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MeetingMeeting documentClimate Action for Agriculture: Strengthening the Engagement of Agriculture Sectors to Implement the Climate Change Elements of the 2030 Agenda in Asia and the Pacific 2018Climate change poses a systemic risk to the achievement of food security in Asia and the Pacific. In acknowledgement of this risk, member countries in the region have highlighted the agriculture and land sectors as key priorities for action under the Paris Agreement (SDG 13) and the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction. Strategic engagement by Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry and Fishery Ministries in these international frameworks will enhance the capacity to finance and scale up measures to strengthen the climate resilience of food and agriculture systems. This paper provides a review of current knowledge on climate change risks to food security in the region and the opportunities and challenges for the agriculture and land sectors to play a more ambitious role in implementing the Paris Agreement and Sendai Framework. It discusses the potential benefits of strong, sector-based action in support of achievement of the SDG targets related to food security, as well as the potential contributions from strategic partnerships involving the private sector, civil society, South-South and triangular cooperation and development partners. The paper cites novel adaptation strategies, such as geographic indications - GI and Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems - GIAHS, that can help farmers increase resilience and provide a buffer against extreme climate events. Member countries are invited to provide guidance on how FAO can best support their efforts to address the needs and priorities of the agriculture sectors under the climate change-related elements of the 2030 Agenda and how FAO, through its Global Strategy and Regional Initiative on Climate Change, can best support member countries to plan and implement sector-specific action to address climate change risks to food security.
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ProjectFactsheetReducing Climate Vulnerabilities of the Agriculture Sector: Baselines and Informed Priority Actions - TCP/SFE/3704 2022
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Eastern Africa is being relentlessly impacted by climate changes In particular, frequent droughts, landslides and floods pose recurrent and ever more severe threats to the livelihoods of the populations For example, from 1981 to 2011 the number of people affected by drought has increased sevenfold in the subregion Climate induced shocks are magnified by inadequate investments in climate resilient infrastructure and technology, prevalent agricultural methods that rely on rainwater, which is increasingly vulnerable to climate deregulation, and agricultural practices that tend to put pressure on natural resources, in turn leading to further environmental degradation. -
DocumentOther documentClimate actions and resilience for the agriculture sectors in Thailand: National participatory foresight workshop
Workshop report, Bangkok, Thailand, 14-16 August 2024
2025Also available in:
No results found.Thailand's agricultural sectors face mounting pressure from climate change while striving to achieve carbon neutrality goals through sustainable transformation. This report documents outcomes from "Climate actions and resilience for the agriculture sectors in Thailand: National participatory foresight workshop," which brought together diverse stakeholders to develop strategic climate investment pathways. The collaborative process established a national vision for achieving carbon neutrality through sectoral collaboration, innovation, and technology integration for natural resource sustainability and human well-being. The workshop generated four initial project concepts addressing private sector climate finance, digital climate information services, agricultural carbon sequestration, and sustainable innovation hubs. These were subsequently consolidated into a comprehensive initiative titled "Climate-resilient agriculture innovation and financing hubs," targeting Thailand's six regions. This integrated approach combines innovative financial instruments with climate-smart agricultural technologies, creating regional centres for innovation, capacity building, and financial support. The project addresses critical barriers to sustainable agriculture adoption while promoting paradigm shifts toward low-emission, climate-resilient development. Part of the Agriculture Sector Readiness project for enhanced climate finance in Southeast Asia, this workshop report documents Thailand's commitment to transforming agricultural systems through coordinated climate action and technological innovation.
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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureJoint Programme on Gender Transformative Approaches for Food Security and Nutrition
2022 in Review
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No results found.The 'JP GTA - 2022 In Review' offers a snapshot of the milestones, achievements and activities of the Joint Programme over the course of the past year, with links to articles, publications and event recordings. The report is structured along the four pillars of the JP GTA, with sections focusing on knowledge generation, country-level activities, capacity development and learning, and policy support and institutional engagement. The page on 'knowledge generation' offers an overview of resources published or facilitated by the JP GTA in 2022. Under 'country-level activities' readers will find a summary of the key activities and achievements of the Joint Programme in Ecuador and Malawi. The section on 'capacity development and learning' delves into the JP GTA’s initiatives to share lessons from the Programme and build colleagues' and partners' knowledge and skills. The final pages on 'policy support and institutional engagement' highlight major global and corporate initiatives supported by the JP GTA. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023
Urbanization, agrifood systems transformation and healthy diets across the rural–urban continuum
2023This report provides an update on global progress towards the targets of ending hunger (SDG Target 2.1) and all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2) and estimates on the number of people who are unable to afford a healthy diet. Since its 2017 edition, this report has repeatedly highlighted that the intensification and interaction of conflict, climate extremes and economic slowdowns and downturns, combined with highly unaffordable nutritious foods and growing inequality, are pushing us off track to meet the SDG 2 targets. However, other important megatrends must also be factored into the analysis to fully understand the challenges and opportunities for meeting the SDG 2 targets. One such megatrend, and the focus of this year’s report, is urbanization. New evidence shows that food purchases in some countries are no longer high only among urban households but also among rural households. Consumption of highly processed foods is also increasing in peri-urban and rural areas of some countries. These changes are affecting people’s food security and nutrition in ways that differ depending on where they live across the rural–urban continuum. This timely and relevant theme is aligned with the United Nations General Assembly-endorsed New Urban Agenda, and the report provides recommendations on the policies, investments and actions needed to address the challenges of agrifood systems transformation under urbanization and to enable opportunities for ensuring access to affordable healthy diets for everyone. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookFood loss analysis: causes and solutions – The Republic of Uganda. Beans, maize, and sunflower studies 2019
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No results found.This report illustrates the food loss assessment studies undertaken along the maize, sunflower and beans supply chains in Uganda in 2015-16 and 2016-17. They aimed to identify the critical loss points in the selected supply chains, the key stages at which food losses occur, why they occur, the extent and impact of food losses and the economic, social and environmental implications of the food losses. Furthermore, these studies also evaluated the feasibility of potential interventions to reduce food losses and waste.