Evaluation of FAO’s contribution to Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

Evaluation of FAO’s contribution to Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

Final Report October 2015

Year of publication 2015

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 192 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Series title Thematic Evaluation Series

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Synopsis (short abstract) Climate change poses some of the most serious risks to agricultural production, food security, and the state of the world’s forests, fish stocks and water supply.1 Smallholder producers and the poor in the developing world are particularly vulnerable to the effects of more frequent and intense weather and climate events, thus complicating global efforts to promote long-term development through food security and poverty reduction. Considering the threat that climate change poses, FAO recently sta ted that addressing climate change will be among the Organization's top priorities over the next four years.

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