UNFCCC COP 25 Outcome Document Agri-food chains Roundtable Advancing Climate Actions on Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture Food Chains for a 1.50 C Net Zero World

This outcome document summarizes the findings of the Marrakech Partnership Global Climate Action-MPGCA Agrifood Roundtable held on 5 December 2019 during UNFCCC COP 25. The document argues that radical transformation of the agri-food system is a priority climate solution, noting that the sector has the potential to sequester at least 30% of greenhouse gases (GHG).

• The current agri-food system requires radical and transformative change to ensure life-supporting services remain sustainable, inclusive, and just. Over 100 participants and 34 speakers from diverse backgrounds, including indigenous communities and business leaders, concluded that the existing system is untenable.
• Transforming agri-food systems can provide significant climate and environmental benefits, including the potential to sequester at least 30% of greenhouse gases (GHG) through carbon captured in soils and forests. Such systems could also eliminate between 26% and 80% of climate-related damages and losses, particularly those resulting from drought.
• A sustainable agri-food sector could support the additional 2 billion people expected by 2050 and provide livelihoods for over 2.5 billion people. This includes approximately 500 million smallholders, who currently provide 50% of the global food supply and 80% of the supply in developing countries.
• Addressing the global average of 30% food loss and waste, which results in $940 billion in annual economic losses, is a critical mitigation strategy. The document notes that if emissions from food loss and waste were attributed to a single country, it would be the third largest emitter after the US and China.
• Systemic transformation requires addressing power imbalances that favor multinational corporations over smallholders, particularly for vulnerable groups such as women, youth, and indigenous people in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDs).

APA

Global Resilience Partnership (2019). UNFCCC COP 25 Outcome Document Agri-food chains Roundtable Advancing Climate Actions on Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture Food Chains for a 1.50 C Net Zero World. https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/agrifood_rt_roundtable_outcome_1212.pdf

Chicago

Global Resilience Partnership. UNFCCC COP 25 Outcome Document Agri-food chains Roundtable Advancing Climate Actions on Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture Food Chains for a 1.50 C Net Zero World. 2019. https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/agrifood_rt_roundtable_outcome_1212.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{globalresiliencepartnership2019unfccc, author = {{Global Resilience Partnership}}, title = {{UNFCCC COP 25 Outcome Document Agri-food chains Roundtable Advancing Climate Actions on Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture Food Chains for a 1.50 C Net Zero World}}, institution = {Global Resilience Partnership}, year = {2019}, month = dec, url = {https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/agrifood_rt_roundtable_outcome_1212.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }