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FAO at COP29 news

New FAO at COP29 e-update
12/11/2024

The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) is a landmark event in global efforts to combat climate change and ensure food security for...

Accelerating climate finance for resilient agrifood systems in fragile and conflict-affected countries
12/11/2024

In the face of a massive gap in finance for countries impacted by fragility and conflict, a side event explored investment projects to scale up delivery...

Europe and Central Asia accelerating climate action in agrifood sector
25/09/2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan, convened a...

UNGA79: FAO chief emphasizes the centrality of climate solutions for agrifood systems transformation
22/09/2024

Director-General announces FAO will host the  Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative for Farmers.

UN Rome-based Agencies and COP Presidencies mobilise for climate action and finance in fragile contexts ahead of COP29
26/06/2024

The UN World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the...

Food systems front and center of climate talks in Bonn
19/06/2024

Seeing agriculture and food security so prominent in the Bonn session is a good sign that COP29 can deliver on placing agrifood solutions at the heart...

No stone unturned: new approaches to how agriculture and land-use sectors can strengthen climate action for food security
07/06/2024

The new publication takes a fresh look at the complex interactions between different land uses, their dynamics and potential contributions to climate...

Harmoniya 4 Climate Resilience: Empowering Farmers, Villages, and Rural Communities
05/06/2024

As the impacts of climate change on agriculture and food and water security become increasingly visible, initiatives, coalitions, networks, and partnerships...

FAST Partnership bridges climate funding gap in agrifood systems
04/06/2024

Our agrifood systems are the backbone of global food production and are essential for achieving a more sustainable future. These systems have the potential...