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New FAO report maps pathways towards lower livestock emissions

08/12/2023

It is imperative to chart pathways to lower the greenhouse gas emissions produced by the world’s livestock systems in the face of a growing global population...

FAO Director-General champions agrifood systems as the climate solution at COP28

04/12/2023

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu led a delegation during the first high-level segment of the UN Climate Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates,...

COP28: New AIIB-FAO partnership to boost rural infrastructure development to transform agrifood systems

03/12/2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

COP28: At climate summit’s first-ever Health Day, FAO highlights interconnected challenges of malnutrition and climate change

03/12/2023

Malnutrition and climate change are two of the greatest challenges currently facing humanity, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization...

COP28: Fighting AMR requires action on the ground, Qu says

02/12/2023

It is time for concrete action in the global fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization...

COP28: FAO Director-General highlights the role of finance and science in agrifood systems for transformation and prosperity in Africa

02/12/2023

To help Africa cope with the impacts of the climate crisis, it is crucial to put agriculture and food centre-stage in climate action and channel more...

COP28: Resilient and healthy mountain systems are key to climate change adaptation and mitigation

02/12/2023

A wide range of stakeholders need to make a concerted effort to address the root causes of the degradation of mountain areas, a situation which is also...

COP28: FAO underlines importance of working together with partners in Pakistan’s Living Indus Initiative

02/12/2023

 “Learning together, thinking together, designing together and contributing together, with the various partners taking ownership” - these are keys...

Agrifood Systems Transformation to Achieve Triple Wins: For People, for Climate and for Nature

02/12/2023

This side event, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), put a spotlight on the role of agrifood systems in mitigating climate...