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Launch of Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative for Farmers

The relevance of agrifood systems for climate action is experiencing a growing momentum, with COP 27 and COP 28 Presidencies launching, respectively, the Fast Partnership and the UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture. The Harmoniya Climate Initiative represents COP 29’s contribution, with a focus on fostering better collaboration among actors and initiatives.
Event 19 November 2024

27th Session of the FAO Committee on Forestry

Delegates approved recommendations on the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) work on urban forestry, forestry’s contribution to FAO’s work on climate change and integrated water management, agriculture and forestry linkages, a forest-based bioeconomy, and integrated wildfire management.
Event 22 July 2024 - 26 July 2024

Harmoniya 4 Climate Resilience: Empowering Farmers, Villages, and Rural Communities

This event introduced participants to the Harmoniya Initiative, which will serve as a hub for work on agrifood systems during the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Harmoniya Initiative is a joint project of the COP 29 Presidency and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). 
Event 4 June 2024

Highlights and images for 10 December 2023

FAO at COP 28

FAST was first launched as an initiative by the COP 27 Presidency, which tasked the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to operationalize it with the aim to improve the quality, quantity, and access of climate finance for sustainable agricultural transformations across all levels, regions, and sectors.
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Highlights and images for 9 December 2023

FAO at COP 28

Scaling up ecosystem restoration will require tangible on-the-ground actions to combat climate change, biodiversity loss, and land degradation.
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