Achieving food security in the face of climate change

The Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change

Highlighting CGIAR Innovation

CGIAR Heads of Communications Meeting, Rome, 20 March 2012

How can the Commission help CGIAR communications?

High credibility and visibility

7 recommendations, each with 2-5 specific sub-actions – great “hooks” for CG messages

Stand-alone products to use freely, e.g. “safe space” concept and animation

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Dr. Adrian Fernández Advisor on Sustainability,

Metropolitan University,

Mexico

Prof Molly Jahn Special Advisor to the

Chancellor and Provost for Sustainability Sciences, University of Madison-

Wisconsin, USA

Sir John

Beddington Commission Chair,

United Kingdom

Dr Marion Guillou President, Institut Scientifique

de Recherche Agronomique

(INRA), France

Prof Lin Erda Director, Research Centre

of Agriculture and Climate

Change, Chinese Academy

of Agricultural Sciences

Dr Nguyen Van Bo President, Academy of

Agricultural Science,

Vietnam

Dr Carlos Nobre National Secretary, Ministry

of Science, Technology and

Innovation, Brazil

Prof Takalign Mamo State Minister and

Minister's Advisor, Ministry

of Agriculture, Ethiopia

Prof Judi

Wakhungu Executive Director, African

Center for Technology

Studies (ACTS), Kenya

Prof Bob Scholes Fellow, Natural Resources

and the Environment,

Council for Scientific and

Industrial Research

(CSIR), South Africa

Dr Rita Sharma Secretary, National

Advisory Council

(Prime Minister's

Office), India

Dr. Mohammed

Asaduzzaman Research Director,

Institute of

Development Studies,

Bangladesh

Dr Megan Clark CEO, Commonwealth

Scientific and Industrial

Research Organisation

(CSIRO), Australia

The Commissioners

Communication & Engagement

Focus on global policy processes (UNFCCC, RIO+20, G20)

Commissioners act as link to national/regional policy processes

In 2011 - 2012 Commissioners sharing messages via high- level presentations and bilateral interactions

Targeted media campaign around report launches (Nov ’11 and Mar ’12)

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Successes to date Media coverage

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Successes to date Dissemination

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• 2000 downloads from 90 countries.

• Over 1000 hard copies of report distributed at key events

• 16,000 unique pageviews of Commission website

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7 recommendations Photo: P. Casier (CCAFS)

Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change

Recommendation 1: Integrate food security and sustainable agriculture into global and national policies

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CIFOR: Enhancing the role of forests in mitigating climate change.

• Contact: Louis Verchot

ICARDA: Social, Economic and Policy Research (SEPR)

• Contact: Aden Aw-Hassan

IWMI: Water and Society

• Contact: Mark Giordano

Recommendation 3: Sustainably intensify agricultural production while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other negative environmental impacts of agriculture

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AfricaRice: Sustainable productivity enhancement • Contact: Paul Kiepe CIMMYT: Conservation Agriculture Program • Contact: Bruno Gerard

ICRAF: On-farm productivity • Contact: Fergus Sinclair

Recommendation 4: Target populations and sectors that are most vulnerable to climate change and food insecurity

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CIP: Potatoes in specific areas (tropical, subtropical high-/lowlands, sweet potato). • Contact: Andre Devaux ICRISAT: Resilient Dryland Systems. • Contact: Peter Craufurd

ILRI: Reducing the vulnerability of marginalized systems and peoples. • Project contact: Tom

Randolph

Recommendation 5: Reshape food access and consumption patterns to ensure basic nutritional needs are met and to foster healthy and sustainable eating habits worldwide

Bioversity: Nutrition. • Contact: Bruce Cogill IFPRI: Diet Quality and Health of the Poor. • Contact: Purnima Menon IITA: Agriculture & Health. • Contact: Dave Watson

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Recommendation 6: Reduce loss and waste in food systems, particularly from infrastructure, farming practices, processing, distribution and household habits

CIAT: Linking farmers to markets. • Contact: Mark Lundy IRRI: Adding value. • Contact: Martin Gummert Worldfish: Improved value chains. • Contact: Patrick Dugan

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