*[Enwl-eng] Here is the latest news from the High-Level Champions! (10.12.23)
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10 December 2023
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High-Level Champions' Newsletter for COP28
COP28 beckons bold transformation of water & food systems
Driving the day
Commitments to transform our broken food system are a stand-out story at COP28. Food actors are calling for national ambition, as the transformation of water & food systems is central - not just to solving the climate and nature crises - but also to resolving worsening social tensions.
Food
a.. 152 World Leaders Have Signed Food Declaration: The COP28 Presidency announced the landmark UAE Agriculture and Food Declaration at the World Climate Action summit on Friday and - at the time of writing - 152 world leaders have signed up. Signatory countries represent 77% of national governments, speaking for 5.9 billion people, and accounting for 73% of the food we eat, representing 518 million farmers, and responsible for 78% of total emissions from food systems. The ‘COP28 UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action’ landed earlier this week, along with the mobilization of more than USD 2.5 billion in funding to support the food-climate agenda.
a.. Food Transformation Movement Surges: 200+ diverse non-State actors, including farmers, cities, businesses, financial institutions, and civil society, have united behind the Call to Action for Transforming Food Systems for People, Nature, and Climate. The signatories commit to 10 priority actions to transform food systems and call for a set of time-bound, holistic, and global targets by COP29 at the latest. The call to action to transform food systems was launched at the outset of COP by the High-Level Champion for COP28, H.E. Razan Al Mubarak. It centres on the need to support farmers and front line food system actors and other vulnerable groups and respect and value the Traditional Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples.
a.. Alliance of Champions for Food Systems Transformation (ACF) Lands: A new Alliance launches today to turbocharge the transformation of national food systems, aiming to deliver major progress this decade. Founding countries (which will soon be announced) are committing to a high ambition agenda, reorienting policies, practices, and investment priorities to deliver better food system outcomes for people, nature and climate.
a.. Scaling the Protein Transition: The first ‘Protein Transition Call to Action’ launches today - rallying companies to boost the availability of plant-based and alternative proteins on supermarket shelves by 2030. Food leaders, including Madre Brava, the Good Food Institute and the Coller Foundation are supporting the Call to Action and companies are invited to join in scaling up the protein transition to more sustainable protein sources.
a.. UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Unveils Global Agrisystems Transformation Journey: The UN agency responsible for food, has launched a 1.5 C-aligned food systems roadmap, setting out a trajectory to 2030 with milestones and transition pathways. Over 20 funders are aligning to unlock the resources to shift food systems - unveiling the first ever ‘global price tag’ for the cost of regenerative and agroecological transitions.
Water
a.. Over 30 Nations Unite Under Freshwater Challenge: Over 30 countries have committed to the Freshwater Challenge, a country-led initiative to restore 300,000 km of degraded rivers and 350 million hectares of degraded wetlands by 2030, while conserving intact freshwater ecosystems.
a.. Accelerating Urban Water resilience: Earlier at COP, an Urban Water Resilience working group was launched within the Sharm El Sheikh Adaptation Agenda. Building on this, the pilot phase of the Urban Water Catalyst Initiative launches today. The Initiative is focused on improving urban water performance, and improving access to underserved population groups.
a.. African cities awarded USD 20 million for urban water resilience: Three African Cities have secured USD 20 million to implement urban water resilience projects via the African Cities Water Adaptation Platform (ACWA). The Platform, which launched at COP27, combines subnational and national governments and partners - from researchers, to civil society, development agencies and business - to advance urban water resilience in Africa.
a.. Building Water-Resilient Food Systems: A working group on water- resilient food systems launches today, helping countries to assess and improve food and water security in their adaptation and mitigation plans. UNFCCC’s Climate Resilient Food Systems (CRFS) Alliance is leading the partnership which includes the World Farmers’ Organization (WFO) and the World Bank, in order to ratchet ambition ahead of COP30.
Race to Zero
a.. Dairy Giants Join Game Changing Methane Moment: An historic alliance of the global food companies Bel Group, Danone, General Mills, Kraft Heinz, Lactalis USA, and Nestlé have joined the Dairy Methane Action Alliance to address methane emissions in their dairy supply chains. The Alliance was formed by the Race to Zero Accelerator, EDF + Biz. Given methane can warm up the planet up to 27x faster than other greenhouse gases, this stands to be a game changing moment.
a.. 76% rise in food & agriculture members of the Race to Zero: As of 2023, there are 612 food & agriculture members in the Race to Zero; a 76% rise, from 347 members in 2022. These companies and organisations are actively working to transform the food sector, which is responsible for around one third of global GHG emissions.
About the High-Level Champions
Created under the Paris Agreement, the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions have a mandate to connect the work of national governments with voluntary and collaborative action taken by cities, regions, businesses, investors and civil society worldwide. Through the Race to Zero and Race to Resilience campaigns, the Champions are mobilizing robust, science-based commitments and actions to reduce emissions, build resilience and end nature loss in line with limiting global warming to 1.5C.
For more news from COP28, visit climatechampions.unfccc.int.
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