Agri-food systems in the context of climate change
Resources
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Developing capacities to enhance sustainable agrifood systems and combating climate changePDF
The case study on the collaboration between FAO and the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM) aims to highlight the results achieved through the collaboration established in 2016. Among the activities, the case study will emphasize on how universities, private companies and producer...
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Green jobs in agrifood systemsPDF
Populations in the G5 Sahel countries are growing rapidly. Given these large cohorts of young populations, over the next five years 11.4 million youth will turn 16 years old, and most will then start to seek jobs in the region. Although the countries are urbanizing, meaning that future economic...
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Climate change impacts and adaptation options in the agrifood systemPDF
This paper summarizes the findings of the Working Group II contributions to the International Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report which runs into over 3 000 pages, focusing on the assessment’s conclusions and their effect on agrifood systems. The Assessment Reports of the...
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Managing risks to build climate-smart and resilient agrifood value chainsPDF
This work provides a preliminary analysis of the key climate risks affecting agrifood value chains and opportunities for climate services that reach stakeholders involved in all stages of the value chain, from agrifood production to harvest, storage and refrigeration, processing and packaging,...
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Climate change, biodiversity and nutrition nexus: Evidence and emerging policy and programming opportunitiesPDF
Humankind is facing a perfect storm of climate change, biodiversity loss, and multiple forms of malnutrition (stunting, wasting, micronutrient deficiencies, and obesity) coexisting in the same country, community, household, and even individual. Challenges from each of these areas are well known...
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Agrifood solutions to climate changePDF
Amid a worsening climate crisis and slow progress in cutting greenhouse gases, sustainable agrifood systems practices can help countries and communities to adapt, build resilience and mitigate emissions, ensuring food security and nutrition for a growing global population. FAO is working with...
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Catalysing climate solutionsPDF
Recognizing the important role adaptation plays for agrifood systems, and its prominence in the Paris Agreement, the paper presents and reflects on FAO’s repertoire of different adaptation actions and solutions. Complementing the conclusion of the Global Stocktake at COP28, it comprehensively...
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Family farming and climate-resilient agrifood systemsWebsite
Food and agricultural production practices applied by family farmers – including agroecological and integrated systems; recycling of nutrients, energy and waste; natural pest control; crop diversification; and efficient management of natural resources and soil health – present promising...
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Loss and damage and agrifood systemsPDF
Agrifood systems are intrinsically linked to climate change and are particularly vulnerable to its impacts. Each year hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of crops and livestock production is lost due to disaster events, undermining hard-won development gains and livelihoods for farmers. At the...
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Small-scale producers in sustainable agrifood systems transformationPDF
This paper analyzes the diversity of small-scale producers and demonstrates how understanding small-scale production can have consequences for how policies and investments are directed and how they impact small-scale producer livelihoods. The diverse roles and functions of small-scale production...
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Delivering on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework through agrifood systemsWebsite
Amid accelerating biodiversity loss and growing threats to ecosystems, sustainable agrifood systems can play a crucial role in reversing these trends while ensuring food security for a growing global population. Agrifood systems are directly linked to more than half of the 23 targets of the...
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The Triple Gap in Finance for Agrifood SystemsWebsite
Agrifood systems form the cornerstones of economies, societies, and ecosystems across the world, but also generate significant environmental costs.
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Climate-related development finance to agrifood systemsWebsite
This publication addresses the persistent knowledge gap related to climate finance to agrifood systems, providing data and information to support countries making informed decisions towards agrifood systems transformation. The analysis brings to light the evolution of climate finance in agrifood...
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Climate technologies for agrifood systems transformationWebsite
The report highlights the needs for robust technology assessments to underpin climate technology identification for agrifood systems transformation that addresses all stages of agrifood value chains. This needs to be supported by capacity-building programmes, targeted financing and fed into the...
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| Kind of Activities | Understanding basic concepts |
|---|---|
| Geographic Focus | Global |
| Collection Updated | November 2024 |