This umbrella initiative consisted in a series of three virtual events (two workshops and a webinar) that aimed to provide and enhance the understanding of climate policies, pledges and initiatives from COP26, and their impacts on the push towards resilient and low-emission landscapes in Asia and the Pacific. For more information and to view presentations click here.
Event 1: Post COP26 synthesis of key outcomes for the land use sector in Asia-Pacific (1-3 March 2022)
Event 2: Scaling up resilient and low emission practices in Asia – the role of climate policies (15-16 March 2022)
Event 3: Scaling resilient and low emission practices through partnerships (22 March 2022)
Objectives
- Discuss in-depth sectoral needs and strategies to shape climate policies, highlighting the important role of the agriculture sector to contribute to each country’s climate pledges including ambitious net-zero targets, the Global Methane Pledge, and national adaptation.
- Enhance country capacities to implement resilient and low emission agricultural practices available and required to meet up country’s climate pledges.
- Highlight best practices already existing within the region and country experiences that need scaling up to contribute to ambitions.
- Introduce partners who could help by providing technical and financial support.
- Contribute to the achievement of the goals of relevant ASEAN frameworks and guidelines on food security and climate change
Partners
- FAO, with financial support from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan
- GIZ Agritrade project in support of ASEAN Climate Resilience Network (ASEAN CRN) and the ASEAN Negotiating Group for Agriculture;
- Climate and Clean Air Coalition (based in UNEP)
Target participants
Agriculture and environment practitioners and policymakers, civil society organizations, farmer organizations, researchers, technical experts, students etc.