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Book (stand-alone)Climate Risk Toolbox
Guiding material for climate risk screening
2023Also available in:
No results found.The Climate Risk Toolbox (CRTB) was developed to support climate-resilient project design. The tool is an open-access resource, hosted on the Hand-in-Hand Geospatial platform, allowing users to obtain a climate risk screening and report containing climate resilient measures, crucial to strengthen project formulation at early stages. The CRTB complies with requirements of international financial institutions and can be used by development practitioners for high-level screening at an early stage of planning processes or project design. This manual is a comprehensive guidance material to support users in navigating the online tool, including all the technical specifications behind the tool. This guidance document is key to ensure transparency of data and to strengthen its application by users. -
Book (stand-alone)The FAO/IAEA Spreadsheet for Designing and Operation of Insect Mass Rearing Facilities
Procedures Manual
2012Also available in:
No results found.The sterile insect technique has in many countries become an important control tactic for integration in area-wide integrated pest management programmes against fruit flies of economic importance. An important prerequisite of these programmes is the availability of adequate numbers of sterile male flies that are produced in large mass-rearing facilities. This document combines an interactive spread sheet in Excel on a CD Rom and a procedures manual to assist in technical and economic decisio n making with the design, costing, construction, equipping and operating of such mass-rearing facilities. The model can be used by managers as a support tool for facility design, required investments and financial planning of facilities of different sizes using different scenarios. The software was designed using the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) as a model for planning insect mass-rearing facilities, but its default settings can be easily changed to suit any other fruit fly or other pest insect. The manual includes an appendix on site selection and biological/physical factors that need to be considered when constructing a facility and another appendix on criteria that are relevant for selecting the location and establishment of mass-rearing facilities. -
BookletEnvironmental and Social Standard (ESS) 3: Climate change and disaster risk reduction
Framework for Environmental and Social Management guidance note
2025Also available in:
No results found.Climate change poses significant challenges to agriculture and related sectors, threatening food systems, livelihoods, and the long-term success of development projects. FAO’s Environmental and Social Standard 3 (ESS 3) ensures that climate risks are integrated into project design and implementation, focusing on two key areas: risks to projects, such as vulnerabilities to extreme weather events and slow-onset changes, and risks from projects, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that contribute to climate change. Through adaptation and mitigation strategies, ESS 3 promotes climate-resilient, low-carbon solutions to safeguard agrifood systems and communities.ESS 3 applies to all FAO programmes and projects, guiding efforts to minimize emissions, enhance carbon sinks, and strengthen disaster risk reduction. It emphasizes proactive planning to reduce vulnerabilities, support sustainable agriculture, and align with global climate commitments. By addressing both the causes and impacts of climate change, ESS 3 ensures that FAO projects contribute to resilient and sustainable development outcomes.
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