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Additional Materials Global Warming Thank You ! * * * * Food and Agricultural Organization Global Warming Enjoy a Song Enjoy a Video 1 2 4 3 Index The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) is a specialized United Nations agency whose main goal is to eliminate hunger on a world scale. The organization’s mandate is to “raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy.” Food and Agricultural Organization Offering assistance to developing nations. Providing information about nutrition, food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries. Providing advice to governments. Serving as a neutral forum to discuss and formulate policy on major food and agriculture issues. BACK The main activities of FAO concentrate on four areas: Global warming or climate change refers to measurable increases in the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, and landmasses. Scientists believe the Earth is currently facing a period of rapid warming brought on by rising levels of heat-trapping gases, known as greenhouse gases, in the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases retain the radiant energy (heat) provided to the Earth by the Sun in a process known as the greenhouse effect. Greenhouse gases occur naturally, and without them the planet would be too cold to sustain life as we know it. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the mid-1700s, however, human activities have added more and more of these gases into the atmosphere. BACK For example, levels of carbon dioxide, a powerful greenhouse gas, have risen by 35 percent since 1750, largely from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas. With more greenhouse gases in the mix, the atmosphere acts like a thickening blanket and traps more heat. Remarks by Mr. Kofi Annan Enjoy a Video Heal the World Enjoy a Song * * * *