With extreme weather events like typhoons, droughts, and floods becoming more frequent and severe, the...
“Stop soil erosion. Save our future.”
06 December 2019
06 December 2019
“Stop soil erosion, save our future.” This was the unified message imparted by the key officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and FAO during the 2019 World Soil Day celebration held on December 5 at the DA’s Bureau of Soils and Water...
Experts at the 2019 edition of the annual “Knowledge Learning Market and Policy Engagement” (KLMPE) forum agree that Filipinos could weather the increasing cost of food in the market and save if they grow their own food.
“Simply put, learning how to plant and grow our own food is a...
Enhancing disaster resilience through finance-based forecasting
11 November 2019
11 November 2019
FbF is an institutional mechanism that enhances EWEA and sets up an automatic system that triggers and funds preparedness actions before a disaster strikes. EWEA is an approach that translates warnings into anticipatory actions to reduce the impact of specific disaster events. It focuses on consolidating available forecasting information and...
World Food Day 2019: "Our actions are our future: Healthy diets for a #ZeroHunger world"
17 October 2019
17 October 2019
FAO Philippines, together with the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the World Food Programme (WFP), led the commemoration of this year’s World Food Day (WFD2019), which had the theme “Our Actions Are our Future. Healthy Diets for a #ZeroHunger World.”
The three-day celebration of WFD2019 kicked off with a festive opening...
Thanking our development partners
27 September 2019
27 September 2019
FAO Philippines held its 2019 Development Partners’ Forum (DPF) on 26 September at the Makati Diamond Residences in Makati City. This event is the Country Office’s centerpiece activity to promote visibility, advocacy, and deeper partner engagement. This edition of the DPF is significant as it is the last one organized...