NACSAA Readies Push for New Round of Ag Recommendations at COP24

November 14, 2018

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(Solutions from the Land) With the latest round of global climate talks set to take place in Katowice, Poland, in a few weeks, the North America Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance (NACSAA), a farmer-led platform launched by SfL in 2015 to promote adaptation and sustainable farm and forestry production, has submitted a second round of recommendations that further address the vulnerabilities of the food and fiber sectors to a changing climate.

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The NACSAA recommendations adopted in May principally focused on soil health, livestock productions systems, crop and nutrient management, agroforesty, water resource management and integrated solutions, including bioenergy.

The second round of submissions focus on "modalities for implementation," a phrase used in diplomatic circles to describe the ground rules for how the work plan will be constructed and who gets to participate in its development.

The latest series of recommendations follow an earlier set submitted in March to two subsidiary bodies established by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and charged with developing what became the Koronivia Joint Agriculture Work Program. Those early NACSAA submissions were largely incorporated into the framework that the negotiators approved in May - an action that underscored their recognition that agricultural adaptation and mitigation challenges must be addressed as part of the overall climate strategy.

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Meanwhile, NACSAA leaders are preparing for the Conference of Parties (COP 24) in Katowice Dec. 2-12, when they will share their recommendations in a number of side events that will be looking at climate solutions from agricultural landscapes. READ MORE