AGRICULTURE Glbal Alliance fr Climate-Smart Agriculture Actin Plan Prvisinal cpy
Agriculture, Fd Security and Nutritin Initiative Title: The Glbal Alliance fr Climate-Smart Agriculture Summary f annuncement: The Glbal Alliance fr Climate-Smart Agriculture is a vluntary, farmer-led, multi-stakehlder, actin-riented calitin cmmitted t the incrpratin f climatesmart appraches within fd and agriculture systems. The Glbal Alliance will seek t imprve peple s fd and nutritin security by helping gvernments, farmers, scientists, businesses, and civil sciety, as well as reginal and internatinal rganizatins, t adjust agricultural practices, fd systems and scial plicies s that they take accunt f climate change and efficient use f natural resurces. Area f wrk: The Glbal Alliance will enable gvernments and ther stakehlders t make these transfrmatins in ways that bridge traditinal sectral, rganizatinal and public/private bundaries. It will brker, catalyze and help create transfrmatinal partnerships t encurage actins that reflect an integrated apprach t the three pillars f climate-smart agriculture, as well as synergies between them. The pillars include sustainable imprvements in prductivity, building resilience, and reducing and remving greenhuse gases. The partnerships will inspire the develpment and disseminatin f innvative, evidence-based ptins fr climate-smart agriculture in different settings, and will invlve a brad range f gvernment and ther stakehlders. The Glbal Alliance will identify pririties fr actin with the aim f maximizing impact, accrding t needs and pririties f members. The wrk f the Glbal Alliance will fcus n three initial actin areas: knwledge, investment and enabling envirnment. Activities under these actin areas include: i. Vluntary adptin f natinal strategies fr the practice f climate-smart agriculture, within the cntext f natinal strategies fr agriculture, fd security and nutritin; ii. Develpment f systems that encurage all peple t adpt climate-smart agriculture thrugh accessing (a) expertise frm ther cuntries, (b) lessns frm pilt studies and (c) resurces needed t establish the necessary perating principles, extensin services and farmer supprt schemes; iii. The engagement f businesses, fundatins, develpment agencies and intergvernmental rganizatins in supprt f this gvernment-led agenda - in ways that bring benefits t the peple whse livelihds are mst threatened by climate change.
Gegraphical cverage: Glbal. 20+ cuntries in Africa, Asia, Eurpe and Latin America, and 35+ rganisatins. Time-frame: Launch 23 rd September at UN Climate Summit. Inaugural meeting n 24 th September. Mnitring: Targets will be set with partners, and mnitred n an annual basis. Each member will infrm the Alliance as a whle n actins made and qualitative r quantitative impact achieved. Fr the Glbal Alliance fr Climate-Smart Agriculture the main measurable utput is the target f 500 millin farmers enabled t practice CSA by 2030, including: (i) imprved agricultural prductivity and incmes; (ii) strengthened resilience f farmers; and (iii) reduced greenhuse gas emissins frm agriculture. Partners: Please see belw fr list f members. Cntact persn: Interim Secretariat (interim@csaalliancesecretariat.rg)
Glbal Alliance fr Climate Smart-Agriculture FRAMEWORK DOCUMENT I Visin 1. In tday s wrld there is enugh fd prduced fr all t be well-fed, but ne persn in eight is suffering frm chrnic hunger. Ppulatin grwth is, prjected t exceed 9 billin peple glbally in 2050, and current patterns f cnsumptin and prductin increase pressure n already scarce natural resurces. Climate change represents an additinal threat, already undermining agriculture and fd systems in many regins, making it mre difficult t achieve fd security and nutritin gals and reduce pverty. Smallhlder farmers, including livestck keepers, fishers and fresters, especially wmen and indigenus peples, are the mst vulnerable t climate change. T enable peple t achieve fd security and fr fd prducers t imprve their livelihds, there is a need fr sustainable increases in agricultural prductivity; fr reducing fd lsses and waste; fr all fd systems t be mre resilient and able t adapt t climate change; and fr enabling agriculture t cntribute t the reductin and remval f greenhuse gas emissins, where pssible. 2. This Framewrk Dcument describes the frmatin f a Glbal Alliance fr Climate-Smart Agriculture (hereafter the Alliance ) which seeks t imprve peple s fd security and nutritin in the face f climate change. The Alliance will help gvernments, farmers, scientists, businesses, and civil sciety, as well as reginal unins and internatinal rganizatins, t adjust agricultural, frestry and fisheries practices, fd systems and scial plicies s that they better take accunt f climate change and the efficient use f natural resurces. Members will wrk tward sustainable increases in the prductivity f fd systems, by a sustainable management f natural resurces including sil, water and bidiversity, the adaptatin f peple s livelihds that are threatened by climate change, and agricultural practices that cntribute t reduced emissins and less defrestatin/land degradatin as a result f agriculture. The Alliance will enable gvernments and ther stakehlders t make these transfrmatins in ways that bridge traditinal sectral, rganizatinal and public/private bundaries. 3. The Alliance will take int accunt ther internatinal prcesses, related t agriculture, fd security and nutritin and climate change, such as the UN Cmmittee n Wrld Fd Security and Multilateral Envirnmental Agreements, as well as initiatives such as the Climate-Smart Agriculture initiatives in Africa, and will make full use f synergies between them. In particular, the Alliance recgnizes the rle f the United Natins Framewrk Cnventin n Climate Change (UNFCCC) as the primary internatinal, intergvernmental frum fcused n addressing climate change and ntes that the actins supprted by the Alliance d nt prejudice effrts under the UNFCCC t address climate change.
4. Acknwledging that fd security is the pint f departure fr climate-smart agriculture, the Alliance takes nte f internatinal agreed principles, cnventins, and wrk dne within the UN and internatinal financial institutins, including the Rme Principles, amng these are the Vluntary Guidelines t the Prgressive Realizatin f the Right t Fd Guidelines adpted by the Fd and Agricultural Organizatin in 2004. II Aspiratinal Outcmes 5. Members f the Alliance recgnize the urgent need t act at scale and t cntribute twards three aspiratinal utcmes: i. Sustainable and equitable increases in agricultural prductivity and incmes; ii. Greater resilience f fd systems and farming livelihds; and iii. Reductin and/r remval f greenhuse gas emissins assciated with agriculture (including the relatinship between agriculture and ecsystems), where pssible. 6. Members f the Alliance acknwledge that it may nt always be pssible t achieve all these bjectives simultaneusly and balance might differ. Cntext-specific pririties and slutins need t be aligned with natinal plicies and pririties, and be determined based n the scial, ecnmic and envirnmental cnditins at site, including the diversity in type and scale f agricultural activity, as well as evaluating the ptential synergies and tradeffs and net benefits. 1 7. Members f the Alliance will include gvernments (frm cuntries at all levels f develpment), businesses, farmers rganizatins, civil sciety grups, prducer rganizatins, research bdies and intergvernmental entities. They will each indicate their actins in supprt f the aspiratinal utcmes, aligned with the principles f the Alliance. 8. T encurage prgress the Alliance will advcate the use f methds fr measuring the impact f its participants cllective actins, particularly in terms f imprved fd security, nutritin, and resilience that are relevant t farmers. These utcmes might be expressed in terms f expected achievements glbally, r within specific cuntries r regins, if pssible numerically, bearing in mind internatinally agreed gals, such as SDG s. They may include: iv. Vluntary adptin and implementatin f natinal r reginal climate and agriculture plicies, plans, framewrks and strategies that prmte climate-smart agriculture, within the cntext f natinal strategies fr agriculture, fd security and nutritin; 1 FAO, Climate Smart Agriculture Surcebk, p. x, http://www.fa.rg/dcrep/018/i3325e/i3325e.pdf
v. Develpment f enabling envirnments that encurage peple t adpt climate-smart agriculture appraches thrugh accessing (a) apprpriate natinal r internatinal expertise, (b) lessns frm pilt studies, and (c) resurces needed t establish the necessary perating principles, extensin services and farmer supprt schemes; vi. The engagement f businesses, fundatins, civil sciety, develpment agencies and intergvernmental rganizatins in supprt f this agenda - in ways that bring benefits t the peple whse livelihds are mst threatened by the impact f climate change n agriculture; vii. Integratin f climate smart agriculture appraches int nging rural develpment prgrams, aiming at imprved integratin and crdinatin. 9. The Alliance culd create an envirnment fr cmmn utcmes that builds n indigenus knwledge systems, and als bears in mind smallhlders and the prest and mst marginalized cmmunities. 10. The Alliance recgnizes the imprtance f ensuring activities embrace sustainable develpment in all its three dimensins: scial; envirnmental; ecnmical, t transfrm agriculture in a successful way. III Apprach 11. It is envisaged that the Alliance will be: i. A fd security and nutritin fcused, agriculture-driven and actin-riented calitin f entities cmmitted t incrprating climate-smart appraches encmpassing all scales and types f agriculture systems, acrss all climates and appraches t farming, including crp, livestck, fishery and frestry activities, prviding farmers an innvative tlbx f ptins frm which t chse; ii. A brad, pen and inclusive, platfrm fcused n actin, knwledge and practice sharing and learning, that inspires its members, prmtes far-ranging dialgue that encurages cncerted advcacy, and where all relevant vices can be heard; iii. A vluntary assciatin whse members hld a jint interest in bth fd security and nutritin and climate change, supprt the adptin and implementatin f climatesmart agriculture, and prvide regular updates n prgress tward their individual and cllective aspiratins. 12. The Alliance will functin as a clearing huse mechanism, which will brker, catalyze and help create transfrmatinal partnerships t encurage actins that reflect an integrated apprach t the three pillars f climate-smart agriculture, as well as synergies between them. The three pillars f Climate-Smart Agriculture are sustainable imprvements in prductivity, building resilience, and reducing and remving greenhuse gases where pssible. The partnerships will inspire the
develpment and disseminatin f innvative, evidence-based ptins fr climate-smart agriculture in different settings, by vluntary sharing f infrmatin and experience, technlgies, knwledge and practices, pursuing actins t transfrm agriculture and empwer farmers, particularly wmen and yuth, by invlving a brad range f stakehlders. The partnerships will take accunt f the synergies and trade-ffs relating t agriculture, climate change and fd security. 13. The Alliance will encurage effrts undertaken acrss sectrs and amng stakehlders that prmte participatry appraches and cnsultatin mechanisms, prviding a vice fr farmers, including wmen farmers, and recgnizing the crucial rle f farmers rganizatins, t yield maximum cmmunity - and cuntry - level benefits. The Alliance will bring stakehlders tgether t discuss and prmte climate-smart agriculture and fd systems plicies in an integrated manner acrss differing agr-eclgical cnditins, aligned with lcal, natinal and reginal pririties. The Alliance will aim t achieve significant, measurable benefits, fr bth fd security, nutritin and climate in ways that can be taken t scale. 14. One f the functins f the Alliance will be t identify pririties fr actin with the aim f maximizing the impact f the actins taken. Members will determine their particular vluntary actins accrding t their needs and pririties. Each member will infrm the Alliance n actins made and qualitative r quantitative impact achieved. IV Initial Fcus 15. The wrk f the Alliance will fcus n three initial actin areas: knwledge, investment and enabling envirnment. 15.1 Knwledge: Increasing and prmting knwledge, research and develpment int technlgies, practices, and plicy appraches fr climate-smart agriculture; practices and technlgy sharing and cperatin; imprving cmmunicatin and infrmatin sharing amng participants; and utreach, extensin, and technical assistance. Objectives pertaining t knwledge may include: Identifying and filling knwledge gaps that hinder decisin making/plicy setting, adptin and implementatin f climate-smart agriculture; Develping r identifying metrics that can be useful fr measuring prgress in climate-smart agriculture; Stimulating research and investment in climate-smart agriculture and fd systems, drawing n indigenus knwledge systems and expertise where feasible; Brkering relatinships between partners and prgrammes fr increased and imprved research and learning n the critical rle f gender in climate-smart agriculture; Linking research t implementatin t imprve appraches;
Cnnecting research findings t the experiences f practitiners and t farmers empirical and traditinal knwledge in a transparent and pen way, t share knwledge; Develping knwledge platfrms in rder t exchange data and infrmatin; Scaling up bth suth-suth and nrth-suth knwledge sharing and supprt; Strengthening extensin and supprt tls fr climate-smart agriculture, reflecting the perspectives knwledge and experience f prducers; Strengthening institutinal capacity develpment fr knwledge, practice and technlgy sharing relating t climate-smart agriculture; and Assessment f risk and vulnerability f agricultural systems t different climate change scenaris at reginal, natinal and lcal levels. 15.2 Investment: Imprving the effectiveness f public and private investments that supprt the three pillars f climate-smart agriculture. Objectives pertaining t investment may include: Encuraging existing public and private investments t review their cmpatibility with climate-smart agriculture; Facilitating the identificatin f existing and new surces f financing fr climate-smart agriculture, thrugh leveraging new public and private investment frm dmestic and external (multilateral and bilateral) surces; Develping methdlgies and metrics t guide investment strategies; Imprving climate-resilience f rural and agriculture infrastructure while reducing greenhuse gases where pssible; Engaging gvernment departments, institutins, farmer rganizatins, the private sectr and agri-businesses (large and small) and thers in multi-stakehlder partnerships fr climate-smart investments in agriculture and fd systems, including supply chains; Increasing farmers access t weather frecasting and risk management tls, such as insurance; Creating incentives fr farmers, t adpt climate-smart practices, prviding the best scial, ecnmic and envirnmental results; and Develpment f early warning systems and cntingency plans in relatin t extreme weather events. 15.3 Enabling envirnments: Integrating climate-smart agriculture int plicy, strategies and planning at reginal, natinal, and lcal levels and acrss landscapes. Objectives pertaining t enabling envirnments may include: Strengthening and enhancing public plicy framewrks, fr example thrugh linking sustainable agriculture intensificatin with climate adaptatin, resilience and disaster risk reductin effrts, and aiming t reduce emissins (including thrugh reduced intensity f emissins) where pssible resulting frm agriculture and land use change;
Identificatin f adaptatin measures, taking int accunt the diversity f the agricultural systems, indigenus knwledge systems and the differences in scale as well as pssible cbenefits; Identificatin f agricultural practices and technlgies t enhance prductivity in a sustainable manner, fd security and resilience; Incrprating climate-smart agriculture practices int agriculture extensin and utreach services; Mainstreaming climate-smart agriculture practices int lcal, cmmunity-driven prgrams, natinal investment and fd security plans and plicies fr develpment assistance, including natinal adaptatin plans f Actin (NAP s); and Establishing plicies that encurage respnsible practices and investment alng the value chain. V Management Structure/Arrangements 16. The Alliance will have a light rganizatinal structure cmpsed f a Strategic Cmmittee and a supprting Facilitatin Unit, t be hsted by FAO. It will meet initially after its launch as a leadership level frum t agree upn an initial wrk plan fr its inceptin year. It is anticipated the Alliance will evlve int an annual frum, t take stck f prgress, and facilitate a learning platfrm, capable f elevating climate-smart agriculture t an apprpriately high-level f cnsideratin in meeting ur fd security and nutritin and climate challenges. 17. The Alliance includes views frm all stakehlders, fcusing n hw t generate lessns learned, including n what is wrking r nt, catalyse actins and new initiatives, and reprts f prgress made. It will take int accunt and, where pssible, draw upn existing prgrammes and initiatives t avid duplicatin r the creatin f parallel rganizatins. The Alliance will draw n internatinal, as well as reginal and natinal rganizatins, with mandates that include crdinatin and facilitatin, with the aim f aviding the establishment f any additinal mechanisms fr these purpses. 18. Participatin in the Alliance will prvide Members access t infrmatin, experiences, expertise, cntacts and supprt, and will prvide all members access t services, bearing in mind wmen, smallhlder and family farmers and yuth. Initially there will be three actin grups available t members f the Alliance n knwledge sharing, access t investment and the creatin f enabling envirnments. They will als be encuraged t engage in reginal and thematic prgrammes. The structure f the Alliance will be sufficiently flexible t enable participants t rganize additinal wrking grups, actins and prgrammes bjectives. VI Participatin
19. The Alliance will be a vluntary calitin, pen and transparent and will build n a participatry apprach. It will be pen t gvernments, internatinal and reginal rganizatins, institutins, civil sciety, farmers rganizatins and businesses wh subscribe t the Alliance s framewrk, including its visin and aspiratinal utcmes, as described in this dcument, and wh intend t be actively engaged in and/r cntribute t activities and impact f the Alliance. 20. There is n fee fr participatin in the Alliance. Members may chse t prvide vluntary inkind r financial cntributins in supprt f its administratin as well as f the actins defined by the Alliance. 21. Entities that jin the Alliance will be expected t indicate their intended actins in pursuit f the aspiratinal utcmes and apprach described within it. They will be expected t prvide peridic updates n their actins in supprt f these aspiratinal utcmes and n their qualitative r quantitative impact being achieved. 22. Membership in the Alliance des nt create any binding bligatins and each member individually determines the nature f its participatin. Thse interested in becming a funding member f the Alliance can jin by signing n t the Alliance Framewrk befre r during the inaugural meeting f the Alliance. Thereafter, membership will be cnferred upn receipt by the Facilitatin Unit f a letter: i. stating that the entity subscribes t the Alliance Framewrk; and ii. identifying a primary pint f cntact with name, title, and cntact infrmatin fr cmmunicatins with the Alliance. Members 1. Csta Rica 2. Ireland 3. France 4. Japan 5. Mexic 6. Netherlands 7. Nigeria 8. Niger 9. Nrway 10. Philippines 11. Spain 12. United Kingdm 13. United States f America 14. Viet Nam 15. The Alliance f Religins & Cnservatin (ARC) 16. Asia Farmers Assciatin fr Sustainable Develpment (AFA) 17. Assciatin fr Agricultural Research Asia Pacific (NAARAP) 18. Cnsultative Grup n Internatinal Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Cnsrtium
19. Central Himalayan Envirnment Assciatin (CHEA) 20. Center fr Internatinal Frestry Research (CIFOR) 21. Clrad State University 22. CSA Yuth Netwrk 23. Envirnmental Defense Fund (EDF) 24. Fd and Agriculture Organizatin (FAO) 25. Fd, Agriculture and Natural Resurces Plicy Analysis Netwrk (FANRPAN) 26. The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) 27. The Glbal Frum n Agricultural Research (GFAR) 28. Internatinal Cffee Organizatin 29. Internatinal Fertilizer Industry Assciatin (IFA) 30. Internatinal Plant Nutritin Institute (IPNI) 31. Internatinal Unin fr Cnservatin f Nature (IUCN) 32. The Inter-American Institute f Agricultural Sciences (IICA) 33. Institute f Himalayan Envirnmental Research and Educatin (INHERE) 34. Msaic Cmpany 35. Netherlands Develpment Organizatin (SNV) 36. The Nature Cnservancy 37. Organic Cnsumers Assciatin 38. Pan African Visin fr the Envirnment (PAVE) 39. Rainfrest Alliance 40. Trpenbs Internatinal 41. Wrld Agrfrestry Centre (ICRAF) 42. Wrld Farmers Organizatin (WFO) 43. Wrld Fd Prgramme (WFP) 44. The Wrld Business Cuncil fr Sustainable Develpment (WBCSD) 45. Wrld Resurces Institute (WRI) 46. Yara Internatinal ASA