- CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) has just released its 2015 Annual Report in an online version. 2015 was a crucial year for climate research and action. Agriculture gained prominence in the Paris climate agreement, and CCAFS science increasingly…
- The Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture will be holding its Annual Forum from 14 to 16 June, on the theme Climate-Smart Agriculture in Action. GACSA’s ambitious future is based upon supporting and inspiring action. Farmers, fishers, foresters, and ranchers are at the center of this…
- The FAO-FSN invites you to take part in the online survey “Central Asia activities on Climate-Smart Agriculture”. This is a joint activity of the Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia and four divisions of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (viz. climate and environment, economic…
- Are you looking for clear guidance on how to transform agriculture initiatives to become climate-resilient? The new CSA Guide is a one-stop-shop for everything you need to know. The site covers the basics (what is CSA and why do we need it?) and offers detailed guidance on CSA planning, finance,…
- In his presentation during the 2015 EAT Food Forum, Prof. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber CBE gives a narrative of climate change over time and presents data confirming trends for further warming, more extreme weather events and exponential sea level rise due to ice sheet melting. He urges immediate…
- Drought is weather-related natural disaster, which affects vast regions for months or years and has impact on food production. Drought is related to a deficiency of precipitation over a season or an extended period of time. The most immediate consequence is a fall in crop production, due to…
- The 4 per 1000 Initiative was officially launched at the COP21 Climate Conference during the side event on Soils for Food Security and Climate Initiative on December 1st. The Initiative aims to reduce manmade CO2 emissions by boosting carbon sequestration in the soil, by means of agricultural…
- Agriculture is both “villain and victim” when it comes to climate change. The sector contributes an estimated 13.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions and land use change for food production is responsible for 75% of deforestation worldwide, while also driving land degradation. But agriculture will…
- This booklet presents the key messages of FAO on climate change and food security. It includes a synthesis of the most recent support provided by FAO to countries to face the impacts of climate change. It also brings together the most relevant knowledge on climate change including tools and…