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MeetingClimate Action for Agriculture: Strengthening the Engagement of Agriculture Sectors to Implement the Climate Change Elements of the 2030 Agenda in Asia and the Pacific 2018Climate change poses a systemic risk to the achievement of food security in Asia and the Pacific. In acknowledgement of this risk, member countries in the region have highlighted the agriculture and land sectors as key priorities for action under the Paris Agreement (SDG 13) and the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction. Strategic engagement by Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry and Fishery Ministries in these international frameworks will enhance the capacity to finance and scale up measures to strengthen the climate resilience of food and agriculture systems. This paper provides a review of current knowledge on climate change risks to food security in the region and the opportunities and challenges for the agriculture and land sectors to play a more ambitious role in implementing the Paris Agreement and Sendai Framework. It discusses the potential benefits of strong, sector-based action in support of achievement of the SDG targets related to food security, as well as the potential contributions from strategic partnerships involving the private sector, civil society, South-South and triangular cooperation and development partners. The paper cites novel adaptation strategies, such as geographic indications - GI and Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems - GIAHS, that can help farmers increase resilience and provide a buffer against extreme climate events. Member countries are invited to provide guidance on how FAO can best support their efforts to address the needs and priorities of the agriculture sectors under the climate change-related elements of the 2030 Agenda and how FAO, through its Global Strategy and Regional Initiative on Climate Change, can best support member countries to plan and implement sector-specific action to address climate change risks to food security.
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ProjectReducing Climate Vulnerabilities of the Agriculture Sector: Baselines and Informed Priority Actions - TCP/SFE/3704 2022
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Eastern Africa is being relentlessly impacted by climate changes In particular, frequent droughts, landslides and floods pose recurrent and ever more severe threats to the livelihoods of the populations For example, from 1981 to 2011 the number of people affected by drought has increased sevenfold in the subregion Climate induced shocks are magnified by inadequate investments in climate resilient infrastructure and technology, prevalent agricultural methods that rely on rainwater, which is increasingly vulnerable to climate deregulation, and agricultural practices that tend to put pressure on natural resources, in turn leading to further environmental degradation. -
ProjectSupport for the Implementation of the Pre-Cop, Cop25 and the Creation of a Regional Platform to Address Climate Action in Agricultural Production Sectors - TCP/RLA/3717 2023
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Climate change has brought with it increased climatic variation, changes in rainfall patterns and an increase in the incidence and potency of natural disasters around the world This has had major impacts on productive activities worldwide, especially those directly related to climate, natural cycles and ecosystem functions This is expected to have major consequences for agricultural, forestry, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture production systems, exacerbating the negative impacts of unsustainable practices and high carbon and water footprints It will also weaken the resilience of ecosystems and natural resources ( which are the basis for sustainable development and human survival The agrifood sector is also particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, while the agriculture, forestry and other land use sectors contribute significantly to greenhouse gas ( emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean ( For this reason, it is vital to optimize, coordinate and transfer knowledge in order to increase food production in a context of sustainability and resilience Given the current scenario, there is an urgent need to advocate for the fulfilment of commitments made in international agreements, to negotiate more ambitious emission reduction targets and to allocate technical and financial resources to agricultural production systems in order to implement actions that will help to fulfil the targets set.
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