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FAO's work in nutrition

Nutrition and climate change

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) FAO’s work in nutrition enables healthy diets, advancing efforts towards reaching global nutrition targets and the Sustainable Development Goals. FAO’s Nutrition Strategy aligns with the Organization’s Strategic Framework to leverage all areas of technical expertise towards achieving the four aspirations of Better Production, Better Nutrition, a Better Environment and a Better Life. Agri-food systems are both affected by and contributing to climate change. For example, the global food system accounts for a considerable portion of the greenhouse gas emissions that are leading to climate and environmental changes. Simultaneously, climate change is altering the ‘what’, ‘for how long’ and ‘with which’ resources we can plant, harvest, and produce food.

Last updated 11/11/2021, see Corrigendum

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