Advancing climate action in agrifood systems through National Adaptation Plans

Event details

• Event recording available here.
• Thursday, 20 November (Day of Agriculture, Food Systems and Food Security) 
• Time: 09.30-11AM Belem/13:30 Rome/19:30 BKK 
• Co-hosted by FAO and UNDP 

Context

Agriculture and land use are among the sectors most vulnerable to climate change, with crop yields projected to fall by up to 25 percent by the end of the century—threatening food security and the livelihoods of more than 3.2 billion people. At the same time, agrifood systems drive nearly a quarter of global GHG emissions, 80 percent of deforestation, and occupy one-third of global land.

Reflecting both their vulnerability and their central role in addressing climate, biodiversity and land degradation challenges, all National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) submitted by June 2025 prioritize these sectors. Yet major barriers persist, including limited climate data, weak cross-sector coordination, insufficient finance and gaps in inclusive decision-making. To help close this implementation gap, FAO and UNDP have launched a new report: Agrifood Systems in the NAPs: A Global Analysis. The report provides a review of 64 developing-country NAPs, assessing the evidence base, identifying barriers, mapping financing needs, and offering actionable recommendations to strengthen agrifood integration and accelerate adaptation action.

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Objectives

This event brought together representatives from governments, civil society, the private sector, and the donor community to present the findings of the FAO-UNDP report, ‘Agrifood Systems in the National Adaptation Plans: A Global Analysis,’ and to discuss how these results can be leveraged to implement and scale up transformative, nature-positive climate action in agrifood systems.

• Exploring brand-new, detailed research conducted by FAO and UNDP on countries’ agrifood system priorities in NAPs.
• Showcasing country-level approaches, experiences and insights on prioritizing and implementing NAP measures that build climate resilience in agrifood systems while protecting and restoring national biodiversity and ecosystems.
• Emphasizing the role of NAPs as delivery frameworks by setting priorities, aligning policy and budgets, guiding investment pipelines and strengthening accountability for agrifood resilience. 

Format

The COP30 side event took place virtually on Zoom and the COP30 MALOCA digital platform. The event was held in English.

Agenda

Event Moderator: Julie Teng, Climate Change Technical Specialist, UNDP.

Time	Agenda
5 mins	Welcome  Julia Wolf, Natural Resources Officer and SCALA programme coordinator, FAO and Julie Teng, Climate Change Technical Specialist, UNDP
5 mins	Opening remarks: Importance of NAPs and resilient agriculture and food systems   Mr. Ulf Jaeckel,   Head of Division, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN)
25 mins	Keynote presentation: Launching the FAO-UNDP ‘Agrifood Systems in the National Adaptation Plans: A Global Analysis’   Krystal Crumpler, Climate Change Specialist, FAO
15 mins	Q&A
20 mins	Panel discussion: Moving from planning to implementation of NAPs  -Dr. Ismael Kone, National Climate Change Programme of Cote d’Ivoire  -Speaker from Colombia
15 mins	Q&A
5 mins	Way forward: closing remarks   Julia Wolf (FAO)

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