 preview with FAO climate expert
20/11/2023
Kaveh Zahedi, Director of the FAO Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment, talks about agrifood systems climate solutions and FAO...
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...