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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.
Fernando Mattos, Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay at COP28: “The historical mandate of agricultural producers is to take care of the land and improve it for their children”
The Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay, Fernando Mattos, stated that agriculture is recovering the space that it never properly occupied in global climate discussions, and praised the efforts of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), a hemispheric organization specializing in agricultural and rural development, to promote the presence of the agricultural sector in the main global forums for environmental negotiation, such as the COP.
U.S. and Mexico Secretaries of Agriculture make a joint appearance at the IICA COP28 pavilion, maintaining that the Americas must lead the way for the world in ensuring that agriculture is part of the solution to climate change
The Secretaries of Agriculture of the United States and Mexico made a joint appearance at COP28, agreeing that the Americas should be a world leader in agrifood production innovation, in order to strengthen the role of the sector as part of the solution to climate change.