COP28 UAE Presidency
Farmers and Traditional Food Producers at the Heart of Food Systems Transformation
10th December, 9-1030 am at the Al Waha Theatre (1,200 pax capacity)
Event Partner: Steering Committee of the Global Farmers’ Forum
AFA, COPROFAM, INOFO, PAFO, ROPPA, WFO, WFF, WFFP
Farmers and traditional food producers experience firsthand the impacts of climate change: from changing weather patterns, increased frequency of extreme weather events, and shifting growing, harvesting, and fishing seasons. The food producers’ livelihoods depend on their ability to adapt to these changes and mitigate their impacts.
Farmers, IPs, fishers, foragers, foresters, pastoralists and herders – have a wealth of knowledge and experience that are valuable to climate action strategies. They understand the local ecosystems, know how to manage soil health, conserve water, and protect biodiversity. Their practices contribute significantly to carbon sequestration, reducing ghg emissions, and enhancing resilience to climate change.
The UAE has put forward the Emirates Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action which will have been launched by Heads of State and Government at the World Climate Action Summit (WCAS) at the start of COP28. It has also put together a host of initiatives in support of non-state actors including regenerative landscape initiative, NSA call to action led by the Climate Champions Team, innovation bundles and financing – precisely to address food producers’ concerns and elevate their livelihoods while building their resilience to the impacts of climate change. Similarly, IPs key role in achieving the Paris Agreement (2015) has been increasingly recognised, since the creation of the International Indigenous Peoples’ Forum on Climate Change, the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Platform (LCIPP), and the COP26 pledge of US$1.7 billion to Indigenous Peoples and local communities. The direct channelling of climate finance to IPs and local communities is an issue that requires improving transparency, coordination and dialogue among all stakeholders.
This event brings together diverse groups of grassroots food producers composed of farmers, fishers, herders, pastoralists, growers to share to the global stage their climate solutions as well as their Call to Action for Climate Resiliency. The space provided allows for front-line communities to interact with multi-agencies in positions of power to help the frontlines, thus framing the rationale for the development of the COP28 Presidential Climate Action Agenda on Food and Water, and the session concluding with a farmers’ action statements.
| Time | FORMAT and THEME |
| 09.00-09.23 | Theme 1: Who are the smallholder farmers and traditional food producers?
Moderator: Karina David, Intercontinental Network of Organic Farmers Organizations (INOFO) Segment 1 : Speakers present a product that symbolize their work for climate resiliency
· Woman farmer : Bibong Widyarti ,INOFO, Indonesia · Forest user– Aitkul Burkhanov, Chairman, Association for Forest and Land Users (KAFLU), Krygyzstan · Latin American farmer – Alberto Broch, President, Confederation of Family Producer Organizations of Expanded Mercosur (COPROFAM), Brazil · Woman Agri Extension Farmer : Jashiben Parmar, Master Trainor, SEWA, India · Pastoralist herder – Daniel Leturech, Chairman, Olgulului-Ololarashi group range, Kenya · Date Palm Farmer –H.E. Mohammad Al Mansoori, UAE,Khalifa Awardee · Fisher – Fisher Ka Dodoy Ballon, National Confederation of Farmers Movement (PAKISAMA), Philippines, 2021 Ramon Magsaysay awardee
Segment 2: Call to Action of the Steering Committee of the Global Farmers Forum · Sok Sotha, Vice President, World Farmers Organization (WFO)
Segment 3 : Video showing – Family Farmers for Climate Resiliency |
| 09.24-09.42 | Theme 2: Policy Environment for Farmer’ Climate Action
Format: Panel Discussion Moderator: Kyle Stice, Executive Director, Pacific Islands Farmer Organizations Network (PIFON)
Panelists: · Land ownership and tenure for family farmers: Dr Babafemi Oyewole, CEO, Pan Africa Farmers Organizations (PAFO) · Policies to Empower Women Farmers : Sara Omi, Women’s Movement Representative , Global Alliance of Territorial Communities ( GATC) · Policies on Youth Under UNDFF: Laura Lorenzo, Executive Director, World Rural Forum (WRF) · Policies for Food system Transformation – Vivian Maduekeh, Program Coordinator , Global Alliance for the Future of Food ( GAFF) · Statement of the UNFCCC Farmer Constituency: Mujibul Munir , member, World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP ) |
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09.43-10.00 |
Theme 3: Science, Adaptation and Innovation
Format: Panel Discussion Moderator: Ujjaini Halim, Asia Coordination Committee, World Forum of Fish Workers and Fish Harvesters (WFF)
Panelists: · Addressing Gender and Inclusion Concerns in Science and Innovation – Cecile Ndjebet , Founder, Women’s Network forf Community Management of Forests (REFACOF ) · Role of Science in supporting smallholders deal with climate change – Lindiwe Sibanda, Board Chair, CGIAR · Farmers’ role in data gathering, for example use in MRV systems – David Chen, AgreG8 · Reconciling approaches: agroecology, climate-smart agriculture, family farming, regenerative agriculture, Ecosystem Based Adaptation : Erika Balzarelli, The Sustainable Smallholder Consulting · Innovation Development and scaling up – Paul Winters, COP28 Innovation Commission |
| 10.01-10.27 | Theme 4: Finance
Format: Panel Discussion Moderator: Esther Penunia, Secretary General, Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)
Keynote: · Dwindling allocation from climate finance for agriculture – Kaveh Zahedi, Director, Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment, FAO
Panelists : · Norway Ministry of International Development–Hon. Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, Minister of International Development, Norway · World Bank – Martien van Nieuwkoop · International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) – Juan Carlos Mendoza, Director of CC and Social Inclusion Division · Rabobank—Martine Jansen, Head of partnerships · Loss and Damage Finance : what is it in for farmers? – Dr. Alvin Chandra, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
Summary and Acknowledgement by High Level Champions (HLC) · Gonzalo Munoz, HLC |
| 10.27-10.35 | GROUP PHOTO: Gonzalo Munoz calls all the panelists, speakers and farmers to the stage for a group photo. |
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