Recommendations for "Climate (123 results)"
Promote sustainability and improvement of all systems of production, including organic approaches, agro-ecological approaches, and sustainable intensification, so as to preserve biodiversity and ecosystems, minimize environmental degradation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions per unit of product;
2016
Enhance the role of grazing systems in the provision of ecosystem services, including carbon storage, by improving the sustainable management of biodiversity, soil and water.
2016
Restore degraded land and reduce deforestation by promoting sustainable grazing management, such as agro-silvopastoral systems, aiming at improved soil quality, carbon storage, pasture productivity, and conservation and storage of forages.
2016
Institutional innovations and cooperation—such as public-private partnerships, producer organizations, and group certification—are needed to help smallholders gain access to information, technologies, and training to satisfy food safety regulations, especially in transforming and transformed economies.
2013
Prioritize investments and find the appropriate mix of flexible climate change mitigation and adaptation policies and tools with the highest productivity-enhancing impact among different types of farmers, crops, and regions.
2013
Scientific climate information is key to enhancing the accuracy and the role of preparedness and adaption mechanisms, such as forecast-based financing mechanisms, weather-based index insurance and shock-responsive social protection, among others. It is important to develop accurate climate and weather forecasts to design triggers for the quick dispersal of finances or the provision of safety nets to those affected – or likely to be affected – by a climate event.
2018
Systematic documentation of good practices for climate resilience should be planned at the outset of the design of any intervention. Indicators should be defined not only to monitor and evaluate impact but also to capture the process of implementation in order to understand why some solutions work over others.
2018
Integrating climate and food security questions into health risk assessments is also important in providing early signals for potential outbreaks of disease, thus triggering early action. There are significant benefits to coordinating needs assessments in livelihoods, nutrition, health and other sectors to save more lives and protect and restore more livelihoods.
2018
More efforts are needed in making information and good practices on climate resilience accessible to most vulnerable households and communities. This includes establishing knowledge-sharing mechanisms that enable people to participate in the design of context-relevant interventions to enhance climate resilience. Novel ways of sharing information with communities include participatory videos, which have proven effective in spreading knowledge of successful climate adaptation practices with others.
2018
Increase resilience of agriculture and food systems, the supporting habitats, and related livelihoods, particularly of smallholders, to the effects of climate change through adaptation measures.
2014
Encourage the application of sustainable agricultural practices that have a beneficial impact and contribute to improve resilience and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
2017
Facilitate international research cooperation for climate change. Support the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA) and recognize the importance of the Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture (GACSA) and other climate change/agriculture-related international platforms to increase research cooperation, share results, and facilitate effective knowledge and skills transfer on voluntary and mutually agreeable terms. Share knowledge and experience on carbon stock in forests and agricultural soils while recognizing the importance of the 4/1000 Initiative and the work of FAO’s Global Soil Partnership. Outcome-based, wide-ranging research on climate change benefits the globe.
2016
Support existing mechanisms, platforms and institutions that enhance research and development, and knowledge exchange for climate change, natural resource management and agriculture, recognizing the importance of the Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security and the 4/1000 Initiative.
2016
Promote climate risk management approaches for the most vulnerable households and communities, including through social protection measures, the Climate Risk Early Warning Systems Initiative and the Climate Risk Insurance Initiative.
2016
Accelerate the adaptation of agriculture and food systems to climate change, as increased climate variability and extreme weather events impact agriculture output and are among the forces driving the rise in global hunger, while recognizing the importance of sustainable agriculture.
2021
Accelerate policies fostering territorial and gender sensitive adaptation, promoting more integrated farming systems, climate sensitive, agro-ecological and other innovative approaches as appropriate, supporting biodiversity as a source of climate resilience, fast-tracking the implementation of the agriculture and food-systems related parts of adaptation plans, as well as promoting effective funding from climate finance to foster climate adaptation in the food and agriculture sector of developing countries in the light of different national circumstances.
2021
Improve understanding and managing of climate risks, leveraging the power of the private sector and of local national and international agriculture research organisations and knowledge institutes, as well as focusing on sustainable management and use of natural resources that are essential to food systems.
2021
Sustainably developed FVCs that increase efficiency and productivity, and in particular, reduce food loss and waste, can contribute to the fight against food insecurity, increase natural resource efficiency and reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emission.
2019
Reaffirm the importance of comprehensive approaches to risk assessment, management and communication in FVCs, to strengthen the stakeholders’ capacities to manage risks. At the same time, underline that transparency in food markets can enable farmers to earn better incomes and help mitigate food price volatility.
2019
Recognize the important role that scientific assessment plays to inform policy setting, including those of climate change and adoption of innovative technologies, and welcome the work by the Meeting of G20 Agricultural Chief Scientists (MACS) that strengthens research collaboration for scaling up and out, and accelerating adoption of climate-smart technologies and practices for sustainable agriculture.
2019
Improve adaptation to changing environmental conditions, such as increasingly frequent and intense extreme weather events, and promote resilience.
2018
Embark on a voluntary basis on country specific or regional strategies for sustainable crop management that reconcile the objectives of increasing productivity with the protection of soils, water and biodiversity as well as with improving the resilience against climate stress and to share experiences and best practices in this regard.
2018
Promote sustainable increases in productivity and production, use natural resources more efficiently, increase resilience and help address climate change in accordance with the UNFCCC.
2015
Take significant steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the food system in areas of the world where agricultural production contributes most to climate change.
2020
Develop and support more robust climate finance mechanisms that really work and target small-scale food producers (e.g. farmers, livestock keepers, fishers, food processors).
2020
Integrate development and climate policies and investments in order to address impacts of climate change.
2019
Reduce emissions through improved manure management.
2019
Reduce emissions from manure left on pasture: Increase research funding, Create private regulatory incentives
2019
Reduce emissions from fertilizers by increasing nitrogen use efficiency
2019
Increase agricultural energy efficiency and shift to non-fossil energy sources
2019
Reduce enteric fermentation through new technologies: Recommend that governments provide incentives to the private sector by promising to require use of compounds if and when they prove to mitigate emissions at a reasonable cost.
2019
Focus on realistic options to sequester carbon in agricultural soils
2019
Target reforestation and peatland restoration: Reforestation at a scale necessary to hold temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius (i.e., hundreds of millions of hectares) is potentially achievable but only if the world succeeds in reducing projected growth in demand for resource-intensive agricultural products and boosting crop and livestock yields.
2019
Properly identify “marginal and unimprovable” agricultural lands for reforestation
2019
Integrate more native species in reforestation efforts
2019
Better peatlands data and mapping
2019
Regulations: Governments should establish, and enforce, strong laws protecting peatlands from further drainage or conversion
2019
Political commitment: Restoring peatlands, like most other infrastructure projects, has high potential to arouse opposition from some parties, even if the benefits to the public are clear and the project has the support of the vast majority of those directly affected. Efforts to move forward must be sensitive to issues of equity and seek participation and consent but should respect majority support.
2019
Pursue new models for increasing soil carbon in depleted croplands.
2019
More efficient aquaculture systems, with lower nutrient losses and less impact on coastal systems.
2016
Reframe thinking by promoting ‘resource-smart food systems’ in which ‘Climate-Smart Agriculture’ (CSA) plays one part, and search for linkages to new dominant values such as ‘wellbeing’ and ‘health’.
2016
Research and innovate, to decouple food production from resource use and environmental impacts, and to replace certain inputs (such as pesticides) with ecosystem services
2016
More effective use of ecosystems services (e.g. integrated pest management to reduce pesticide use)
2016
Revalue the pricing of environmental externalities, reinforce legislation to prevent pollution and other forms of environmental degradation and remove subsidies that provide disincentives for better resource efficiency.
2016
Explicitly and consistently leverage global and national accountability mechanisms related to the SDGs, and climate change mitigation and adaptation, for food systems transformation.
2022
Develop more resource-efficient and climate-smart production systems that provide for a wider diversity of healthy diets.
2021
Environmental, transportation and energy policies will be absolutely necessary to enhance the positive outcomes of the repurposing support efforts in the realms of efficiency, equality, nutrition, health, climate mitigation and the environment.
2022
Environmental, transportation and energy policies will be absolutely necessary to enhance the positive outcomes of the repurposing support efforts in the realms of efficiency, equality, nutrition, health, climate mitigation and the environment.
2022
Innovative mechanisms to reduce climate-related risks, widespread adoption of climate-smart and environmentally sound production techniques, and the conservation and rehabilitation of natural environments will strengthen the resilience of food systems against increased climate variability and extremes.
2021
The ways we produce food and use our natural resources can help deliver a climate-positive future in which people and nature can coexist and thrive. Central to this effort are priorities to protect nature, to sustainably manage existing food production and supply systems, and to restore and rehabilitate natural environments.
2021
Innovative mechanisms to reduce climate-related risks, widespread adoption of climate-smart and environmentally sound production techniques, and the conservation and rehabilitation of natural environments will strengthen the resilience of food systems against increased climate variability and extremes.
2021
The ways we produce food and use our natural resources can help deliver a climate-positive future in which people and nature can coexist and thrive. Central to this effort are priorities to protect nature, to sustainably manage existing food production and supply systems, and to restore and rehabilitate natural environments.
2021
Build global transformation momentum across systems.
2021
Ensure adequate prioritization of populations most affected by climate change, conflict and other contemporary global crises in targeting policy and allocating resources.
2023
Governments should promote optimization of agricultural outputs per unit of water, soil, energy, labor and land, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, and natural resource degradation (including deforestation), in accordance with their Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Agreement, and other relevant national planning instruments.
2021
Governments should institute, where appropriate, monitoring systems (including early warning systems), quality indices (e.g. integrated diversification and agro-biodiversity targets, soil health, water quality, farm income and food price) and other food system and dietary metrics as part of the environment and climate-related target setting policies to monitor changing conditions and the effectiveness of policy responses.
2021
Productive assets should be protected from severe weather and climate impacts and other disasters in a way that strengthens the resilience of affected populations and their ability to cope with shocks due to conflicts and disasters including those induced by climate change as well as economic shocks.
2021
Make changes towards integrated production regimes such as an integrated sylvopastoral production regime, to reduce deforestation and accelerate reforestation or afforestation, or crop–livestock integration to support enhanced nutrient management or a livestock-energy complex to process manure and slaughterhouse waste into biogas or biofertilizer.
2023
Increase productivity and decrease GHG emissions per unit of product through better livestock genetics well adapted to existing and future climate conditions.
2023
When feasible, apply nitrification inhibitors on pastureland to reduce N2O emissions.
2023
The livestock sector is composed of a large variety of animals associated with a wide range of GHG footprints and nutritional potential; shifting from large ruminant to small ruminant animals for meat products, and from ruminant to monogastric animals, in particular chicken, will reduce the GHG impacts of animal-food based products.
2023
Implement sustainable fishing practices that support biodiversity, ecosystem restoration, climate change mitigation, and resilience to stressors.
2023
Shift the energy mix use in fisheries and fishing fleet towards renewable and low-carbon fuel (e.g. ammonia).
2023
Limit the use of antibiotics in aquaculture and rely on solar panels and other renewable sources to power aquaculture installation.
2023
Encourage innovative technology adoption and investment in climate-smart aqua-business to improve operations and sustainability.
2023
Invest in research and development to breed crops that are high-yielding, resilient to pests and diseases, and adaptable to changing environmental conditions, including developing drought-resistant, heat-tolerant and pest-resistant varieties.
2023
Develop traditional, and under-utilized crops that provided higher nutritional value and higher adaptation capacity to climate change.
2023
Improve farming practices for rice, to reduce methane emissions.
2023
Improve nutrient management through increased fertilizer application efficiency by aligning fertilizer application with soil and crops needs, reducing over-application in some locations, shifting to smarter and more innovative fertilizers, and increasing the reliance on organic fertilizer wherever possible.
2023
Promote the cultivation of leguminous as food, feed or cover crops to improve natural nitrogenous fixation, and apply nitrogen inhibitors on crops fields to limit N2O emissions.
2023
Adopt integrated pest management strategies that use a combination of biological control, crop rotation, resistant varieties, and minimal pesticide use to manage pests sustainably, and limit the reliance on GHG-intensive pesticides.
2023
Improve the management of crop residues through a circular economy approach; crop residues should be used for feeding animals, reintegrated into soils or, when no other relevant alternative exists, used to produce bioenergy.
2023
Improve practices that preserve soil health and enhance carbon in soil through regenerative agriculture and climate smart practices.
2023
Improve weather forecasting services and early warning systems to improve efficiency and climate resilience.
2023
Improve extension services and dissemination of information, in particular for climate-smart agriculture practices, by providing farmers with access to training, information, and extension services to improve their knowledge and skills in modern crop cultivation techniques and sustainable farming practices.
2023
Support for high-GHG crops should be replaced with non-discriminatory payments and incentives towards enhanced practices (e.g. through cross compliance).
2023
Using a system perspective food-based dietary guidelines can be developed/updated using the most up-to-date evidence that capture not only the country’s public health and nutrition priorities but also consider sociocultural and economic influences, and environmental considerations (e.g. GHG impacts) of food production and processing.
2023
Protect existing forests and wetlands by halting deforestation and conversion of wetlands into agricultural land, as indicated in the COP 26 Glasgow Leader’s Declaration on forest and land use. Zero net-deforestation is an immediate global goal but stopping gross deforestation, and the draining of wetlands, is needed to achieve mitigation objectives but also protect biodiversity.
2023
Identify priority landscapes for restoration, emphasizing biomes like mangroves and peatlands with high climate change mitigation and adaptation potential.
2023
Afforestation programmes should not lead to implantation of forest, or tree-species, in inadequate locations; incentivized afforestation efforts should not lead to destruction of natural ecosystems.
2023
Implement forest and landscape restoration (FLR) strategies that not only reverse degradation and deforestation but also conserve biodiversity, support sustainable livelihoods, and mitigate climate change impacts. Integrate these efforts into national climate commitments and SDGs.
2023
Develop robust monitoring systems for measuring GHG emissions, reporting, and verifying restoration activities’ impact on carbon sequestration and biodiversity.
2023
Mobilize financial support and investment (diverse funding mechanisms, including private sector investments, green deals, equity funds, innovative finance [e.g. green bonds] and financial incentives linked to climate change initiatives [like voluntary carbon markets]) for protection and restoration.
2023
Encourage engagement of donors and financial mechanisms such as the Green Climate Fund and the Adaptation Fund to scale up restoration projects and impact.
2023
Improve forest management to jointly maximize carbon capture and biodiversity, including for trees, and to minimize the risk of fires.
2023
Improve the utilization of sustainable wood products to replace GHG-intensive construction materials and other inputs.
2023
Integrate restoration efforts into productive schemes through agroforestry, sylvopasture and paludiculture.
2023
Improve regenerative farm practices to preserve soil and enhance carbon in soils. Such practices include the reduction in soil disturbance with a switch to low-till or no-till practicesor planting perennial crops; change planting schedules or rotations with cover crops or double crops instead of leaving fields fallow; managed grazing of livestock (e.g. graze on cover crops); and application of compost or crop residues to fields.
2023
Manage freshwater at the river basin level to buffer against climate uncertainty.
2023
Protect food through use of improved technologies and enhanced storage facilities with limited GHG footprint, especially by deploying innovative cold storage solutions and low-scale storage solutions for smallholders.
2023
Focus [food loss and waste] interventions on locations in the food supply chain where losses or waste are the highest in terms of nutrition and the environment.
2023
Change bioenergy feedstocks to sustainable inputs and improve waste and residue collection.
2023
Improve the production, productivity and sustainability of short-rotation woody energy crops.
2023
Improve the life-cycle emissions balance of biofuels and bioenergy pathways, including relying on CCUS, improving facilities, and taking account of the life-cycle carbon intensities ofvarious feedstocks (including carbon sequestered in soil) to reduce GHG emissions from every litre of biofuels produced.
2023
Improve methane capture and biogas generation from livestock production units.
2023
Improve energy saving in primary food production units through a circular approach including a close-loop system for aquaculture, crops and livestock, including insect production.
2023
Implement and enforce stringent sustainability criteria and standards for bioenergy production to ensure environmental protection, emphasizing responsible sourcing and production practices.
2023
Change approaches to co-produce energy and food simultaneously; integrating production systems within agrifood systems (e.g. sylvopastoralism, crops–livestock integration andagroforestry), should be expanded to explore new innovations allowing joint production of food and electricity.
2023
Improve the use and production of fertilizers, including increasing the role organic fertilizer plays when relevant, and reducing the demand for and energy requirement of traditional chemical fertilizers.
2023
Foster global cooperation to facilitate knowledge sharing, technology transfer and capacity-building, enabling both developed and developing nations to participate in the transition to clean bioenergy.
2023
Protect vulnerable groups, especially women, impacted by climate change through well designed social safety net programmes and public employment programmes that incorporate climate vulnerability in their targeting.
2023
Ensure that women’s needs, challenges and priorities are included and budgeted for in agrifood system and climate-related policies.
2023
Change climate finance orientation to favour redirection towards social protection.
2023
Change agricultural and food policies to align with healthy diet priorities and climate actions.
2023
Promote climate-smart investments through specific financial products recognized by the market.
2023
Develop a macro-level catastrophic insurance through a global risk pooling mechanism to support countries in addressing climate, food security and nutrition risks.
2023
Improve trade rules and global consultative processes to develop shared methods and recognitions for common environmental labels and certifications.
2023
Improve emissions measurement at the farm and project level.
2023
Improve farmers’ and other value chains actors’ use of transparent and recognized tools to monitor their emissions.
2023
Improve international cooperation to agree on common principles for measurement of emissions at the product and value chain level.
2023
Invest in the systematic collection and analysis of sex-disaggregated data in the agriculture and environment sectors, including the assessment on the impact of different climate actions and risks on women and girls.
2023
Scale up climate resilience across agrifood systems by reducing climate-related risks; adapting to climate change; adopting climate risk monitoring and early warning systems; supporting climate risk insurance; promoting improved access to and management of natural productive assets (e.g. landscape restoration, water management); implementing climate-smart interventions.
2024
Promote and support circularity through composting, biogas digestion, feeding waste to livestock, donation of surplus food to food redistribution programmes, etc.
2024
There are many things farmers can do to add greater resilience to their livelihoods, such as crop and income diversification, making risk-reducing investments like irrigation, and adopting climate smart farming practices. Policy makers can assist by investing in R&D on climate smart agriculture, promoting the development of weather-based agricultural insurance, facilitating the more widespread availability of rural credit and other financial services, and maintaining adequate rural safety nets.
2017
Facilitate the adaptation to and mitigation of climate change in agricultural systems in line with the Paris Agreement, and with particular support for smallholders and pastoralists, and women’s role in food systems;
2016