Global agrifood systems are the climate solution, new FAO report highlights 

Agrifood systems and the communities that support and depend on them are on the front lines of loss and damage linked to climate change, a new report released on Friday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has revealed. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/12/1144237
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Global agrifood systems are the climate solution, new FAO report highlights 
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FAO report reveals hidden costs of agrifood systems

FAO report reveals hidden costs of agrifood systems

06 Nov 2023

Although current agrifood systems provide nourishment and sustain economies, they also impose huge hidden costs on health and the environment - the equivalent of at least $10 trillion annually - a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has revealed. 

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Forests face increasing risk of wildfires and pests due to climate change

Forests face increasing risk of wildfires and pests due to climate change

22 Jul 2024

The world’s forests are becoming increasingly susceptible to wildfires and pests due to climate change, according to a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), released Monday. 

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World News in Brief: Climate change in the countryside, Yemen polio drive success, development and peace

World News in Brief: Climate change in the countryside, Yemen polio drive success, development and peace

05 Mar 2024

Climate change is disproportionately affecting the incomes of rural women, the poor and older populations, who also have the least capacity to adapt to extreme weather events, a new report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) revealed on Tuesday.