FAO at COP29 news
Launch of Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative for Farmers
19/11/2024
Opening Food, Agriculture and Water Day at COP 29, this event served as the launch of the COP 29 Presidency’s Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative...
New report reveals USD 1 trillion gap in annual finance for agrifood systems
19/11/2024
A report released at COP29 today finds that global agrifood systems are massively underfunded and require USD 1.1 trillion annually to align with a...
Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Transformation (FAST) Partnership Ministerial Meeting
19/11/2024
The Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Transformation (FAST) Partnership, launched at COP 27, is a multi-stakeholder partnership that aims to accelerate...
COP29: New FAO analysis maps Nationally Determined Contributions, identifies opportunities, gaps and risks related to agrifood climate solutions
18/11/2024
A new analysis from FAO finds that almost all countries identify agrifood systems as a priority for climate change adaptation (94 percent) and mitigation...
Accelerating Climate Action and Finance to Frontline Communities Affected by Fragility or Conflict
15/11/2024
This event showcased on-the-ground challenges and solutions for recovering from the compounding shocks of climate change, fragility, and conflict, and...
COP29: FAO says agrifood systems transformation holds solutions for the climate crisis
12/11/2024
The only way to reduce carbon emissions and restore nature on the path to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is to transform our agrifood...
New UN report: Rise in nitrous oxide emissions endangers pathway to 1.5°C, the ozone layer, and human health
12/11/2024
The United Nations Global Nitrous Oxide Assessment reveals urgent need for action to mitigate N₂O emissions to prevent catastrophic climate, environmental,...
Making Climate Finance Work for Climate Action in Agriculture and Food Security
12/11/2024
Assessing the need for fundamental changes in agrifood systems, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), along with government, and World Bank leaders...
FAO launches new activity book for kids on livestock and climate change as part of COP29 efforts
12/11/2024
In support of the upcoming 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...