United Nations COP16 Agriculture Day

“Be bold, be brave, and be ready to address agriculture within climate change.”
-Inger Andersen, Vice President of Sustainable Development at the World Bank

Below are some of the highlights and outcomes of the Animal and Rural Development Day (AARD) of the COP16 United Nations Climate Talks.

 

Watch the 4 minute Participants’ Voices video on climate change impact and tackling the challenges. over 20 experts at ARDD and Forest Day. All provide Q&A and answer the question: “If you had one message for climate negotiators, what would it be?

• A Summary Statement from ARDD, lists priorities for agriculture, and offers specific recommendations to the UNFCCC that will help lower carbon emissions from agriculture while adapting to climate change and enhancing food and nutrition security.

 

• A Summary of the Joint Agriculture and Forestry Side Event, addresses, among other points, the need for a REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) agreement to explicitly recognize the links between forestry and agriculture. The summary statement from Forest Day, can be found here.