| Partner
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Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) |
| Link
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http://www.fao.org/ |
| Description
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FAO has a mandate to raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy. |
| Action pledges | |
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Use of tools and plant genetic resources for food and agriculture to secure implementation and management methods to enhance capacities of poor farmers to face climate changes |
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Pilot projects on uses of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture to put strategic plans into action to promote sustainable use and management of land for adaptation to climate variability |
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Monitoring and production of strategic plans for plant genetic resources for food and agriculture based on poor farmer’s agricultural practices to climate variability |
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Development of methods and tools related to agro-climatology |
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Farm Adaptive Dynamic Optimization (FADO) |
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Assistance to Nigeria in assessing adaptation requirements in the agriculture sector |
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Fisheries management and marine conservation within a changing ecosystem context |
| Further information
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FAO's ongoing activities on adaptation and freshwater |
| Regional focus
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Africa and the Arab States
Asia and the Pacific
Caribbean and Central America
Least Developed Countries
Small Island Developing States
South America
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| Sector
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Education and training
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Oceans and coastal areas
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
Terrestrial ecosystems
Water resources
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| Adaptation delivery activity
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Capacity building
Climate-resilient development planning
Communications and awareness-raising
Disaster risk reduction
Early warning systems
Education
Financial support
Humanitarian assistance
Knowledge management
Monitoring and evaluation
Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
Risk/vulnerability mapping
Training
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| NWP work area
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Adaptation planning and practices
Climate modelling, scenarios and downscaling
Climate related risks and extreme events
Data and observations
Economic diversification
Methods and tools
Socio-economic information
Technologies for adaptation
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| Climate hazards
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Drought
Flood
Wildfires
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| Operational scale
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Community-based
Global
National
Regional
Sub-national
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