The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has launched a new online course on Climate Change and Food Security. The course is available online for free access as well as free download. Users will be required to register and log in order to use this information. You can also request a CD-ROM of the course material.
The Climate Change and Food Security course provides an overview of the impacts of climate change on food security. It also introduces climate-smart agriculture and practices that contribute to climate change adaptation, mitigation, food security and development.
Policy-makers and NGO professionals can greatly benefit from this course as it helps one gain a better understanding as to how climate change affects agriculture and food systems and what concrete steps can be taken.
This online course along with many other previous training materials on various issues can be accessed at this link.
