Climate Activist: Food and Agriculture Are a Threat for the Environment

MUNOZ Thank you so ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I think that ░░░░░░░░ collaboration at this point ░░░░░░░░ is extremely important is ░░░░░░░░ all of the partners ░░░░░░░░ a common messaging right ░░░░░░░░ I do value a ░░░░░░░░ what Lucia just mentioned ░░░░░░░░ terms of aligning the ░░░░░░░░ so we can stop ░░░░░░░░ confusion that sometimes we ░░░░░░░░ about different initiatives kind ░░░░░░░░ dispersing the message This ░░░░░░░░ a moment of unity ░░░░░░░░ is a moment of ░░░░░░░░ and we extremely value ░░░░░░░░ capacity being expressed so ░░░░░░░░ Because we all know ░░░░░░░░ last year COP28 was ░░░░░░░░ landmark for food and ░░░░░░░░ We launched the COP28 ░░░░░░░░ A E Declaration of ░░░░░░░░ Agriculture Resilient Food System ░░░░░░░░ Climate Action as a ░░░░░░░░ milestone with now having ░░░░░░░░ declaration being endorsed by ░░░░░░░░ heads of states and ░░░░░░░░ And then at the ░░░░░░░░ or complementing to that ░░░░░░░░ the leadership of Her ░░░░░░░░ Razan Al Mubarak the ░░░░░░░░ level champion for COP28 ░░░░░░░░ launched the Non Seductive ░░░░░░░░ Systems Call to Action ░░░░░░░░ s a shared vision ░░░░░░░░ was developed with so ░░░░░░░░ organizations around the world ░░░░░░░░ to define a common ░░░░░░░░ and a set of ░░░░░░░░ actions across production consumption ░░░░░░░░ and restoring nature and ░░░░░░░░ loss and waste calling ░░░░░░░░ all non seductors to ░░░░░░░░ urgent action immediately to ░░░░░░░░ our food system to ░░░░░░░░ much better outcomes for ░░░░░░░░ nature and climate We ░░░░░░░░ that at this point ░░░░░░░░ and agriculture is being ░░░░░░░░ as a threat for ░░░░░░░░ environment It s not ░░░░░░░░ the needs of a ░░░░░░░░ population and we know ░░░░░░░░ it can move to ░░░░░░░░ one of the most ░░░░░░░░ tools to restore nature ░░░░░░░░ solve the climate crisis ░░░░░░░░ called for all non ░░░░░░░░ whether it s farmers ░░░░░░░░ civil society consumer organizations ░░░░░░░░ and of course many ░░░░░░░░ to endorse the Call ░░░░░░░░ Action At this point ░░░░░░░░ have over 300 endorsers ░░░░░░░░ more endorsing every day ░░░░░░░░ this group of endorsers ░░░░░░░░ 1 2 billion farmers ░░░░░░░░ all around the world ░░░░░░░░ I have to say ░░░░░░░░ much represented in the ░░░░░░░░ south When it comes ░░░░░░░░ the sub national government ░░░░░░░░ represents 2 2 billion ░░░░░░░░ and when it comes ░░░░░░░░ businesses along the whole ░░░░░░░░ food value chain it ░░░░░░░░ around 1 trillion dollars ░░░░░░░░ revenue These are 150 ░░░░░░░░ society and philanthropic organizations ░░░░░░░░ one third of them ░░░░░░░░ headquartered in emerging and ░░░░░░░░ countries operating in all ░░░░░░░░ of the world So ░░░░░░░░ we move through the ░░░░░░░░ Rio Conventions hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ systems across actors are ░░░░░░░░ together with this powerful ░░░░░░░░ message to accelerate action ░░░░░░░░ achieve resilient equitable and ░░░░░░░░ food systems We now ░░░░░░░░ to scale finance we ░░░░░░░░ that And we need ░░░░░░░░ source of finance to ░░░░░░░░ be reoriented We know ░░░░░░░░ much of the damage ░░░░░░░░ the wrong incentives are ░░░░░░░░ We have subsidies that ░░░░░░░░ creating more damage than ░░░░░░░░ And we need to ░░░░░░░░ resilient sustainable and equitable ░░░░░░░░ systems We must secure ░░░░░░░░ at least 260 billion ░░░░░░░░ year are available to ░░░░░░░░ the current agri food ░░░░░░░░ by 2030 as well ░░░░░░░░ ring fencing finance to ░░░░░░░░ adaptation and loss and ░░░░░░░░ among rural communities I ░░░░░░░░ quoting the World Bank ░░░░░░░░ for governments we need ░░░░░░░░ increase incentives and repurpose ░░░░░░░░ agricultural subsidies in line ░░░░░░░░ target 18 of the ░░░░░░░░ Biodiversity Framework and create ░░░░░░░░ conditions for private finance ░░░░░░░░ financial institutions we need ░░░░░░░░ align financial flows with ░░░░░░░░ goals of the Paris ░░░░░░░░ and Global Biodiversity Framework ░░░░░░░░ urgently shift capital away ░░░░░░░░ deforestation related commodities And ░░░░░░░░ business they need to ░░░░░░░░ cost and risk across ░░░░░░░░ beyond the value chain ░░░░░░░░ support farmers to scale ░░░░░░░░ sustainable regenerative and agroecological ░░░░░░░░ and adapt and build ░░░░░░░░ to climate impact Thank ░░░░░░░░