New data shows that crops like wheat, coffee, beans and cassava could lose half of the best land for growing them by 2100.
Stories & Blogs FAO (News )Findings come from FAO’s upgraded Adaptation, Biodiversity and Carbon Mapping Tool “ABC-Map”, further boosting capacity to assess and confront climate-related shocks.
UN and Partners Join Forces to Advance a Transformative Financial Architecture for the Ocean.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Press Release )A collective of United Nations agencies and global partners today launched the co-design process for One Ocean Finance.
Acute food insecurity and malnutrition rise for sixth consecutive year in world’s most fragile regions – new report.
Stories & Blogs FAO (Story )In 2024, over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories faced acute hunger—an increase of almost 14 million people compared to 2023, while the number of people facing catastrophic levels of hunger reached a record high.
With rainwater tanks and solar-powered pumps, Somalia aims to take on climate change.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Story )For much of the last decade, Somalia has tipped in and out of drought, with dry spells withering rivers, turning farms into dustbowls and forcing millions from their homes.
Desert locust movements in Northwest Africa raise concern amid spring breeding season.
Stories & Blogs FAO (News )FAO calls to enhance monitoring and initiate early control measures in affected countries
