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Scaling up Climate Ambition on Land Use and Agriculture through Nationally Determined Contributions and National Adaptation Plans (SCALA) 

Publications

SCALA Programme Highlights Report 2022
12/2023

The SCALA Programme Highlights Report 2022 outlines progress and support in climate action for agriculture and land use. Key highlights include enhancing evidence for transformative climate action, building multi-stakeholder collaboration capacities, and improving Measurement, Reporting, and Monitoring and Evaluation frameworks. The report also emphasizes private sector engagement, gender inclusion, and contributions to global dialogues on agriculture and land use.

Enhancing the bioinputs and organic vegetables value chains in São Tomé and Príncipe
11/2023

This report, supported by the SCALA programme, explores opportunities to develop organic vegetable markets and bioinputs, aiming to transition the country towards 100 percent organic farming. By analyzing the commercial viability of these markets, and involving over 130 stakeholders through interviews and workshops, the report provides strategic insights to guide sustainable agricultural diversification and decision-making.

Participatory Mapping of Stakeholders and Barriers to Agroecological Transformation in Millet, Peanut, and Vegetable Farming
10/2023

This report, produced under the FAO UNDP SCALA programme, updates the participatory mapping of public sector stakeholders in the millet/peanut and vegetable farming systems. It complements a prior report on the private sector and aims to identify key challenges and barriers faced by stakeholders. The objective is to create a favorable environment for agroecological transformation in these farming systems, enhancing sustainability and resilience.

Colombia SCALA inception report
08/2023

This Inception Report outlines preparatory steps for SCALA implementation in Colombia. This phase was complemented by key consultation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, as well as other key territorial and research actors of SCALA. Furthermore, the report presents the country's work plan, rationale, and objectives to promote the acceleration of climate action in the agricultural sector.

Transparency in adaptation in the agriculture sectors
08/2023

This publication serves as a guide for countries in exploring how reporting for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indicators under FAO custodianship serves the scope of compiling information for the biennial transparency reports (BRT) under the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF).

Cambodia SCALA Inception report
07/2023

This Inception Report provides an overview of the preparatory steps for the implementation of the SCALA programme carried out during the inception phase in Cambodia. The inception phase was complemented by key consultation and validation meetings with the Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Environment as well as a wider set of national stakeholders. Furthermore, the report presents the work plan for the remainder of the implementation period.

Nepal SCALA inception report
06/2023

This Inception Report provides an overview of the preparatory steps for the implementation of the SCALA programme carried out during the inception phase in Nepal. The inception phase was complemented by key consultation and validation meetings with the focal ministry and a wider set of national stakeholders. Furthermore, the report presents the work plan for the remainder of the implementation period.

Private sector mapping, outreach, and engagement in climate-responsive agrifood systems
05/2023

This guidance note illustrates three broad intervention areas. These interventions are crucial to addressing barriers to private sector engagement (PSE) in climate action such as a perceived gap in the alignment of public and private sector objectives, a limited understanding of climate risks and business opportunities, insufficient incentives, and a lack opportunities and investable ideas that are of adequate scale which offer risk adjusted returns for their investment.

Thailand SCALA Inception Report
04/2023

To implement SCALA in Thailand, the FAO and UNDP will work closely with the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MoAC), which is the key government counterpart and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), to achieve the NDC and NAP targets set by the country.

Egypt SCALA inception report
02/2023

This Inception Report highlights the outcomes of the inception activities. by FAO and UNDP, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, and Ministry of Water and Irrigation to determine the scope and areas of SCALA programme implementation in Egypt. It outlines the theory of transformative change for the SCALA implementation in Egypt's fruit and horticulture subsector and agriculture and land use sectors