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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Its goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With over 194 member states, FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide.

CCAC Activities

Activity | Agriculture
Ethiopia | Ongoing
Ethiopia’s dairy cattle sector is responsible for about 116.3 megatonnes of CO2 eq. Enteric methane represents about 87% of the total GHG emissions from dairy production. Ethiopia is working with the...
A farm in Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Activity | Agriculture
Bangladesh | Ongoing
The dairy cattle sector in Bangladesh is responsible for about 45.9 megatonnes of CO2-eq. Most of this - 79% - is methane. Bangladesh is working with the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), the...

Resources

The GHG mitigation assessment aims to evaluate the potential to reduce GHG emissions through the implementation of different policies and measures in Eswatini. This assessment aims to inform the...

This webinar looks at ways that short-lived climate pollutant (SLCP) reduction approaches can be prioritized in national livestock development investments, with examples from World Bank projects...

SLCP mitigation in livestock development strategies: Ethiopia and Bangladesh

The main objective of the Asia Pacific Climate Week event was to support countries in Asia and the Pacific to share views and experiences with the KJWA and identify opportunities...

The first part of the event features the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) work that promotes ambitious and directed inclusion of agriculture and food systems in enhanced NDCs...

2020 | Guidelines & Tools

El proyecto “Producción ganadera climáticamente inteligente y restauración de suelos en pastizales uruguayos” (GCP/URU/034/GFF), conocido como “Ganadería y Clima” se implementa desde marzo de 2019...

2017 | Reports, Case Studies & Assessments
, New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC)

This study evaluates the potential for improving milk production while reducing enteric methane emission intensity from dairy production in Sri Lanka. The overall objective of this study is to...

 Options for Low Emission Development in the Sri Lanka Dairy Sector: Reducing enteric methane for food security and livelihoods
2017 | Reports, Case Studies & Assessments
, New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC)

This study evaluates the potential for improving beef productivity while reducing enteric methane emission intensity from beef production in Argentina. The overall objective of this study is to...

Low Emissions Development of the Beef Cattle Sector in Argentina: Reducing enteric methane for food security and livelihoods
2017 | Reports, Case Studies & Assessments
, New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC)

This study evaluates the potential for improving milk production while reducing enteric methane emission intensity from dairy production in Kenya. The overall objective of this study is to support...

Options for Low Emission Development in the Kenya Dairy Sector
2017 | Reports, Case Studies & Assessments
, New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZARGC)

This study evaluates the potential for improving milk production while reducing enteric methane emission intensity from dairy cattle production in Ethiopia. The overall objective of this study is...

Supporting Low Emissions Development in the Ethiopian Dairy Cattle Sector: Reducing enteric methane for food security and livelihoods

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