Month: October 2021

Essential goals that COP26 and Food System Summit needed to be achieved including;

1. Adapt to protect communities and natural habitats
2. Build warning systems and resilient infrastructure and agriculture to avoid loss of homes, livelihoods and even lives
3. Many of the world’s food systems including Pacific countries are fragile, unexamined and vulnerable to collapse due to COVID-19 pandemic.  What specifically can be done to tackle these problems?

Reference

CCAFS. 2020.  Transforming Food Systems Under a Changing Climate.  Retrieved from; https://www.transformingfoodsystems.com

IISD. 2018.  The Zero Hunger Pledge for the Private Sector.  Retrieved from; https://www.iisd.org/projects/zero-hunger-pledge-private-sector

WEFORUM.2020.  The COVID-19 Recovery is a Chance to Transform Global Agriculture.  Retrieved from; https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/06/the-pandemic-must-transform-global-agriculture

There were areas of polarization considered by the IFIAD 2021 including;

1. Primary producers have a leading role system transformation but they need support from both international and national level to achieve the changes needed to improve innovation and the urgent need for climate actions
2. Ending hunger and ensure the right for food for all to be at the top of the political agenda
3. Communication is crucial such as between Governments and farmers – to be involved and motivated
4. Inclusion processes such as including of women and small farmers (indigenous people) in decision making
5. Governments take easier options of technical solutions in their pathways and ignore some of the political issues that create more equitable food system and realising the most marginalised

Reference

CCAFS. 2020.  Transforming Food Systems Under a Changing Climate.  Retrieved from; https://www.transformingfoodsystems.com

IISD. 2018.  The Zero Hunger Pledge for the Private Sector.  Retrieved from; https://www.iisd.org/projects/zero-hunger-pledge-private-sector

WEFORUM.2020.  The COVID-19 Recovery is a Chance to Transform Global Agriculture.  Retrieved from; https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/06/the-pandemic-must-transform-global-agriculture

Different issues were emphasized during the IFIAD 2021 conference including;

1. Complex challenges of SDG 2 – Zero Hunger

• Global hunger indicates that progress towards SDG #2 Zero Hunger in 2030 will not achieve due to Climate Change and COVID 19 pandemic

• How to transform our food systems to commit to a comprehensive, integrated and universal transformation

• Concerns such as how to combating global hunger and malnutrition

• The need for action to ending hunger and ensure the right for food for all

2. Possible solutions to having sustainable and resilient climate-compatible agriculture and food systems

• Call for governments and development agencies, private sectors and research bodies to recommit attention to developing well functioning sustainable food systems that contribute to the achievement of the SDGs.

• How to rebuild agriculture sectors and maintain local food production as they are fundamental preventing loss of lives from severe hunger

Reference

CCAFS. 2020.  Transforming Food Systems Under a Changing Climate.  Retrieved from; https://www.transformingfoodsystems.com

IISD. 2018.  The Zero Hunger Pledge for the Private Sector.  Retrieved from; https://www.iisd.org/projects/zero-hunger-pledge-private-sector

WEFORUM.2020.  The COVID-19 Recovery is a Chance to Transform Global Agriculture.  Retrieved from; https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/06/the-pandemic-must-transform-global-agriculture