Following the COP26 summit (October 31 – November 12, 2021) to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) Secretariat hosted this virtual event on November 18, 2021, to highlight the inextricable link between climate and food, building on the outcomes of both the UNFSS and COP26, and to look into next year’s COP27.

The event focused on galvanizing broad support and commitment to collaborate, including driving the policy/political support needed to foster linkages and action in support of both the food systems and climate agendas.

Invited speakers discussed the main outcomes of the COP26 and their implications for food systems transformation. The discussion identified policy and institutional entry points where the Climate Convention can support transformations for more sustainable food systems and vice-versa. The speakers also explored how to mainstream food systems issues into national UNFCCC instruments such as the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), building on its existing mechanisms and processes.