World Food Day 2016Zero hunger in a changing climate

17 October, 2016 Sara Gräslund, INTEM/TEMA

Paris Agreement – Agenda 2030

Mutually reinforcing – We need to move towards a zero carbon future – leaving no one behind.

To get there• Adaptation – to manage the risks• Mitigation – to decrease the risks• Co-benefits - adaptation- mitigation - development

Sida’s approach to climate change• Integrate across sectors • Can be main objective in any sector

• One of the largest bilateral donors per capita

• Many low-income countries foresee emission increase– (I)NDCs – emission increase –lower increase with external finance– Possibilites decrease emissions within land use – New Climate Economy

• Focus on adaptation– What is adaptation? - as defined by the country / partner– Since 2009

Sida climate change finance 2008-2015

Sida’s work in food sec &agriculture (1)• Acknowledge links improved livelihoods, sustainable

management of natural resoruces and resilience to climate change

– Decades supporting sustainable livelihoods– Approach now promoted as resilience to climate change

• Opportunities in climate smart agriculture – potential win-win-win

• Portfolio - Global, regional, bilateral. In 2015: 757MSEK within agriculture, forestry, fisheries and rural development.

Sida’s work in food sec & agric (2)Focus areas– Farming as a business– Women’s strengthened role in

agriculture– Productivity increase– Land rights and tenure– Specific climate change focus, e.g.:

• FAO - sustainable agriculture• CGIAR, e.g. Scuba Rice• IUCN Mangroves for the Future• Swedish civil society organisations• Coffee and climate –Private sector

Opportunities to further integrate climate change across FS & agriculture portfolio

Sida’s work – wider picture (1)

Food security and agricultural initiatives – complemented by significant efforts in other areas, for example:

– Trade / market development / employment / economic growth– Improved management of natural resorces (incl water; biodiviersity / ecoys

services)– Improved access to water and sanitation

Sida’s work – wider picture (2)

–Humanitarian aid – Sida 5th bilateral donor. Shift from food to cash

–Social protection•Key to protect most vulnerable to climate change – WB Shockwaves 2015•Emphasized by FAO – State of Food Insecurity report 2015•Sida increasing engagement (e.g. Tanz, Kenya, Zamb, Zimb, Moz, DRC)

–Bridging humanitarian – long term dev coop divide •support initiatives on SP and resilience• innovative finance – insurance systems connected to weather data to manage risks from extreme weather events

Paris Agreement – Agenda 2030Leaving no one behind in a zero carbon future

Huge challenge – need to step up efforts- Political leadership / rights based / anti-corruption- Gender equality- Adaptation and the most vulnerable in focus – incl mobilization of other

finance

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