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Africa: COP28 Just About Put Food Systems On the Climate Agenda. Now We Build
African Arguments, 10 January 2024
Though the talks' long overdue focus on food and agriculture ultimately disappointed, it provides a starting point for future action and advocacy. Read more »
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Africa: COP28's Commitment to Transforming Farming and Food Systems Is an Insult to Africans
The Conversation Africa, 13 December 2023
Globally, food systems are unsustainable: 80% of the production of food is powered by fossil fuels. The food system is responsible for over one-third of global greenhouse gas… Read more »
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African Development Bank (AfDB), 15 December 2023
The first global declaration on curbing emissions from food production was signed by 134 countries, including 25 African countries, at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, putting… Read more »
Climate-Smart Farming Gains Funding, But Small Farmers Struggle
COP28 may not have achieved a complete fossil fuel phase-out, but it witnessed a historic pivot towards food and agriculture. Over $7 billion in funding commitments aimed at climate-smart farming, alongside pledges from 152 countries to integrate food into their climate plans, signify a shift. Yet, the situation remains stark.
While the funding commitments for climate-smart solutions offer a glimmer of hope, the real question boils down to this: will pledges translate into tangible action, asks allAfrica's Melody Chironda.
InFocus
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Climate change emerges as a global crisis with far-reaching implications for the environment and public health, as underscored by the World Health Orga Read more »
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At COP28 in Dubai last month, food systems were finally put in the spotlight of global climate talks. There were numerous announcements related to the sector and, for the first ... Read more »
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While it is 'historic' that mention of a transition away from fossil fuels made it into the final text the language is far from the radical and immediate action that is needed to ... Read more »
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Smallholder farmers from developing nations (the Global South) produce a third of the world's food but receive only 0.3% of international climate finance. This is despite the fact ... Read more »
A Banana farmer in Rwanda learn about a new smartphone app to support better agronomic practices. The app was developed by the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), a CGIAR center.
