Agriculture is responsible for an estimated one third of global warming and climate change.
Since farming is a major contributor to the problem of climate change, it must also be an important part of the solution. FAO's report to COAG on the subject proposes that the Organization develop an integrated climate change programme that would allow it to play a stronger role in international negotiations, share its expertise in areas crucial to climate change mitigation, and support general improvements in the resilience of agriculture to climate variability. Between 1973 and 1997, hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons, storms and tornadoes claimed an average of 11,000 lives each year, and left more than 1.1 million people homeless. Satellite data and biofuels. For example, the Organizations collects and maintains a wide range of data of direct relevance not only to climate change in general, but also to countries' more immediate reporting requirements.