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
- Global Conference on Geographical Indications opens in Rome
- Green Climate Fund greenlights two major FAO-led projects to strengthen climate resilience in Kenya and Serbia
- “Bold investments” needed to address challenging nutritional burden in Africa, FAO says
- New UN report offers insights into how geospatial technology can advance the global food security agenda
- Benchmark for world food commodity prices down in January
- FAO ensures transparency and quality in measuring SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) Indicators
- Gaza: Immediate action must combine emergency relief with the restoration of local food production
- New UN Report: 74 percent of Latin American and Caribbean countries are highly exposed to extreme weather events, affecting food security
- Food insecurity deepens in Lebanon following conflict, new report shows
- Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin marks milestone for advancing the sustainable bioeconomy, recognizing FAO’s leadership
Climate
- Airing climate justice in Costa Rica on World Radio Day
- It’s official: January was the warmest on record
- Toxic air threatens children’s lives across East Asia and the Pacific, UNICEF warns
- Reusable rockets, air taxis and ‘autonomous autos’ are the future: WIPO
- World News in Brief: Children killed in Darfur hospital attack, date set for US climate pact withdrawal, WHO leads call to fight neglected diseases
- At Davos, Guterres slams backsliding on climate commitments
- Climate emergency: 2025 declared international year of glaciers
- Confirmed: 2024 was the hottest year on record, says UN weather agency
- UN chief offers condolences amid devastating wildfires in California
- In New Year’s Message, Guterres urges world to slash emissions and ‘exit this road to ruin’
Atmosphere
- Atmospheric circulation to constrain subtropical precipitation projections
- More autumn tropical cyclone genesis in the South China Sea during El Niño to La Niña transition
- Long-lasting intense cut-off lows to become more frequent in the Northern Hemisphere
- Observation of Kelvin–Helmholtz billows in the marine atmospheric boundary layer by a ship-borne Doppler wind lidar
- Hydrogen escaping from a pair of exoplanets smaller than Neptune
- Atlantic multidecadal variability controls Arctic-ENSO connection
- Recent increase in surface melting of West Antarctic ice shelves linked to Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation
- Volcanically forced Madden–Julian oscillation triggers the immediate onset of El Niño
- Drivers and mechanisms contributing to excess warming in Europe during recent decades
- Exploring the typhoon intensity forecasting through integrating AI weather forecasting with regional numerical weather model
Renewable sources
- The 2025 IRENA Youth Forum Empowers Youth to Shape Global Energy Future
- Bridging the Energy Gap Takes Center Stage at UN’s International Clean Energy Day Celebrations
- Digital Solutions and AI for Advancing Renewables and Community Resilience
- Energy Leaders Convene at IRENA Assembly to Turbo-Charge Energy Transition in 2025
- Driving Innovative Financial Support for Emerging Economies
- IRENA 15A: Assembly Live Coverage
- 15th IRENA Assembly to Set Energy Transition Narrative for 2025
- IRENA 15A: Pre-Assembly Live Coverage
- The Success of Energy Transition Starts With Strong National Energy Planning
- IRENA to Host Secretariat for Global Coalition on Energy Planning