ABSTRACT
Issues related to climate change are high on the agenda of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). FAO is an active partner in the implementation of the different conventions related to climate change, notably UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UN-FCCC ), UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UN-CCD), and the Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD). FAO is particularly concerned with the effects of agricultural (including forestry and fisheries) practices on climate change, the role that agriculture can play to mitigate these effects, the impact that climate change may have on the food security situation in developing countries as well as adaptation strategies to face challeges of climate change.
