Transcript DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE WTO/SPS AGREEMENT

IICA
July 2014 Regional Workshop
International Climate Change and
Agriculture Initiatives Outside the UNFCCC
Mark Manis
Senior Policy Advisor
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Global Research Alliance (GRA)
• There are currently 41 Alliance Member Countries:
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada,
Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador,
Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Honduras, Indonesia,
Italy, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, the
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay,
Peru, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the United Kingdom,
United States, Uruguay, Vietnam
• 16 of 41 are IICA Members
Global Research Alliance
•Focus: research, development and extension of
technologies
•Aim: broaden mitigation research efforts across the
agricultural sub-sectors of paddy rice, cropping and
livestock, and the cross-cutting themes of soil carbon
and nitrogen cycling and inventories and
measurement issues
•Promotes: active exchange of information to help
improve the ways that agricultural greenhouse gas
research is conducted and to enhance participating
countries’ scientific capability
Climate and Clean Air Coalition
• Country Partners: Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Canada,
Central African Republic, Chile, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire,
Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Finland, France,
Germany, Ghana, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Liberia,
Jordan, Morocco, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Poland, Republic of
Korea, Republic of Maldives, Russian Federation, Sweden,
Switzerland, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of
America, The European Commission
• 6 of 39 are IICA members
Climate and Clean Air Coalition
• Aim: to reduce emissions of methane, black
carbon, and HFCs in order to protect the
environment and public health, promote food /
energy security and address near-term climate
change
• Agriculture initiatives: reduce emissions of
methane and black carbon from livestock,
paddy rice, and agricultural burning.
Alliance on Climate Smart
Agriculture
• The Alliance’s scope is inclusive of crops, livestock, forests, fisheries
and aquaculture across the entire value chain.
• The Alliance seeks the participation of representatives from all key
stakeholder groups, including:
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governments
farmers and agriculture organizations
the private sector
international organizations
research and education organizations
non-governmental and civil society organizations
Alliance on Climate Smart
Agriculture : Aspirational Goals
• Sustainable and equitable increases in
agricultural productivity and incomes
• Greater resilience of food systems and
farming livelihoods
• Reduction and/or removal of GHG
emissions. where possible
Alliance on Climate Smart
Agriculture : Initial Focus
•Knowledge
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Increasing and promoting knowledge, research and development
into technologies, practices, and approaches
•Investment
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Improving the effectiveness of public and private investments that
support the Alliance
•Enabling Environment
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Integrating climate-smart agriculture into policy, strategies and
planning at regional, national, and local levels
Americas Agriculture Sector
Challenges and Opportunities
• Enhance the international recognition of the
importance of agriculture, climate change and
food security
•Better position the agriculture perspective of the
Americas in international alliances
•Anticipate how international alliance activity can
influence the UNFCCC climate negotiations
Recommendations for Countries
in the Americas
1.Become a founding member of the Alliance on
Climate Smart Agriculture
2.Join the Climate and Clean Air Coalition
3.Expand participation in GRA research groups
Thank You