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COP28’s Food, Agriculture and Water Day secures major commitments to address climate impacts and keep 1.5C within reach
Dec 11, 2023 ·
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COP28’s Food, Agriculture and Water Day secures major commitments to address climate impacts and keep 1.5C within reach
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COP28’s Food, Agriculture and Water Day secures major commitments to address climate impacts and keep 1.5C within reach - COP28’s Food, Agriculture and Water Day saw key announcements on global...
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COP28’s Food, Agriculture and Water Day secures major commitments to address climate impacts and keep 1.5C within reach
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- COP28’s Food, Agriculture and Water Day saw key announcements on global water scarcity and food security, as countries mobilized behind the COP28 UAE Declaration on Agriculture, Food Systems and Climate Action (the Declaration), now endorsed by 152 countries, and the Water Action Agenda.
- In total, more than USD $7.1 billion has been mobilized during COP28 for climate positive action in the food system sector.
- Major announcements made during Food, Agriculture and Water Day include the launch of a two-year work partnership to COP30 by the UAE and Brazil, made during the first-ever COP ministerial dialogue on building water-resilient food systems.
- The COP28 UAE Presidency and partners also announced more than new 30 country members of the Freshwater Challenge, which commits members to work to protect and restore 30 percent of the Earth’s degraded freshwater ecosystems by 2030.
- The COP28 Presidency, FAO, the World Bank, CGIAR and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced the joint Sharm-El Sheikh Support Programme, a three-year support package to help countries to unlock finance and support for farmers, food producers, small agribusinesses and local communities.
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| Organization | William Corbin |
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