FAO in Emergencies
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Saving lives through stronger, more resilient livelihoods.
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Smallholder farmers on the frontlines of the #ClimateCrisis bear the brunt of disaster impacts.
Food and Agriculture Organization is supporting countries to step up to the challenge of #LossAndDamage by strengthening agricultural livelihoods, particularly in vulnerable settings.
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🔸 Floods
🔸 Droughts
🔸 Typhoons
We must focus on predicting and acting ahead of crises before they unfold.
Because #AnticipatoryAction saves lives and livelihoods.
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#ClimateChange is causing unprecedented levels of loss and damage, affecting vulnerable people who depend on agricultural livelihoods.
Take a look at the Food and Agriculture Organization report to learn more about #LossAndDamage in agriculture and #foodsystems 👇
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Farmers, pastoralists, foresters and fishers bear the most immediate impacts of climate shocks such as #ElNiño .
At Food and Agriculture Organization, we know that acting ahead of crises means protecting people's lives and livelihoods with benefits that reach far into the future.
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In Afghanistan, drought is pushing vulnerable people further into hunger and poverty.
Thanks to European Union emergency funding in 2023, Food and Agriculture Organization reached 400 000 Afghans with unconditional cash transfers, seeds and animal feed to help them restore their livelihoods.
West Africa and the Sahel: Following devastating floods in 2022, Food and Agriculture Organization was able to implement a series of #AnticipatoryActions thanks to GermanForeignOffice's generous funding to mitigate the impact of the next forecasted disaster on vulnerable farmers’ livelihoods.
Supporting farmers benefits us all.
In this interactive story, learn how Food and Agriculture Organization is helping farmers to strengthen their resilience in the face of emergencies and an ever-changing landscape of challenges.
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#AgricultureCan #FightFoodCrises
Closing out the 8th Annual Regional Meeting of FAO's ECTAD Africa in Zanzibar! Directors of Food and Agriculture Organization Livestock and Food and Agriculture Organizationemergencies, and Food and Agriculture OrganizationTanzania Representative, joined us to encourage the participants from 26 country teams to continue strengthening animal health systems!
In November 2023, Nepal was struck by its deadliest earthquake since 2015.
This document provides an overview of the impact of the earthquake on agriculture and #FoodSecurity as well as Food and Agriculture Organization's planned response and funding needs until December 2024.
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#DRCongo : Violence & clashes triggering population movements remain the main driver of humanitarian needs in the country.
Thanks to Norway MFA's funding, Food and Agriculture Organization is working to improve access to food for vulnerable displaced & host communities in North Kivu.
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Harsh dzud winters in Mongolia threaten not just herds, but entire livelihoods.
Discover how #AnticipatoryAction is transforming hazard management, and how the Mongolian Government is embracing this strategy via Disaster Risk Financing.
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🔴 Global Report on Food Crises: nearly 282 million people in 59 countries/territories experienced high levels of acute hunger in 2023.
Peace, prevention, long-term investments in agrifood systems & at-scale aid efforts are crucial to #FightFoodCrises
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Supporting farmers benefits us all.
Check out our interactive story to learn how Food and Agriculture Organization is helping farmers to build resilience in the face of emergencies and to better respond to threats.
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#AgricultureCan #FightFoodCrises
🔴 Cereal production prospects in Southern Africa have taken a sharp turn for the worse - Food and Agriculture Organization warns.
Recent weather trends associated with #ElNiño have decimated harvest prospects and point to rising prices and import needs.
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🔴 High-level event to release the 2024 Global Report on Food Crises.
Humanitarian and development partners come together to discuss emerging evidence of rising hunger.
Register and tune in virtually 👉 bit.ly/3QeP1CI
#FightFoodCrises #AgricultureCan #HappeningSoon
One year of ongoing conflict in Sudan has severely impacted local food production.
Rein Paulsen, FAO in Emergencies Director, on why it is indispensable to ensure that enough farmers have been provided enough seeds ahead of the main planting season in June👇