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 formally launches Green Cities Initiative in Cameroon
- Driving efficiency and productivity in Africa’s agriculture sectors requires strategic partnerships, greater investments, and the power of digital technologies
- Sudan: Cereal production down by over 40 percent, likely exacerbating hunger
- Plant health governing body meets on further measures to curb pests and diseases
- FAO guide to new International Day of Potato sets scene for first-ever observance on May 30
- Worsening hunger grips West and Central Africa amid persistent conflict and economic turmoil
- FAO and EU launch 15 million euro project to boost sustainability of Uganda’s forestry sector
- Climate, gender and innovation are top priorities for FAO-North America collaboration
- New compendium identifies 100 promising forgotten foods for Africa
- Gaza: FAO contributes to fighting malnutrition and starvation
Climate
- Heatwave deaths increased across almost all Europe in 2023, says UN weather agency
- Heat-related deaths increased across almost all Europe in 2023, says UN weather agency
- Renewable energy transforming the landscape
- Indigenous Kalinago lead the way towards making Dominica ‘climate resilient’
- Fishers in Madagascar adapt to deadly seas due to climate change
- First Person: Japanese town leads the way to a low waste society
- With 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste
- Stories from the UN Archive: A seminal moment for youth climate action
- Earth Hour: Lights off, climate action on
- World News in Brief: Global trade rebound forecast, e-waste mountain grows, 7,000 preventable TB deaths in Europe during COVID-19
Atmosphere
- Do AI models produce better weather forecasts than physics-based models? A quantitative evaluation case study of Storm Ciarán
- Greater climate sensitivity implied by anvil cloud thinning
- Unraveling the Indian monsoon’s role in fueling the unprecedented 2022 Marine Heatwave in the Western North Pacific
- Climate warming contributes to the record-shattering 2022 Pakistan rainfall
- Rapid Laurentide Ice Sheet growth preceding the Last Glacial Maximum due to summer snowfall
- Human influence on the recent weakening of storm tracks in boreal summer
- Diverging hydrological sensitivity among tropical basins
- Back-to-back high category atmospheric river landfalls occur more often on the west coast of the United States
- Direct observations of X-rays produced by upward positive lightning
- Northeast Pacific warm blobs sustained via extratropical atmospheric teleconnections
Renewable sources
- Africa Takes the Lead to Champion an Innovative Approach for Its Energy Transition
- Major Global Utilities Announce Joint Intent to Scale Renewable Capacity by 2.5 times to 2030
- IRENA 14A: Assembly Live Coverage
- IRENA Assembly Centre-Stages COP28 Outcome of Tripling Renewable Power Capacity by 2030
- IRENA 14A: Pre-Assembly Live Coverage
- The 2024 IRENA Youth Forum Ensures Young People Are Equipped to Lead a Sustainable Energy Future
- Optimising the Role of Public Finance Will Advance Universal Energy Access
- Transition to Renewables Calls for New Approach to Energy Security
- Energy Transition at a Glance: Key Data Infographic
- With One Voice, Small Island Developing States Build Bridges for a Sustainable Energy Future