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    Climate Risk Toolbox: Guiding Material for Climate Risk Screening
    Climate Risk Toolbox: Guiding Material for Climate Risk Screening
    Climate Risk Toolbox: Guiding Material for Climate Risk Screening
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    Climate Risk Toolbox: Guiding Material for Climate Risk Screening

    By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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    The CRTB complies with requirements of international financial institutions and can be used by development practitioners for high-level screening at an early stage of planning processes or project design.

    This manual is a comprehensive guidance material to support users in navigating the online tool, including all the technical specifications behind the tool. This guidance document is key to ensure transparency of data and to strengthen its application by users.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
    Release dateOct 23, 2023
    ISBN9789251382257
    Climate Risk Toolbox: Guiding Material for Climate Risk Screening
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    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

    An intergovernmental organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has 194 Member Nations, two associate members and one member organization, the European Union. Its employees come from various cultural backgrounds and are experts in the multiple fields of activity FAO engages in. FAO’s staff capacity allows it to support improved governance inter alia, generate, develop and adapt existing tools and guidelines and provide targeted governance support as a resource to country and regional level FAO offices. Headquartered in Rome, Italy, FAO is present in over 130 countries.Founded in 1945, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO provides a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. The Organization publishes authoritative publications on agriculture, fisheries, forestry and nutrition.

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