Transcript Climate Change toolkit presentation

Guide to
UNFCCC Negotiations
on Agriculture
An overview
Presentation Overview
• About the “Guide to UNFCCC Negotiations on Agriculture” toolkit
– The role of the UNFCCC and SBSTA
• Why we need this toolkit
• How to use this toolkit
– Key messages
– Supporting key messages
• Factsheets, websites, infographics
• Case studies
• Third party corroboration
• Using this tool online
About this toolkit
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Farming First has launched the Guide to UNFCCC Negotiations on Agriculture to
help educate and inform interested stakeholders on the unique relationship
between climate change and agriculture
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The toolkit has been produced in partnership with CGIAR Program on Climate
Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the Technical Centre for
Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
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The toolkit provides a resource for participants to engage in the UNFCCC processes
and advocate the importance of agriculture within discussions
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The toolkit underlines the need for a Work Program on Agriculture under the
UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)
The role of the UNFCCC & SBSTA
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The Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) is one of two permanent
subsidiary bodies to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
established by the Conference of the Parties (COP) and the Conference and Meeting of the Parties
of the Kyoto protocol (CMP).
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SBSTA supports the work of the COP and the CMP through the provision of timely information and
advice on scientific and technological matters.
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SBSTA can act as a hub for agriculture and can handle the unique aspects of agriculture in a way that
cannot be handled elsewhere. SBSTA can also inform the various aspects of the UNFCCC so that
agriculture is better incorporated into the various convention mechanisms.
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Agriculture was discussed at the SBSTA meeting in June 2013, with parties agreeing on a text to be
adopted. This text calls for submissions and workshops on agriculture.
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For more details visit the Guide to UNFCCC Negotiations on Agriculture at www.farmingfirst.org which also
provides links to external resources
Why we need this toolkit
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Agriculture will be crucial to finding solutions to the challenges of climate change
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Agriculture both impacts on and is severely affected by climate change – recent figures show
that climate change is predicted to cause yields to decrease in South Asia and Africa by 15%
by 2050
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We need to find sustainable solutions to feeding a population of 9 billion people by 2050
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Adaptation is critical to agriculture, whilst agriculture has potential contributions to make in
terms of mitigation
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The relationship between agriculture and climate change has previously largely been ignored
at global policy level and must be addressed…
…The time to act is NOW
How to use this toolkit
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The toolkit provides a guide on how to highlight
the importance of agriculture at the UNFCCC
discussions and includes:
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A one-stop source of information on the
UNFCCC discussions
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Outlines six key messages that support
discussions
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Brings together a series of multimedia resources
including videos, infographics, quotes and key
facts and figures to support messaging
How to use this toolkit
• Reach out to policy makers: combine some of our
messages to make your case
• Impress an audience and strengthen your
argument: use case studies, facts, figures and press
quotes or third party endorsements to support your
case
• Answer challenging questions: combine messages,
reinforced with resources (quotes, videos, case
studies, etc) to answer difficult questions from
journalists or even your own farmers
Key messages
We have developed six key
messages for Farming First
supporters, farmers’
organisations, agriculture
development organizations
and negotiators to help
encourage clear, focused
and impactful advocacy…
Key message 1
“Now is the time to act. Farmers are experiencing the
impacts of climate change, and they need action from
policy makers, NGOs, politicians and businesses if they are
to adapt and to mitigate.”
Key message 2
“The unique role of agriculture in the global climate change
response should be recognised, as agriculture constitutes a
crucial sector in the economies of many countries and for the
livelihoods of billions around the world. The framework for a
new global agreement on the need for agricultural adaptation
and mitigation is being discussed. Negotiators should
acknowledge that getting more information about agriculture
is crucial before discussing its inclusion in the new
framework.”
Key message 3
“Farming First therefore call for recognition of the important
role of agriculture in addressing climate change so that a
new era of agricultural innovation and knowledge sharing can
be achieved. Specifically, we ask that a work program for
agriculture under the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and
Technological Advice (SBSTA) is approved, in order to advance
scientific and technical understanding and to inform decisionmaking on agriculture’s role in addressing future food and
nutrition security and climate change challenges.”
Key message 4
“Funding mechanisms, such as the Green Climate Fund,
should support the needs of all levels and forms of farming.
Smallholder farmers are particularly vulnerable to both
immediate (extreme weather events) and gradual
(temperature and precipitation changes) effects of climate
change, and need to be at the heart of policies for adaptation
and increasing ecosystem resilience.”
Key message 5
“Due to the growing demand for agricultural products and with
predictions that climate change could reduce crop yields, the agriculture
sector faces a unique challenge. Increasing agricultural productivity and
production to ensure future food security should be at the centre of all
agricultural policies. Adaptation measures are crucial for securing food
production, and both adaptation and mitigation efforts must be built into
comprehensive agricultural strategies that support enhanced productivity,
food and nutrition security, whilst being environmentally sustainable.
Policies need to be put in place that jointly address the objectives of food
security, adaptation and mitigation in order to maximise benefits while
recognizing that there may be trade-offs.”
Key message 6
“There are many existing solutions to some of the known challenges of
climate change that can be scaled up; from communication technologies,
to improved soil management practices, and the use of index-based
weather insurance. Investing in knowledge sharing and capacity building
to increase access to these solutions is crucial, while identifying core gaps
in knowledge so that research can be focused in those areas.”
Supporting tools
• Use our collection of supporting tools to support
these messages and your arguments:
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Factsheets
Websites
Infographics
Case studies
• These provide evidence and help demonstrate a
wide range of agricultural examples of the
challenges that farmers are facing worldwide
• Our online interactive guide links resources to
specific messages, making relevant materials easy
to find
Third party corroboration
• Use quotes from farmers,
media and prominent
international figures to
support your argument
• Our toolkit includes quotes
from people including:
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Farmers
Barak Obama
World Bank
Al Gore
To follow this
step-by-step process on
how to use the Guide
to UNFCCC
Negotiations on
Agriculture and use our
interactive toolkit, visit
www.farmingfirst.org
www.farmingfirst.org