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This International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, CGIAR joins the call for increased quality and quantity of accessible finance for the implementation of actions and solutions to reduce food loss and waste. Learn more: on.cgiar.org/3zuaKBv #OneCGIAR #FLWDay #IDAFLW FAO UN Environment Programme

🌍 Join the Global Call for Action on Soil and Water Management! With the SDG deadlines fast approaching, the International Soil and Water Forum 2024 is set to make history by launching the first high-level action plan to combat soil degradation and water scarcity. 📅 When: 9–11 December 2024 📍 Where: Bangkok, Thailand 🤝 Who’s involved: Heads of State, Government Ministers, researchers, policymakers, and youth leaders worldwide. The Forum, co-organized by FAO and the Royal Thai Government, will feature Ministerial Dialogues, thematic sessions, and a knowledge fair showcasing cutting-edge innovations and best practices. Together, we’ll pave the way for sustainable, climate-resilient soil and water management as a cornerstone of agrifood systems transformation. 🌟 Key Themes: 1️⃣ Managing water scarcity 2️⃣ Reversing land degradation 3️⃣ Sustainable soil management 4️⃣ Integrated climate-resilient solutions 💡 Be part of this crucial moment to shape a sustainable future! Learn more and stay updated 👉 [Insert Link] #SoilWaterForum2024 #Sustainability #SDGs #ClimateAction

Progress on tenure security requires a reinforced, broader and better coordinated approach to change for and from within the land sector, implemented hand-in-hand with global action on economic recovery, natural resource management, climate change, biodiversity and open societies. FAO's Land Tenure Team is therefore supporting the land and water tenure nexus, through scaling up capacities for responsible governance of water tenure: https://lnkd.in/dEBcrfgV

#NowHappening: CGIAR System Board Member Shenggen Fan kicked off the conversations at the ADB Asia and the Pacific Food Security Forum 2024 by moderating the Leader’s Forum which built a shared understanding of why it is necessary to make a fundamental shift in policymaking and investment priorities towards achieving sustainable and resilient agri-food systems. Representatives from the World Food Programme, International Fund for Agricultural Development, and the National Security Council (NSC) of The White House, among others, shared critical insights into urgent changes required for global food security challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss. Learn more about CGIAR’s work on these fronts: https://bit.ly/3VRVrvh #ADBFoodSecurity24

“Water, food and energy form a nexus at the heart of sustainable development.” – UN-Water. With agriculture forming the largest use of freshwater resources, water is key to food security.   On #WorldFoodDay, we’re highlighting recent research led by the University of Technology Sydney to explore opportunities for integrating water and food security policy in the Pacific Islands. Over the years, major aid investments have been directed towards agriculture, leaving water behind. As a result, interconnected challenges like water scarcity and food insecurity have gone unaddressed. The Australian Water Partnership supported research analysed the agricultural and water sector plans of 11 Pacific countries and developed a systems-based water-food nexus framework for understanding nexus links. Through this framework, six policy windows are identified for initiatives to target the wicked problems of the food-water nexus that consider different socio-ecological contexts, including gender and social inclusion, and the impact of climate change. Specific recommendations range from short-term targeted actions like creating a water and food security overview of atolls in Melanesia to long-term planning required for developing capacity-building programs for climate risk management. https://lnkd.in/gpTd5VM5   Image credit- FAO

While countries in Europe and Central Asia are grappling with conflict and environmental challenges, they are well positioned to pursue the sustainable transformation of agrifood systems and have already taken steps towards achieving many of the core Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General, said Tuesday in remarks opening #ERC34. “Globally, we are facing critical times marked by food insecurity and fading prosperity,” Qu said, reiterating his advocacy for peace as a prerequisite for #FoodSecurity and the #RightToFood as a basic human right. Comprising 53 Member countries and the European Union, and spanning nine time zones from Lisbon to Vladivostok, the four-day Regional Conference is an opportunity to exchange knowledge and best practices on the most effective solutions in support of agrifood systems transformation, and to engage in discussions to identify the most suitable responses to issues such as the continuing recovery from earthquakes, flooding, the #COVID19 pandemic and the ongoing war in Ukraine, which “continues to hamper regional and global efforts to achieve the #SDGs,” the Director-General said. https://lnkd.in/dEYQtZWx

For those of you interested in learning more about how all those #UNFCCC negotiations actually work, and what happens in all the different work streams and meetings: FAO just published a guide, specifically for the #aquaticfood sector! Find it here: https://lnkd.in/eNwJDajY Tarub Bahri Xuechan Ma

#MSC's new annual report finds the global demand for #SustainableSeafood continues despite the ongoing cost of living crises https://lnkd.in/e4H3FfxX #WorldFoodDay

34th session of FAO Regional Conference for Europe & Central Asia opens with focus on bolstering resilience of agrifood systems

Change is possible, and #Cuba's journey proves it. Despite facing numerous challenges, Cuba has transformed its land degradation challenge into an opportunity for sustainable growth. Following devastating hurricanes in 2008, Cuba introduced policies to revive its unproductive landscapes. Embracing low-input, sustainable farming methods due to limited imports, the country shifted from high-input monoculture to organic farming with the support of the Global Environment Facility, UNDP, UN Environment Programme and FAO. This transformation isn't just about agriculture: it's about resilience. Over 15,000 hectares of land have been rejuvenated, combating desertification, and restoring degraded soil. Incomes have doubled for food producers, making Cuba's food systems more resilient and water-use efficiency up by 70% in the first years after 2008. ➡️ Learn more about the case of Cuba and the importance of investing in resilient and diverse food systems: https://lnkd.in/d9SAu-Zc #SustainableFarming #FoodSystems