Anticipatory action is the practice of forecasting disasters and acting before they occur or reach their peak. The goal, in a nutshell, is to use data on weather, conflicts and many other stress factors to provide aid proactively and help [...]

  09:30 – 11:00 EDT | 13:30 – 15:00 UTC The latest IPCC report makes it abundantly clear that incremental change is plainly inadequate given the urgency and depth of the climate crisis. Transformational change that is relevant to the magnitude of [...]

This year, World Water Week will be held as a full-scale digital event on 23-27 August. Join the FAO Land and Water team for an intensive week of learning and collaboration on the overall theme of 'Building Resilience Faster'. [...]

The arid and semi-arid areas (ASALs) of Kenya cover nearly 84 percent of the national land and thus present an enormous potential contribution to national agricultural production as well as basic food and income for farmers residing in these areas. About three in [...]

The August to November edition of the Hunger Hotspots report provides the results of a joint FAO-WFP early warning analysis of acute food insecurity hotspots, highlights countries that are at risk of significant food security deterioration, and in particular acute [...]