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UN Climate Change 2012: Agriculture Challenges and Solutions

Explore the impact of climate change on agriculture, from problematic 2-degree to disastrous 4-degree worlds. Learn about COP 17 decisions and SBSTA discussions on agricultural issues, the history of agriculture in UNFCCC negotiations, and the way forward for addressing food security challenges in agriculture.

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UN Climate Change 2012: Agriculture Challenges and Solutions

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  1. The UN Climate Change Negotiations 27 September 2012

  2. UNFCCC negotiations

  3. Climate change and agriculture • A 2 degreeworld– problematic • A 4 degreeworld - disastrous • Multiple challenges for foodsecurity • Solutions?

  4. Agriculture and the UNFCCC • History • Farmers’ Constituency

  5. Agriculture in Durban • COP 17 decision on • agriculture

  6. COP 17 decision: • Agriculture • Requests the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice to consider issues related to agriculture at its thirty-sixth session, with the aim of exchanging views and the Conference of the Parties adopting a decision on this matter at its eighteenth session; • Invites Parties and accredited observer organizations to submit to the secretariat, by 5 March 2012, their views on the issues referred to in paragraph 75 above; • Requests the secretariat to compile submissions referred to in paragraph 76 above by Parties into a miscellaneous document for consideration by the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice at its thirty-sixth session

  7. Discussions in Bonn • Substantive and intensive discussions on agriculture • Result: • Issues relating to agriculture • The Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advise (SBSTA) intitiated, in accordance with decision 2/CP.17, paragraph 75, and exchange of views on issues relating to agriculture and agreed to continue consideration of this agenda item at its thirty-seventh session.

  8. A work program • Whatdoes a SBSTA work program on agriculturemean?

  9. Way forward?

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