Category: Climate
Empowering Pastoralist Women as Climate Change Decision-Makers in Tanzania
Africa & Middle East: Pastoralist women in Tanzania are being empowered in climate change adaptation by GCA Local Adaptation Champions Award winner, the Pastoralist Women's Council.
Read MoreAt COP28, Reducing Methane Emissions from Food Waste is Essential to Achieving Global Climate Targets
Global: Over 735 million people face hunger. Food waste also releases methane which has 86 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide.
Read MoreCOP28 is a Chance for Businesses to Walk the Talk on Food and Climate
Global: Businesses working together to address innovative measures to achieve food security and climate change are crucial at COP28.
Read MoreHidden Costs of Global Agrifood Systems Worth at Least $10 Trillion
Global: FAO's groundbreaking analysis of agrifood systems reveals a staggering $10 trillion annually, urging global action for transformative change.
Read MoreThe Fight Against Climate Change Calls for Significant Collaboration
Africa & Middle East: Ahead of COP28, addressing climate change and its impacts on African food systems means collaborating across sectors.
Read MoreIn a World of Rising Conflict, We Must Cultivate the Fields to Grow Peace: An Open Letter from World Food Prize Laureates
Global: Hunger and conflict are deeply intertwined. To ensure lasting peace, governments and businesses must invest in food and agriculture.
Read MoreDisasters Have Cost Agriculture $3.8 Trillion Over the Last 30 Years, According to a New FAO Report
Global: A new FAO flagship report entitled “The impact of disasters on agriculture and food security” brings the first-ever global estimation of the impact of disasters on agricultural production focused on crops and livestock.
Read MorePlanting Seeds for Sustainable Future Food Systems
Global: The global seed sector is working to advance sustainable food systems — creating coalitions, delivering innovative seed to farmers and more.
Read MoreNavigating the Policy Puzzle of Incoherency and Conflicting Outcomes
Africa & Middle East: The Africa Climate Summit (ACS) and Africa Climate Week (ACW), alongside the Africa Food System Summit (AGRF), highlighted the crucial need for a sustainable and nature-positive transformation in food production.
Read MoreThe Innovations Tackling Food Loss and Waste
Global: To reduce food loss and waste, it is imperative that the right innovation is applied in the right place, to deliver the right impact.
Read MoreWorld Food Prize Foundation Announces Recipient of the 2023 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application
Global: Dr Swati Nayak is being recognised for her innovative approach to engaging farmers in demand-driven rice seed systems.
Read MorePeatlands: How Sound Water Management Protects the World’s Largest Terrestrial Carbon Stock
Global: Preserving peatlands is critical to reaching biodiversity and climate goals.
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