Evidence shows that climate change is already hurting the rural poor. The effects of increasingly volatile and extreme weather patterns are damaging infrastructure, wiping out harvests, jeopardizing fish stocks, eroding natural resources and endangering species. Climate change is causing serious damage to agriculture, water resources, ecosystems, and human health all around the world. With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, countries have renewed their commitment to fight against poverty, hunger and malnutrition recognizing that tackling climate change is key for lifting people out of poverty. SDG 1 (No poverty) pays special attention to building resilient livelihoods and helping poor rural people reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate change and natural disasters. As part of its mandate, FAO is supporting countries to end poverty and address climate change, by promoting multi-sectoral, pro-poor and climate-informed development policies, sustainable and inclusive production, diversification and decent rural employment, as well as risk-informed and shock-responsive social protection systems, with a view to leaving no one behind.