Foro Global sobre Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición (Foro FSN)

Dear Fabio and CFS colleagues,

Kindly find attached GWP contribution to the Call for experiences in the use and application of two sets of CFS policy recommendations on climate change and water in the context of food security and nutrition.

Best regards,

Julienne

Please find attached feedback on the call “Call for experiences in the use and application of two sets of CFS policy recommendations on climate change and water in the context of food security and nutrition” from the Cooperative Partnership for Climate Smart Food and Forestry, which consists of the WFO members LTO Nederland, Danish Agriculture and Food Council (DAFC), MTK Finish Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners, NAJK Dutch Young Farmers and the ICA associated member and cooperative specialist in farmer led development Agriterra, which is working with the FAO on a joint GCF project in Kenya, “Building climate-resilient livelihoods and value-chains in Lake Victoria Region, using the water-food-energy nexus approach’.

Thank you in advance for your interest in this submission.

Kind regards,

Tobias Gräs

Dear world Experts of agriculture, livestock & other livelihood sources I am Mr Yusuf Abdi Lare, I am agronomist and residing in Southern Site of Somalia, now the report  that I would like to share is based on five sectors:

1- Climate changes in Somalia a year after year, in Somalia the climate change has been worsened a day after day because of rotatory flooods, droughts  and locusts  afftects in Somalia all three pastroralm, agro pastoral & reiverene communities are mostly affected economically & socially because they have lost many  crops, heads of animals and their livelihoods in related to climate hazards. 

2- Household  food security 

The household food security is in humanitarian crisis, because there is external and internal investment for them to mitiigate or recovery their lives also they get home base agricultural training like house garden training for riverine farmer community on the hand pastoral and agro-pastoral community do not get restocking of animal healds like goat, sheep and cattle 

3- Nutrition 

Nutrition section sector is very feeble or very weak  because there some ways in which can develop self reliance nutrition through trainig & seed local seed distribution  instead of normal seed distriibution because the local seed disribution has big resistence to rather than normal seed distribution except mumbai red onion, water, lettuce  and spinach but pumpkin, tomtoes & cucumber could be local seeds. 

4- Political strategy in Somalia 

There is no any agriculture political strategy in Somalia but politicians are busy on presidential chairholding position and they always pay huge money to hold everybody postion so that productive people of livestock and farmers are forgotten some fled from floods, some other fled droughts & locust damage some died with Covid-19 pandemic & hunger some are in trauma stress of managing  their day today breads. 

5- Water resouces 

Water resouces in Somalia is between pron and cons water sometimes is scarcity and sometimes is floods there is no irrigation water management in Somalia, also all brakages on river banks from Hiran, Middle shabelee, Lower shabelle, Middle Jubba & Lower Juba  is uncontrollable. 

Thanks 

Mr Yusuf 

Dear CFS secretariat,

Further to your call for experiences in the use and application of these two sets of CFS policy recommendations, I attach a CGIAR response brought together by our CGIAR Research Programme on Water, Land and Ecosystems.

Regards,

Rod

Dear CFS Secretariat,

Kindly find attached WFP’s contribution to this call.  Specifically, you will find our inputs in the sections highlighted in yellow.

We hope this is of use, and please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions or require further information.

Many thanks and best regards,

Jacopo

Here is a selection of titles proposed by FAO Publications for forum participants who would like to read more on climate change and water in the context of food security and nutrition.

Water for food security and nutrition

The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2020

This edition presents new estimates on the pervasiveness of water scarcity in irrigated agriculture and of water shortages in rainfed agriculture, as well as on the number of people affected.

Browse all previous editions here.

Climate change, water and food security

This report summarizes knowledge of the anticipated impacts of climate change on water availability for agriculture. It emphasizes the need for a closer alignment between water and agricultural policies.

Climate change impacts and responses in small-scale irrigation systems in West Africa – Case studies in Côte d’Ivoire, the Gambia, Mali and the Niger

West and Central Africa region (WCA) is facing challenges of climate change and weather-related shocks. This report provides evidence-based information on the impacts of climate change to support the development of adaptation strategies that build the resilience of smallholder farmers in the region.

Related website: http://www.fao.org/in-action/aicca/en/

Integrated agriculture water management and health – FAO COVID-19 policy brief

This policy brief reviews ongoing challenges and proposes recommendations on an integrated water resources management approach that embraces the value of water in all its forms and recognizes the intrinsic role of water in protecting human, animal and ecosystem health.

Nature-Based Solutions for Agricultural Water Management and Food Security

Through a selection of case studies, including the example of El Salvador’s Lempa River management, this paper shows that transdisciplinarity and well-designed funding schemes are key to successful implementation of nature-based solutions.

Smart Irrigation – Smart WASH: solutions in response to the pandemic crisis in Africa

The publication explains how to implement the initiative “Smart irrigation–Smart WASH” through assessing and mapping the degree of vulnerability in African countries while proposing investment directions to enhance water management in vulnerable communities.

Water stress and human migration: a global, georeferenced review of empirical research

This report assesses and maps 184 peer-reviewed, empirical research articles selected for their focus on linkages between water stress and human migration. A key finding of the review is that migrants rarely cause resource conflicts.

Nature-Positive Agriculture and Natural Resources Management

These three new reports lay out the potential of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in agriculture to deliver nutrition for people worldwide while restoring nature and the climate – contributing to multiple imperatives of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.

• Nature-based solutions in agriculture: Sustainable management and conservation of land, water and biodiversity
• Nature-based solutions in agriculture: The case and pathway for adoption
• Nature-based solutions in agriculture: Project design for securing investment

Climate change and food security

Climate resilient practices – Typology and guiding material for climate risk screening

This publication outlines good climate resilient practices in agricultural subsectors,including crops, livestock, forestry and fisheries. Its aim is to assist project developers in the identification of climate risks during the early stages of the investment project cycle.

Climate change: Unpacking the burden on food safety

This document identifies some anticipated and current food safety issues associated with various climate change and environmental factors. It was created to help foster better international cooperation to reduce the global effects of climate change on food security.

Incorporating climate change considerations into agricultural investment programmes

This document details approaches and procedures for incorporating climate change considerations into all stages of agricultural investment projects and programmes formulation, including conceptualization, preparation, supervision and evaluation.

The challenge of making climate adaptation profitable for farmers ­– Evidence from Sri Lanka’s rice sector

This paper utilizes household survey data to evaluate the impacts of 11 drought adaptation practices adopted by farmers in the Anurādhapura District. The evaluation focuses on two dimensions: impact on sensitivity to water stress and impact on household livelihood.

Further reading

• UN World Water Development Report 2021
• Accounting for livestock water productivity: how and why?
• Environment and Natural Resources Management Working Papers

Forthcoming

• The State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture (SOLAW) 2021
• Guidance on realizing real water savings with crop water productivity interventions
• Resilient Watershed Manager's Handbook
• Sustainable management and use of fresh-water resources for food security and nutrition in Small Island Development States
• Indigenous Peoples’ food systems. Insights on sustainability and resilience in the front line of climate change.

Additional resources

Database

• AQUASTAT: FAO’s global water information system
• AQUACROP: The industry-leading crop–water productivity software model
• AQUAMAPS: Global spatial database on water and agriculture

Websites

• FAO climate change website
• FAO energy
• FAO land and water website
• FAO & the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture

FAO eLearning academy

A guide to developing a resilient watershed management plan

This course presents the basic principles and concepts related to resilient watershed management, and, through the description of a case study, practically illustrates the process for formulating a resilient watershed management plan, from the analysis of the enabling environment to the definition of the risk management measures to implement.

Climate change adaptation and mitigation in fisheries and aquaculture

This course provides an overview of adaptation and mitigation strategies that can be implemented in response to climate change impacts on the fisheries and aquaculture sector.

Climate-smart livestock production

This course analyses the role of livestock production in climate-smart agriculture. It describes the importance of livestock production to food security and identifies adaptation and mitigation strategies and practices along the entire livestock supply chain. It also illustrates how livestock keeping is itself an adaptation strategy and how the sector can contribute to the global mitigation effort.

Bringing Climate Smart Agriculture to scale

Inclusive and climate smart business models in Ethiopian and Kenyan dairy value chains

Hello Fabio et al.

Please find attached two recent summary reports on context and status.

These are important both for restoring soils and fixing climate.

Kind regards,

Rob Blakemore PhD

Dear Secretariat,

I am writing to you regarding the “call for experiences in the use and application of CFS policy recommendations on climate change and water”.

In this context, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock of Argentina has compiled our national experiences into the submission form in order to share with CFS lessons learned and different plans and programs developed throughout our country. In the attached document you will find the form.

Hopefully, our contribution will provide more elements to the CFS assessment of the utility of such documents.

I remain at your entire disposal for everything you might need in this regard.

Sincerely,

Guillermo Spika