11–22 November 2024, Baku, Azerbaijan Food & Agriculture Pavilion at the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29)
At the Food & Agriculture Pavilion, CGIAR and FAO will create a platform for collaborative dialogue, knowledge sharing, and decision-making on the unique role of agriculture and food systems in the fight against climate change. These will include sharing efforts to drive adaptation and reduce emissions across food, land, and water systems to ensure food, nutrition, and water security for the most affected small-scale producers and food-insecure communities through targeted adaptation strategies.
Extracts of the programme
November 12 th at 5:00 pm Asia/Baku. The Convergence Initiative: Synergizing Food Systems and Climate Action for Equitable Food Systems and a Sustainable Future
November 13th at 9:00am Asia/Baku. Locally led adaptation (LLA) drives bottom-up transformative adaptation.
This session explores LLA experiences designing food and agricultural climate solutions that engage diverse stakeholders, leverage innovative finance, address structural inequalities, and foster capacity and knowledge exchange.
November 13th at 3:00pm Asia/Baku. Shaping a Sustainable Future: Consultation on CGIAR's Global Strategy for Resilient Drylands
November 14th at 9:00am Asia/Baku. Leveraging Science to Finance Solutions for Sustainable Food Systems
The current climate financing falls short of enabling net-zero, nature-positive transitions. This event explores science-based solutions to unlock capital for farmers, boosting resilience, food security, and equity, while addressing both adaptation and mitigation in sustainable livestock development. The session highlights barriers faced by women in agriculture, creating a platform for their empowerment in the food system transformation.
November 14th at 11:00am Asia/Baku. Overcoming barriers in access to funds at the frontline of climate crisis to accelerate climate financing for adaptation in Agriculture and Nature in Africa
The window for fast tracking action in agriculture and nature in climate response measures needs to tapped on.
November 14th at 5:00pm Asia/Baku. Impact of Bioinputs on Mitigating Nitrous Oxide Emissions in Agriculture: Sustainability and Economics with Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Non-leguminous Crops
The panel will discuss the findings of a recent study that highlighted the potential of bioinputs, particularly inoculants and biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) techniques, as alternatives to nitrogen fertilizers in non-leguminous Crops such as wheat, rice, sugarcane, corn, and pastures.
November 15th at 1:00pm Asia/Baku. Mainstreaming Extension System Reforms for Achieving Climate Resilient Food Systems
Extension systems are often faced with operational budget constraints, weak technical capacity, coordination challenges, poor research-extension linkages, and unsupportive policy environments for building resilience to climate shocks.
November 16th at 9:00am Asia/Baku. Transforming Agriculture through Innovation, Technology, and Finance to Achieve Food Security and Sustainability
Experts will discuss how cutting-edge innovations are revolutionizing traditional farming methods, promoting resource efficiency, and enhancing resilience in the face of climate change and resource scarcity. Additionally, the panel will explore how financial mechanisms can direct capital toward sustainable practices, ensuring the long-term management of vital resources such as water and land.
November 16th at 10:30-12:00 CET. Integrating Climate Action into Africa’s Food Systems for Improved Resilience
Led by AUDA-NEPAD and supported by the Italian Development Cooperation, this program will provide African countries and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) with technical support to integrate climate and food systems policies into actionable investment pipelines, with a focus on regional dimensions and trade corridors.The event will be live-streamed at www.afdb.org/en/cop29/africa-pavilion
- H.E. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, CEO of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)
- H.E. Amb. Stefano Gatti, Director General Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy
- H.E. Dr Ibrahim Mayaki, AU Special Envoy for Food Systems (TBC)
- Dr Brian Isabirye, Commissioner, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda
- Mr. Peter Odhengo, Ministry of Finance, Kenya and Coordinator, African Green Climate Finances National, Designated Authorities Network (AfDAN)
- Dr Babafemi Oyewole, Chief Executive Officer, Pan African Farmers Organization (PAFO)
- Representation from African Public and Private Finance Institutions
- Representative of the UAE
- Prof. Dr. Patrick V. Verkooijen, CEO, Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) Rotterdam, The Netherlands (TBC)
November 18th at 2:30pm Asia/Baku.Climate-Smart Solutions for Smallholders: Taking Stock of Progress and Future Opportunities
An opportunity to announce progress against various initiatives focused on smallholder farmers, taking stock of how recent global and bilateral initiatives have catalyzed investment in climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation.
November 18th at 6:30pm Asia/Baku. Impact of Climate Change on Crop Nutrient Quality and Health: Solutions for Resilient African Food Systems
This side event explores the profound impact of climate change, particularly rising atmospheric CO₂ and extreme weather events, on food supply and the nutrient quality of key staple crops like maize, rice, and wheat.
November 19th at 9:00am Asia/Baku. Community-led best practices on food waste prevention, composting and agroecology in Asia.
Key experts will share (1) food sharing model for food waste prevention in Solo (Indonesia); (2) zero waste and agroecology implementation in Kerala (India); and (3) zero waste communities and organic food production in Rangpur (Bangladesh).
November 20th at 11:00am Asia/Baku. Launch of the 2024 Breakthrough Agenda Report: Agriculture
The ‘2024 Breakthrough Agenda Report: Agriculture’ is the first standalone report to focus on agriculture within the Breakthrough Agenda series. This report draws on CGIAR’s and global stakeholders’ expertise to assess the status of international collaboration toward implementing sustainable practices in agriculture, and to propose clear recommendations for sector-specific actions that governments and non-state actors need to take together.
November 20th at 3:00pm Asia/Baku. Investing in climate-smart agriculture for adaptation and planning for long-term low emissions development: Lessons from Africa
Representatives from Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia will launch Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Plans designed to align climate adaptation in agriculture with NDCs.
November 21st at 5:00pm Asia/Baku. Innovative NDCs for food systems: Boosting ambition through agroecology, water, fisheries, and healthy diets.
This event will highlight the potential of agroecology, water systems, sector-specific initiatives in fisheries and healthy diets for ambitious national climate action.
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