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This storytelling series features six case studies of fisher communities organizing for justice and food sovereignty across land and water. These stories surface strategies of resistance, resilience, and survival in the face of systemic injustice and extractive economies. We begin with two stories from Uganda and South Africa.
28 March 2022
These resources highlight the opportunities for governments to use food systems transformation to drive reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, as well as other health, environmental, and social benefits. The collection includes assessments, case studies, a framework, and a summary report.
Food systems are critical to delivering on interconnected ecological, biodiversity, health, economic, social, and cultural goals, and building climate resilience. However, food systems are rarely prioritized in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and climate policy.
NDCs are national climate action plans made by each country under the Paris Agreement. Each country is required to update their NDC every five years, outlining how it plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. NDCs help countries to ensure that climate action is planned and built into every sector. Find out more about NDCs on the United Nation’s website.
Taking a food systems approach helps to build climate resilience and results in context-specific solutions for food production, distribution, consumption, and waste.
In this collection, we assess the integration of food systems into the climate strategies of 14 countries, revealing both progress and untapped potential.
We found that the majority of the climate change analysis and measures in the Nationally Determined Contributions we assessed did not realize the full potential of including food systems.
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These resources show how food systems transformation can help governments cut greenhouse gas emissions while delivering health, environmental, and social benefits.
An analysis of how 14 countries – including China, Germany, Senegal, the UK, and the US – have incorporated food systems into their NDCs, with recommendations for action.
This guide is designed to enable policymakers, organizations, and other interested stakeholders to take a comprehensive food systems approach to the development and implementation of future NDCs or national climate policies. It features a bespoke Assessment Framework that can be used to assess the extent to which a food systems perspective is adopted in developing and implementing NDCs.
Delivering Greater Climate Ambition Through Food Systems and Agriculture in the NDCs.
The most recent Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of 14 countries were assessed to understand the extent to which food systems have been integrated into these climate action plans.
These individual assessments are part of a suite of materials designed to enable policymakers and decision-makers to include food systems in future NDCs. Each assessment provides an overview of food systems in the respective country and outlines areas of improvement and opportunity.
Countries were selected for assessment based on geographical and economic balance, mitigation potential, adaptation needs and food security concerns.
These case studies show how food systems can contribute creative solutions to the climate crisis. They demonstrate what can be achieved when the public, private, and philanthropic sectors work with people and organizations across the food system. They contain clear and compelling evidence that we can transform current food systems, reduce emissions, and adapt to and mitigate the effects of the climate crisis.
