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In the IICA pavilion at COP28, Latin American and Caribbean indigenous peoples showcased the importance of ancestral knowledge in tackling climate change
The presentation was made jointly by IICA and the Fund for the Development of the Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC), which promotes the development in harmony with the environment of the region’s indigenous peoples, communities and organizations.
Climate Change Conference: The North American meat industry came to Dubai to report on progress made in measuring and mitigating climate change impact
The institution, which has members in Canada and Mexico, as well as the United States, has been working assiduously to develop greenhouse gas inventories and other tools to provide precise and verifiable information about the environmental footprint of meat production and industry. In this way it is demonstrating its commitment to the climate change mitigation and adaptation goals assumed by the international community under the 2015 Paris Agreement.
At COP28, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack spotlighted work of IICA “to accelerate collaboration among the countries of the Americas to adapt agriculture to climate change”
During a panel organized by the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) of the United States, Bayer and IICA, Vilsack capitalized on the presence of the other ministers of Agriculture of the Americas to underscore the importance of the region for the planet’s food and nutrition security.
A report presented to Southern Agricultural Council (CAS) ministers at COP28 forecasts that extreme climate events could affect South American agricultural production during the austral summer season
In many areas of South America, flooding can be taking place in one region at the same time that droughts are affecting another. Some production ecosystems could of course benefit from an adequate water supply following long periods of scanty rainfall.
At COP28, together with IICA, ministers and senior agricultural officials of the Americas demonstrate sector’s commitment to global climate agenda
As they did at the United Nations Food Systems Summit in 2021 and at COP27, held in Egypt in 2022, the ministers of Agriculture, alongside IICA, presented a united position to guarantee global food security and defend common interests.
Mexico underscores the importance of collective action by the countries of the Americas to position the agricultural sector in climate negotiations at COP28
The collective action of the nations of the Americas at the Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai, the main forum for global negotiations to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change, will allow the countries of the region to achieve better results and implement the urgent tasks required to increase the sustainability of agriculture and protect water and soil.