a vision for transforming agriculture under climate change

Bruce Campbell

Director, CCAFS

A vision for transforming agriculture under climate change

Enabling policy

Two-way extension enabled by big data

Climate advisory services and early

warning

Strong farmer organisations and

networks

Index-based insurance

Climate-adapted and low-emission

technologies

Lower emissions in fields/ landscapes/

supply chains

Enabled business activity; significant

PPPsDriving

agricultural

transformation

What is the Agriculture Advantage?

The Land and Water Advantage• Solutions to maximize the productive use of water (e.g. solar

water pumps, rainwater harvesting) which enhance resilience.

• Drought, heat and pest tolerant varieties (e.g. potato and sweetpotato can now be developed in 4 years, and many mature in 90-100 days).

• Securing land and water rights to mobilize investment.

The Gender Advantage

• Incentives for women improves household nutrition and food security.

• Feminization of agriculture can drive transformation – e.g. women are 43% of agricultural

laborers and over 60% in SSA, South Asia and Oceania)

• Increase in women’s participation can result in agricultural transformation, including faster and equitable economic growth.

The Low Emissions Advantage

Urgent need for climate action and climate finance:

24% of emissions come from agriculture, yet

agriculture receives only 2.5% of public climate finance.

• Financing for climate change mitigation in agriculture is increasing, but at small scales.

• Many low emissions options improve:• Long-term agricultural

productivity• Incomes for farmers and

along value chain • Resilience

Agriculture NAMAs

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Climate-smart Lending Platform

The Policy Advantage

• Engaging at the science-policy interface can supportoperationalization of policies and programs to deliver action on-the-ground.

• Multi-level—from community to national to global—and multi-sector—food-water-climate-energy-banking-ICT-finance-(among others) nexus.

I. Stock-taking II. Prioritizing interventions

IV. Informing design & implementation

III. Supporting piloting

The Breeding Advantage• Many crops will suffer greatly from 2oC warming (e.g. 60% of bean

growing areas could become unsuitable this century).

• Crop breeding is at the front line of adapting agriculture to climate change– Global initiatives grounded in farmers needs can deliver climate-smart

varieties, given sufficient resources.

• Genetic resources form the backbone for adaptation, providing traits farmers need to confront heat, drought and changing pest/disease pressures.

The Business Advantage

• For every $1 in ODA there is $24 in domestic private sector spent.

• Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) can scale up climate actions and improve livelihoods.

• Blending public and private finance can deliver greater impact.

Gender transformation

Digital agriculture enabled by big data

Multi-sectoral actions

Strong farmer organisations and

networks

Business case for breeding for long-term adaptation

Climate-adapted and low-emission

technologies

Increase investment in climate actions in

agriculture

Enabled business activity; significant

PPPs Priorities for

realising the

agriculture

advantage

Agriculture decision• “jointly address issues related to agriculture, including through

workshops and expert meetings”

• “Invites Parties ……. their views on elements to be included in the work …..starting with but not limited to the following :– Methods and approaches for assessing adaptation, adaptation co-

benefits and resilience; – Improved soil carbon, soil health and soil fertility … water

management; – Improved nutrient use and manure management– Improved livestock management systems– Socioeconomic and food security dimensions of climate change in the

agricultural sector

http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2017/sbsta/eng/l24a01.pdf

For more information: http://hdl.handle.net/10568/89192