zero hunger in a changing climate
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World Food Day 2016Zero hunger in a changing climate
17 October, 2016 Sara Gräslund, INTEM/TEMA
Paris Agreement – Agenda 2030
Mutually reinforcing – We need to move towards a zero carbon future – leaving no one behind.
To get there• Adaptation – to manage the risks• Mitigation – to decrease the risks• Co-benefits - adaptation- mitigation - development
Sida’s approach to climate change• Integrate across sectors • Can be main objective in any sector
• One of the largest bilateral donors per capita
• Many low-income countries foresee emission increase– (I)NDCs – emission increase –lower increase with external finance– Possibilites decrease emissions within land use – New Climate Economy
• Focus on adaptation– What is adaptation? - as defined by the country / partner– Since 2009
Sida climate change finance 2008-2015
Sida’s work in food sec &agriculture (1)• Acknowledge links improved livelihoods, sustainable
management of natural resoruces and resilience to climate change
– Decades supporting sustainable livelihoods– Approach now promoted as resilience to climate change
• Opportunities in climate smart agriculture – potential win-win-win
• Portfolio - Global, regional, bilateral. In 2015: 757MSEK within agriculture, forestry, fisheries and rural development.
Sida’s work in food sec & agric (2)Focus areas– Farming as a business– Women’s strengthened role in
agriculture– Productivity increase– Land rights and tenure– Specific climate change focus, e.g.:
• FAO - sustainable agriculture• CGIAR, e.g. Scuba Rice• IUCN Mangroves for the Future• Swedish civil society organisations• Coffee and climate –Private sector
Opportunities to further integrate climate change across FS & agriculture portfolio
Sida’s work – wider picture (1)
Food security and agricultural initiatives – complemented by significant efforts in other areas, for example:
– Trade / market development / employment / economic growth– Improved management of natural resorces (incl water; biodiviersity / ecoys
services)– Improved access to water and sanitation
Sida’s work – wider picture (2)
–Humanitarian aid – Sida 5th bilateral donor. Shift from food to cash
–Social protection•Key to protect most vulnerable to climate change – WB Shockwaves 2015•Emphasized by FAO – State of Food Insecurity report 2015•Sida increasing engagement (e.g. Tanz, Kenya, Zamb, Zimb, Moz, DRC)
–Bridging humanitarian – long term dev coop divide •support initiatives on SP and resilience• innovative finance – insurance systems connected to weather data to manage risks from extreme weather events
Paris Agreement – Agenda 2030Leaving no one behind in a zero carbon future
Huge challenge – need to step up efforts- Political leadership / rights based / anti-corruption- Gender equality- Adaptation and the most vulnerable in focus – incl mobilization of other
finance
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