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Adaptation in action

FAO's work in climate change adaptation

Year of publication 2012

Pages 20

Author Climate, Energy and Tenure Division

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) FAO-Adapt consolidates FAO’s multidisciplinary expertise on climate change adaptation. Through this Organization-wide framework, FAO provides countries with best practices, key principles and priority themes on which member nations can focus adaptation efforts in agriculture and food security. Since launching FAO-Adapt in June 2011, the Organization has: developed and implemented new, adaptation-focused projects and programmes; and enhanced FAO’s own capacity to deliver adaptation support to member countries. FAO-Adapt also promotes synergies between adaptation, mitigation and sustainable development activities. As additional needs emerge, FAO-Adapt will continue to evolve in order to best leverage the Organization’s climate change expertise.

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