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The role of forests in tackling climate change
A wide variety of materials on how forests can play a role in tackling climate change.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF The economics of climate change mitigation options in the forest sector
- PDF Building climate-resilient dryland forests and agrosilvopastoral production systems
- PDF Capacity Building on National Forest Information Analysis and Reporting for Enhancing Credibility of National Climate Change and REDD+ Implementation
- PDF Community guidelines for accessing forestry voluntary carbon markets
- PDF Forest and farm producers – climate-change sentinels
- PDF Forests and climate change
- PDF Forests and climate change
- PDF Forests and climate change
- PDF Forests, rangelands and climate change in southern Africa
- PDF Global guidelines for the restoration of degraded forests and landscapes in drylands
- PDF The key role of forest and landscape restoration in climate action
- PDF The national forest monitoring system as part of the National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources in Chile: Applying ...
- PDF Transformational change to reduce deforestation and climate change impacts
- Website UN-REDD Programme
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Learning materials on ecosystem-based adaptation in the agriculture sector
Ecosystem-based adaptation is a nature-based solution for building the resilience of the food and agriculture sector to climate change. The materials presented in this section include studies, guidelines and policies for evaluating and valuing the benefits, costs and impacts of ecosystem-based adaptation measures.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- Website Building Climate Resilience through Ecosystem-based Adaptation Planning
- PDF Ecosystem restoration for people, nature and climate
- Website Ecosystem-based Adaptation: Working with nature to adapt to a changing climate
- PDF Ecosystem-based adaptation in the agriculture sector: A nature-based solution for building the resilience of the food and agriculture sector to ...
- PDF Forest-based adaptation: transformational adaptation through forests and trees
- Website Guidelines for Integrating Ecosystem-based Adaptation into National Adaptation Plans: Supplement to the UNFCCC NAP Technical Guidelines
- PDF Revisión científica del impacto del cambio climático en las plagas de las plantas
- PDF Scientific review of the impact of climate change on plant pests: A global challenge to prevent and mitigate plant-pest risks in agriculture, ...
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Learning materials on strengthening resilience of agriculture livelihoods
Practical and in-depth analysis on managing crises and improving resilience of agriculture livelihoods.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Green and climate resilient agriculture
- Website Building Climate Resilience through Ecosystem-based Adaptation Planning
- PDF Building climate-resilient dryland forests and agrosilvopastoral production systems
- Website Guidelines for Integrating Ecosystem-based Adaptation into National Adaptation Plans: Supplement to the UNFCCC NAP Technical Guidelines
- PDF Increasing the resilience of agricultural livelihoods
- PDF Strengthening resilience to threats and crises
- PDF Terminal evaluation of the project “Reducing vulnerability and increasing adaptive capacity to respond to impacts of climate change and ...
- PDF The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2017: Building Resilience for Peace and Food Security
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Tools for reporting on adaptation under the Enhanced Transparency Framework
A wide variety of methodologies and tools for technical audiences to enhance capacity in reporting on adaptation under the Enhanced Transparency FrameworkThe most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PPT Adaptation M&E toolbox
- PDF Developing national adaptation monitoring and evaluation systems: A guidebook
- PDF The self-evaluation and holistic assessment of climate resilience of farmers and pastoralists (SHARP) tool and the Enhanced Transparency Framework ...
- PDF The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of Adaptation training package and the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF)
- PDF Framing and tracking 21st century climate adaptation: Monitoring, evaluation and learning for Paris, the SDGs and beyond
- PDF The Modelling System for Agricultural Impacts of Climate Change (MOSAICC) Tool and the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF)
- PDF FAO’s Damage and Loss Assessment methodology to monitor the Sendai Framework’s Indicator C2 and the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF)
- PDF Monitoring and evaluation of adaptation - an introduction
- Website Monitoring and evaluation training package
- PDF Reporting adaptation through the biennial transparency report: A practical explanation of the guidance
- Website Reporting on adaptation in the agriculture and land use sectors under the Paris Agreement: Loss and damage assessment
- PDF Self-evaluation and Holistic Assessment of Climate Resilience of Farmers and Pastoralists (SHARP)
- PDF Strengthening M&E for adaptation planning in the agriculture sector
- Website Strengthening monitoring and evaluation for adaptation in the agriculture sectors
- Website Strengthening monitoring and evaluation for adaptation in the agriculture sectors
- PDF Tracking adaptation and measuring development: a step-by-step guide
- PDF Using metrics to assess progress towards the Paris Agreement’s Global Goal on Adaptation
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Tools and databases for analyzing and modelling climate change adaptation
A wide range of tools to support decision-making for adaptation and modelling efficient agriculture practices.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- Website Climate Action Review Tool
- Website Climate Change Adaptation in the Livestock Sector
- PDF Climate maps for the Lao People's Democratic Republic
- PDF Designing climate change adaptation initiatives: A UNDP toolkit for practitioners
- Website Food and Agriculture Policy Decision Analysis (FAPDA) tool
- PDF GCF Project Toolkit 2017. Guide to develop a project proposal for the Green Climate Fund (GCF)
- Website InVest: Integrated Valuation of Environmental Services and Trade-offs
- Website Integrated Modelling Platform for Mixed Animal Crop systems Lite Tool (IMPACT)
- Website Modelling European agriculture with climate change for food security (MACSUR)
- Website Modelling System for Agricultural Impacts of Climate Change (MOSAICC)
- Website Strengthening monitoring and evaluation for adaptation in the agriculture sectors
- Website The UKCIP Adaptation Wizard
- PDF UNDP–FAO Climate Action Review Tool
- PDF Using metrics to assess progress towards the Paris Agreement’s Global Goal on Adaptation
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Looking at the financial and economic value of adaptation actions
Resources to help in the analysis of economic and financial aspects regarding investments to address climate change adaptation.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF A review of domestic data sources for climate finance flows in recipient countries
- Website Adaptation Gap Report 2020
- Website Adaptation Gap Report 2021
- Website Adaptation Gap Report 2022
- PDF Economics of adaptation toolkit
- PDF Financing National Adaptation Plan processes: Contributing to the achievement of nationally determined contribution adaptation goals
- PDF Global outlook on climate services in agriculture
- PDF Guidebook for direct access entities engaging in the Green Climate Fund accreditation process
- PDF Investing in natural capital for a sustainable future in the greater Mekong subregion
- PDF Public expenditure analysis for climate change adaptation and mitigation in the agricultural sector – A case study of Uganda
- PDF The economic advantage: Assessing the value of climate change actions in agriculture
- PDF Toolkit for value chain analysis and market development integrating climate resilience and gender responsiveness
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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:- 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
- PDF Emissions Gap Report 2021
- Website Emissions Gap Report 2022
- Website Emissions Gap Report 2023
- Website Emissions Gap Report 2024
- Website Global Database of National GHG Inventory (GHGI) Capacity in Developing Countries
- Website Global Nitrous Oxide Assessment
- Website Greenhouse Gas Accounting for Sustainable Land Management : Quick Guidance for Users
- 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 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
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Learning materials on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
A wide variety of learning materials and e-learning courses on the Sustainable Development Goals including those related to climate change.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- Website Etudes en prospectives sur le changement climatique
- PDF FAO and the Sustainable Development Goals
- Website Introduction to Sustainable Development Goal Indicators under FAO custodianship
- Website SDG Indicator 2.4.1 - Sustainable Agriculture
- Website SDG Indicators 15.1.1 - 15.2.1 - Forest area and sustainable forest management
- PDF Sustainable Development Report 2022
- Website Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) knowledge hub
- PDF Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators 2023
- PDF Transforming food and agriculture to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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Cross-cutting topics related to food and agriculture
A wide variety of learning materials and studies for technical audiences including concepts, practices and techniques for food security, systems and production in the context of climate change in food and agriculture.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF "Energy-Smart" food for people and climate
- PDF Actions to transform food systems under climate change
- PDF Africa: regional overview of food security and nutrition
- Website Agriculture, food security and climate change: Outlook for knowledge, tools and action
- PDF Assessment of agricultural plastics and their sustainability. A call for action
- PDF Climate change and food security and nutrition Latin America and the Caribbean (policy guidelines)
- PDF Climate change: Unpacking the burden on food safety
- PDF Enhancing knowledge on climate change mitigation and adaptation for food security and nutrition
- PDF Ensuring access to safe and nutritious food for all through transformation of food systems
- PDF Food systems transformation: Developing sustainable, eco-friendly, climate-smart food production along value chains in Africa
- PDF Framework for Action on Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
- PDF Info Note 2. The State of Food and Agriculture 2016; Climate change, agriculture and food security improved farming practices reduce impacts of ...
- PDF Measuring progress towards sustainable agriculture
- PDF Panorama of food and nutrition security in Latin America and the Caribbean
- PDF Priorities related to food value chains and the agri-food sector in the nationally determined contributions (NDCs)
- PDF Pulses and climate change. Revised edition
- PDF Report on the high-level regional dialogue on the mainstreaming of biodiversity in the agricultural, forestry and fisheries sectors
- PDF The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2017: Building Resilience for Peace and Food Security
- PDF The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World – 2018
- PDF The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2016 : Climate change, agriculture and food security
- PDF The State of Food and Agriculture 2016 Info Note 1: Climate change, agriculture and food security climate change: what does it mean for ...
- PDF The future of food and agriculture – Trends and challenges
- PDF The state of food and agriculture: Adaptation
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Understanding the impact of climate change on food systems
This collection provides a basic understanding on how climate change impacts food security and highlights the need to create robust food systems in order to overcome future challenges.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Actions to transform food systems under climate change
- Website Agrifood systems in nationally determined contributions: Global analysis
- Website Beyond urban: city-region food systems for resilient and sustainable development
- Website Climate and nutrition considerations in urban food systems
- PDF Climate change and food systems: Global assessments and implications for food security and trade
- PDF Climate change impacts and adaptation options in the agrifood system
- PDF Climate change impacts on crops in Sri Lanka
- Video Climate change, biodiversity and nutrition nexus
- PDF Climate change, biodiversity and nutrition nexus: Evidence and emerging policy and programming opportunities
- Website Cultivating Inner Capacities for Regenerative Food Systems
- PDF Enhancing Sustainability and Resilience to Effects of Climate Change in City Region Food Systems
- Website Food Systems, Nutrition and Climate Change
- PDF How to feed the world in times of pandemics and climate change? Opportunities for innovation in livestock systems
- PDF Indigenous Peoples’ food systems. Insights on sustainability and resilience from the front line of climate change
- PDF Integrating agro-ecological approaches to increase resilience to climate change and improve sustainable food system in West Africa and the Sahel
- Website Making better policies for food systems
- PDF Managing climate change risks in food systems
- PDF Online exchange forum. Building climate-resilient food systems based on the ten agroecology elements
- Website Repurposing Agricultural Policies and Support : Options to Transform Agriculture and Food Systems to Better Serve the Health of People, Economies, ...
- PDF Science, practice, and policy expert dialogue on food systems and resilience: Key priorities for aligning global ecosystem restoration, ...
- PDF Small-scale producers in sustainable agrifood systems transformation
- PDF Strengthening gender-responsive climate policies and actions in agrifood value chains
- PDF Sustainable and circular bioeconomy in the climate agenda: Opportunities to transform agrifood systems
- PDF The State of Food and Agriculture 2016: Climate change, agriculture and food security
- PDF Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus to increase food systems' resilience to climate change and conflict's cascading effects in the ...