Difference between revisions of "Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture"
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The objectives of the action groups is to provide the services and address knowledge gaps required by members and other entities to undertake their CSA up-scaling actions and interventions. | The objectives of the action groups is to provide the services and address knowledge gaps required by members and other entities to undertake their CSA up-scaling actions and interventions. | ||
| − | |Participants= | + | |Participants=As of August 2016, GACSA hosts 144 Members including: |
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| − | + | Governments from developed and developing countries; | |
| − | + | Research and academic institutions; | |
| + | Farmer’s organizations; | ||
| + | Businesses; | ||
| + | Non Governmental Organization’s (NGOs); | ||
| + | Inter-governmental organizations (IGOs). | ||
|Have only national states as participators=No | |Have only national states as participators=No | ||
| + | |How to join your initiative=GACSA is a voluntary platform open to governments, international and regional organizations, institutions, civil society, farmers’ organizations and businesses who agree with its vision and its Framework Document. Individuals cannot become members of GACSA. | ||
|Related initiatives= | |Related initiatives= | ||
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Revision as of 16:54, 14 March 2017
General
| Name of initiative | Global Alliance For Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA) |
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| LPAA initiative | No |
| NAZCA Initiative | No |
| Website address | http://www.fao.org/gacsa/en/ |
| Related initiatives | |
| Starting year | 2014 |
| End year | |
| Secretariat | GACSA Facilitation Unit hosted by FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153, Rome, Italy, GACSA-Facilitation-Unit@fao.org |
| Organisational structure | The SC serves as a representative body of Alliance members and the decision authority for approving an annual Program of Work and a budget for the Facilitation Unit. Among other responsibilities the SC oversees the implementation of the programme of work and main activities of the Alliance, and provides guidance to the Facilitation Unit. For the first inception year (2015) of the alliance, all GACSA members may volunteer to be members of the GACSA Steering Committee. |
| Geographical coverage | Global, North America, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and The Caribbean, Africa, Western Europe, Eastern Europe |
| Name of lead organisation | Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations |
| Type of lead organisation | International organisation |
| Location/Nationality of lead organisation | Italy |
Description
| Description | GACSA is an inclusive, voluntary and action-oriented multi-stakeholder platform on Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) |
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| Objectives | GACSAs vision is to improve food security, nutrition and resilience in the face of climate change. GACSA aims to catalyse and help create transformational partnerships to encourage actions that reflect an integrated approach to the three pillars of CSA.
GACSA works towards three aspirational outcomes to: Improve farmers’ agricultural productivity and incomes in a sustainable way; Build farmers’ resilience to extreme weather and changing climate; Reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with agriculture, when possible. |
| Activities | Within the Alliance there are three initial action groups on:
Knowledge: Increasing and promoting knowledge, research, and development into technologies, practices, and policy approaches for CSA. Investment: Improving the effectiveness of public and private investments that support the three pillars of climate-smart agriculture. Enabling environments: Integrating climate-smart agriculture into policy, strategies and planning at regional, national, and local levels and across landscapes. The objectives of the action groups is to provide the services and address knowledge gaps required by members and other entities to undertake their CSA up-scaling actions and interventions. |
| One or two success stories achieved |
Monitoring and Impacts
| Function of initiative | Technical dialogue, Capacity building, Political dialogue |
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| Activity of initiative | Knowledge production and innovation, Training and education, Policy planning and recommendations, Awareness raising and outreach, Knowledge dissemination and exchange |
| Indicators | |
| Goals | |
| Comments on indicators and goals | |
| How will goals be achieved | |
| Have you changed or strenghtened your goals | |
| Progress towards the goals | |
| How are you tracking progress of your initiative | |
| Available reporting |
Participants
| Participants | Number | Names | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Members | 0 | |||||||||||
| Companies | 0 | |||||||||||
| Business organisations | 0 | |||||||||||
| Research and educational organisations | 0 | |||||||||||
| Non-governmental organisations | 0 | |||||||||||
| National states | 0 | |||||||||||
| Governmental actors | 0 | |||||||||||
| Regional / state / county actors | 0 | |||||||||||
| City / municipal actors | 0 | |||||||||||
| Intergovernmental organisations | 0 | |||||||||||
| Financial Institutions | 0 | |||||||||||
| Faith based organisations | 0 | |||||||||||
| Other members | 0 | |||||||||||
| Supporting partners | 0 | |||||||||||
| Number of members in the years |
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| Have only national states as participators | No | |||||||||||
Theme
| Transport | Agriculture | Forestry | Business | Financial institutions | Buildings | Industry | Waste | Cities and subnational governments | Short Term Pollutants | International maritime transport | Energy Supply | Fluorinated gases | Energy efficiency | Renewable energy | Supply chain emission reductions | Adaptation | Other | Resilience | Innovation | Energy Access and Efficiency | Private Finance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Last update: 1 April 2022 11:03:34
Not only have national states as participators