This brochure stresses that adapting food systems to climate change is essential for promoting food security and poverty alleviation, as well as for the sustainable management and conservation of natural resources. It also presents how the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) supports countries in addressing climate change, with particular focus on impact assessment and adaptation planning, increasing resilience, strengthening institutions and assisting countries in implementing adaptation priorities.

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Organization: FAO

Topics: Agriculture and Food, Environment, Adaptation, Ecosystems, Policy Instruments

Type of material: Other

Publication date: 2010

Language: English