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Methodologies and guidelines for greenhouse gas assessments
FAO methodologies to quantify greenhouse gas emissions arising from different agricultural sources and to identify mitigation opportunities.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Emissions Gap Report 2021
- PDF Greenhouse gas emissions and fossil energy use from poultry supply chains: Guidelines for assessment
- PDF Greenhouse gas emissions and fossil energy use from small ruminant supply chains. Guidelines for assessment.
- PDF Greenhouse gas emissions ruminant supply chains: A global life cycle assessment
- PDF Guidance for setting up and enhancing national technical teams for GHG inventories in developing countries
- PDF Guidance for the standardized greenhouse assessment of agriculture, forestry and other land use projects
- PDF Livestock Activity Data Guidance (L-ADG)
- PDF Methane emissions in livestock and rice systems
- PDF Methane emissions in livestock and rice systems
- PDF Methods for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from food systems. Part V: household food consumption.
- PDF Methods for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from food systems Part VI: fluorinated gas emissions
- PDF Methods for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from food systems – Part III: energy use in fertilizer manufacturing, food processing, packaging, ...
- PDF Methods for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from food systems. Part II: waste disposal.
- PDF Methods for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from food systems. Part I: domestic food transport.
- PDF Methods for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from food systems. Part IV: Pesticide manufacturing.
- PDF Policy Strategies and Challenges for Climate Change Mitigation in the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) Sector
- PDF Smallholder dairy methodology
- Website 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
- Website 2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
- Website An Eye on Methane: International Methane Emissions Observatory 2022 Report
- Website Emissions Gap Report 2022
- Website Emissions Gap Report 2023
- Website Global Database of National GHG Inventory (GHGI) Capacity in Developing Countries
- Website Greenhouse Gas Accounting for Sustainable Land Management : Quick Guidance for Users
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Damage and loss
This collection introduces the concept of "loss and damage" caused by climate change-related effects. It is focused on the agriculture sector and the environmental aspects.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Loss and damage and agrifood systems
- PDF Climate Finance for Addressing Loss and Damage
- PDF Damage and losses due to weather and climate-related disasters in agricultural sectors
- PDF FAO’s methodology for damage and loss assessment in agriculture
- PDF Notes on an information system on damage and losses from disasters in agriculture, fisheries and forestry
- PDF The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security: 2021
- Website Data and Digital Maturity for Disaster Risk Reduction: Informing the Next Generation of Disaster Loss and Damage Databases
- Website Introduction to loss and damage
- Website Measuring Disaster Crop Production Losses Using Survey Microdata Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
- Website Using FAO methodology to compute Damage and Loss
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Learning materials on climate change adaptation
A wide variety of learning materials for technical audiences including concepts, policies, practices, and techniques for climate change adaptation in the agriculture sector.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold: -
Overview of FAO's work on climate change
This collection provides a general overview of FAO's work on climate change at the global, regional and national level.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Adaptation in the agriculture sectors: leveraging co-benefits for mitigation and sustainable development
- PDF Climate change and the global dairy cattle sector
- PDF FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022-2031 - COUNCIL Hundred and Seventieth Session 13-17 June 2022
- PDF FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031
- PDF FAO in Latin America and the Caribbean 2019
- PDF FAO in the Philippines: Delivering for impact
- PDF FAO’s work on Climate Change. Fisheries, Aquaculture and Climate Change: The role of fisheries and aquaculture in the implementation of the Paris ...
- PDF FAO’s work on climate change: Fisheries & aquaculture 2019
- PDF FAO’s work on climate change: United Nations Climate Change Conference 2019
- PDF Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- PDF Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment
- PDF Action Plan for the implementation of the FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022-2031
- PDF Tackling climate change through rural women’s empowerment
- PDF The state of agricultural commodity markets: Agricultural trade, climate change and food security
- PDF The work of FAO to enhance national capacities to report on climate change , agriculture, forestry and other land use
- Website Addressing agricultural sector open burning: Results and lessons learned from the climate and clean air coalition no-burn alternative ...
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Agri-food systems in the context of climate change
Achieving sustainable agrifood systems and improved nutrition is a strategic topic for many development countries. This collection focuses on aspects related to climate change.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Loss and damage and agrifood systems
- PDF Agrifood solutions to climate change
- PDF Climate change impacts and adaptation options in the agrifood system
- PDF Climate change, biodiversity and nutrition nexus: Evidence and emerging policy and programming opportunities
- PDF Developing capacities to enhance sustainable agrifood systems and combating climate change
- PDF Green jobs in agrifood systems
- PDF Managing risks to build climate-smart and resilient agrifood value chains
- PDF Small-scale producers in sustainable agrifood systems transformation
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Building capacity on greenhouse gas inventories
A wide variety of learning materials for technical audiences to enhance capacity in estimating greenhouse gas emissions in the agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) sector and in preparing a national GHG inventory.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Estimating GHG in agriculture: A manual to address data requirements for developing countries
- PDF Understanding countries’ status and challenges for the estimation of carbon stock changes from mineral soils in national greenhouse gas ...
- Website Assessing uncertainties in the national greenhouse gas inventory: a focus on land use
- Website Estimating methane emissions from enteric fermentation using Tier 2 method
- Website Greenhouse gas assessment and mitigation in agriculture: concepts, methods and simulation tools
- Website IGES biennial update report: Database
- Website Joint OCB/GSP Training workshop for reporting soil Carbon Stock Change in national greenhouse gas inventories
- Website Preparing a greenhouse gas inventory under the Enhanced Transparency Framework
- Website The national greenhouse gas inventory (NGHGI) for agriculture
- Website The national greenhouse gas inventory (NGHGI) for land use
- Website Workshop materials on greenhouse gas inventory systems
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Official UNFCCC documents on the Enhanced Transparency Framework
This collection provides links to official United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) documents, decisions and resources on the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF).The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold: -
Greenhouse gas emissions from burning of biomass
A list of resources to understand the methodologies related to monitoring and reporting ghg related emissions.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Taming Wildfires in the Context of Climate Change
- Website ESA Climate Office - Fire
- Website European Forest Fire Information System - EFFIS
- Website FAOSTAT - Fires
- Website Fire Information for Resource Management System
- Website Fire management Voluntary guidelines: Principles and strategic actions
- Website Forest fire management
- Website GOFC/GOLD-Fire Implementation Team
- Website Global Wildfire Information System
- Website New estimates of greenhouse gas emissions from biomass burning and peat fires using MODIS. Collection 6 burned areas
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The transparency in the agriculture and land use sectors webinar series
The FAO webinar series aims to enhance country capacity in the Modalities, Procedures and Guidelines (MPGs) of the Enhanced Transparency Framework with a focus on the agriculture and land use sectors. Join the Transparency in agriculture and land use network for receiving updates and capacity building opportunities.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Addressing transparency in agriculture and land use sectors
- PDF Addressing transparency in the agriculture and land use sectors
- PDF Are you ready to make your GHGI transparent?
- PDF Quality Assurance (QA) of the National GHG Inventory Management System and National GHG Inventories
- PDF Quality assurance (QA)/ Quality control (QC) within the greenhouse gas inventory cycle and the need for an improvement plan
- PDF Reporting on adaptation in the AFOLU sector under the Paris Agreement: Climate vulnerability assessment
- PDF Reporting on adaptation in the agriculture and land use sectors under the Paris Agreement: Adaptation metrics and the potential use of SDG ...
- PDF Reporting on adaptation in the agriculture and land use sectors under the Paris Agreement: Loss and damage assessment
- PDF The role of institutional arrangements in the Enhanced Transparency Framework
- PDF The role of institutional arrangements in the Enhanced Transparency Framework
- Website Addressing transparency in agriculture and land use sectors
- Website Are you ready to make your GHG inventory transparent?
- Website FAO and the Enhanced Transparency Framework - webinar series
- Website Quality Assurance (QA) of the National GHG Inventory Management System and National GHG Inventories
- Website Reporting on adaptation: Adaptation metrics and the potential use of SDG indicators
- Website Reporting on adaptation: Local climate vulnerability assessments
- Website Reporting on adaptation: Loss and damage assessment
- Website The role of institutional arrangements in the Enhanced Transparency Framework
- Website Tracking progress made in implementing and achieving Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under Article 4 of the Paris Agreement
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Policies addressing climate change in the fishery and aquaculture sector
A range of examples and practices on how to integrate climate change concerns to fisheries and aquaculture.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Assessment of the integration of fisheries and aquaculture in policy development framework and application in Africa
- PDF Climate change adaptation in fisheries and aquaculture: Compilation of initial examples
- PDF Climate change implications for fisheries of the Benguela Current Region. Making the best of change
- PDF Lessons learned and public policy recommendations on adaptation to climate change in artisanal fisheries and small-scale aquaculture in Chile. ...
- PDF Protocol on climate change adaptation and disaster risk management in fisheries and aquaculture in the Caribbean
- PDF Building adaptive capacity to climate change: Policies to sustain livelihoods and fisheries
- PDF Report of the workshop on development of aquaculture insurance system for small-scale farmers
- PDF Social protection and sustainable natural resource management: Initial findings and good practices from small-scale fisheries
- PDF Strengthening gender-responsive climate policies and actions in aquaculture and fisheries