FAO’s Investment Centre Division, in collaboration with FAO’s Climate, Energy and Tenure Division, has published this best practices guidance document intended to help development professionals and government officials involved in agricultural and rural development investment operations to mainstream climate change considerations in programme identification, design,...

Food insecurity and climate change are, more than ever, the two major global challenges humanity is facing, and climate change is increasingly perceived as one of the greatest challenges for food security. The report reviews existing assessments and initiatives on the effects of climate change...

This report presents the results of a project that aimed to harmonise approaches to the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of climate change adaptation in Africa. The project also aimed to test ways of improving training materials on selected methodologies, and to develop a strategy for...

 Climate change has wide-ranging and complex impacts on environmental systems and the human communities that depend on them. The combined impacts of climate change in addition to non-climatic pressures threaten the livelihood and stability of such communities in the Mekong Flooded Forest, who heavily depend...

This report explores how strategies to reduce carbon emissions relate to a country’s financial structures and institutions. It details lessons learned in Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Mexico and Peru on how best to design in-country financial architecture for receiving and utilising international funding for climate...

Disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) both share a common focus: reducing the vulnerability of communities and contributing to sustainable development. This study provides an analysis of the current level of integration of DDR and CCA in the Pacific region, with an...

The Hindu-Kush Himalayas (HKH) is one of the most diverse ecological regions in the world. Stretching from Afghanistan to Myanmar, the mountainous region encompasses the world’s highest peaks, 30% of the world’s glaciers, and provides between 1.3–1.8 billion people with water and other natural resources....

As a part of the HKH Cryosphere Monitoring Project, ICIMOD held an international conference and workshop on the cryosphere of the Hindu Kush Himalayas. The two events made significant contributions to strengthening the exchange of knowledge, enhancing regional cooperation for cryosphere monitoring, promoting regional efforts...

The report provides an analysis of the tools and tactics advocacy groups use to influence policy responses to climate change at international, regional, national and sub-national levels. More that 20 networks in the Southern Voices programme and their member organizations have contributed with their experiences...

This paper presents a framework for transboundary landscape management to support the development of ecological and socioeconomic resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region, and describes a mechanism for implementing it. It gives examples of the application of the approach in several landscape areas selected...