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This meta-synthesis of national climate change adaptation plans, policies and processes spans twelve countries at various stages of adaptation planning and implementation, in three priority CCAFS regions: West Africa (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Sénegal), East Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda) and South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Nepal). The national adaptation plan (NAP)…

Two years into the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA), least developed countries (LDCs) have made some progress on many of the goals and targets agreed in Istanbul. Although the majority of LDCs grew at a pace slower than their last- decade averages, a few continued to expand at 7 per cent or more – the target set in the Programme of Action. These countries witnessed strong…

In recent years, multilateral agencies and others have put forward the concept of ‘climatesmart’ agriculture (CSA) as an inherently multi-sectoral approach to synergistically achieve climate change adaptation, mitigation, and food security – a ‘triple win’ – while minimizing potential negative trade-offs. CSA is envisioned to support national food security and development through…

By setting out what a low carbon world would look like it shows that the solutions to our problems do exist and all that is needed is the political will to implement them. We must create grassroots pressure on politicians to recognise the scale of the problem and to rise to the challenge. Not only is this essential for a sustainable future but vital for our sense of wellbeing. This report is…

11 September 2013, Rome - The waste of a staggering 1.3 billion tonnes of food per year is not only causing major economic losses but also wreaking significant harm on the natural resources that humanity relies upon to feed itself, says a new FAO report. Food Wastage Footprint: Impacts on Natural Resources is the first study to analyze the impacts of global food wastage from an…

FAO's new report is the first study to focus on the environmental impacts of food wastage. 1) The global volume of food wastage is estimated at 1.6 billion tonnes of "primary product equivalents." Total food wastage for the edible part of this amounts to 1.3 billion tonnes. 2) Food wastage's carbon footprint is estimated at 3.3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent of GHG released…