The Koronivia joint work on agriculture has just been launched and ECO would like to share a few tricks with the delegates on how to make it a piece of cake!
It is time for an ambitious dessert!
- With the recently published IPBES report on biodiversity and two upcoming IPCC reports on 1.5°C and Land, we couldn’t dream of better timing to work on agriculture in the context of climate change.
Should Koronivia be a cupcake or a tiered cake?
- Deciding first what type of cake you’re making is fundamental. Make sure you agree on clear objectives, outcomes, and a calendar, before stirring your ingredients and diving into details.
The more, the merrier!
- Balanced participation is key to a successful session, and smallholder farmers, along with broader civil society, should be fairly represented during the processes and meetings of the Koronivia joint work on agriculture. Don’t forget that CAN member organisations can add a particularly rich flavour of expertise.
The dos and don’ts to avoid unwanted surprises in the oven!
- Sustainable criteria to guide action on agriculture are adefinite must, and could serve to put national contributions, policies and climate finance on the right path to a 1.5°C world.
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket!
- We strongly encourage delegates to coordinate with their colleagues working on the APA, in order to ensure that NDC planning, implementation, and reporting are structured in a manner that does not undermine food security, land rights, gender responsiveness, and ecosystem integrity.
Others have already tried it, get inspired! You can build on the experience of other bodies and conventions outside of the UNFCCC. ECO is particularly enamoured with the FAO’s definition of food security, based on four pillars; the Committee for Food Security’s voluntary guidelines on the governance of tenure in the context of food security plus its upcoming session on agroecology; as well as the UN’s voluntary guidelines on the Right to food.
With all this said, ECO is sure Koronivia can become the crème de la crème of SBSTA and SBI. Now let’s step into the kitchen and keep these tips in mind.
