Climate, environment and sustainable agriculture
Meteorology and Agrometeorology
3a has extensive experience in weather monitoring and in the processing and analysis of meteorological data.
Phytopathological modeling
3a develops phytopathological forecasting models based on the best available scientific literature.
Integrated agriculture platform
Green Planet is a multilingual and multi-user platform that supports agricultural choices by collecting, analyzing and disseminating field data.
Risk reduction in rural areas
An integrated information system to increase the resilience and sustainability of rural economies.
Irrigation management
An irrigation management system for sustainable agriculture.
Management consulting and digitalization
Directorate support for the definition of business objectives.
News
Agriculture
- FAO Food Price Index declines further in February
- Investing in women and girls makes economic sense and accelerates progress for millions of people
- World Banana Forum prepares for 4th Global Conference amid multiple challenges
- FAO Regional Ministerial Conference for the NENA region concludes with a Ministerial Declaration
- The climate crisis is unjust for rural women: FAO gender expert
- FAO report: Heatwaves and floods affect rural women and men differently, widen income gap
- Rise in hunger levels in NENA region of great concern
- Agrifood systems transformation holds the key to our environmental challenges
- UN Statistical Commission approves the creation of standalone food security and nutrition domain
- Russia’s PhosAgro contributes an additional $3 million to help thousands of farmers adopt soil-improving management practices
Climate
- Path to low-carbon construction is clear as mud
- World News in Brief: Climate change in the countryside, Yemen polio drive success, development and peace
- Human ingenuity can help to save nature, Guterres says on World Wildlife Day
- UN chief appeals for greater support for small islands fighting climate change
- World News in Brief: Another month of extreme heat, Sudan exodus continues into Chad, Zero Discrimination Day
- From AI to fast fashion, ‘world’s environment parliament’ adopts bold action plans
- Senior officials call for action and solutions at UN Environment Assembly
- World unites at UN Environment Assembly to combat ‘triple planetary crisis’
- What is the UN Environment Assembly and why does it matter?
- Drawing a line in the sand as communities adapt to climate change
Atmosphere
- Evolving winter atmospheric teleconnection patterns and their potential triggers across western North America
- Differing roles of North Atlantic oceanic and atmospheric transports in the winter Eurasian Arctic sea-ice interannual-to-decadal variability
- Sustained growth of sulfur hexafluoride emissions in China inferred from atmospheric observations
- Influence of spatial and seasonal asymmetries on long-range tropical cyclone prediction in the western North Pacific
- Identification of reliable locations for wind power generation through a global analysis of wind droughts
- The subseasoanl predictability of the western North Pacific subtropical high and the 2020 record-breaking event
- Equatorward shift of the boreal summer intertropical convergence zone in Maritime Continent and the impacts on surface black carbon concentration and public health
- A dataset for predicting cloud cover over Europe
- The phase change in the annual cycle of sea surface temperature
- Intensified gradient La Niña and extra-tropical thermal patterns drive the 2022 East and South Asian “Seesaw” extremes
Renewable sources
- North Africa's Renewable Potential and Strategic Location Reinforce Its Role in Energy Transition
- IRENA and Partners Drive Renewables Deployment in Fragile Settings Through UN Peacekeeping Missions
- Solomon Islands Drives Action with Plans to Increase Renewables Use
- IRENA Turns 15 on the First International Day of Clean Energy
- Home Solar Project Reduces 2,000 Mauritian Households’ Electricity Costs and Carbon Emissions
- The 360 Gigawatts Reason to Boost Finance for Energy Storage Now
- An Unprecedented Momentum for Renewables: Latest Achievements in Review
- Tripling Renewables is Key to Meeting Climate Goals
- Innovative Policymaking is Crucial to Drive Green Hydrogen Market and Ensure its Sustainable Production
- IRENA-WTO report highlights role of trade in developing green hydrogen markets