Revision as of 11:04, 21 March 2017

General

Name of initiative	North American Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance (NACSAA)
LPAA initiative	No
NAZCA Initiative	No
Website address	http://www.sfldialogue.net/init_nacsaa.html
Related initiatives
Starting year	2015
End year
Secretariat	Ernie Shea; President, Solutions from the Land, E-mail: eshea@SFLdialogue.net, phone: 410-252-7079
Organisational structure	The North American Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance operates under the wing of Solutions from the Land (SfL), a not-for-profit corporation focused on land based solutions to global challenges. SfL functions as the fiduciary agent for the Alliance and serves as the NACSAA Secretariat. The Alliance is guided by a self-directed Steering Committee comprised of industry leaders, farmers, conservation representatives, government officials, equipment providers, and value chain partners. This nucleus of leadership represents interests from all three countries across the North American continent, Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Steering Committee is directed by a chair person elected by its members. The chair person will facilitate Steering Committee meetings and help with member engagement.
Geographical coverage	North America
Name of lead organisation	Solutions from the Land
Type of lead organisation	NGO/Civil Society
Location/Nationality of lead organisation	United States of America

Description

Description	The North American Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance is a platform for knowledge sharing, and application of climate science to agriculture and forestry. The Alliance enables farm, ranch and forestry leaders, while also involving their value chain partners, to collaborate in developing ways to improve the resiliency of production systems, as well as adapt and mitigate present and future risks from changing climatic conditions. The Alliance advocates solutions for agricultural landscapes, under variable weather and climate, to maintain sustainable productivity of food, feed, fiber and energy, and ensure the integrity of our natural resource base.
Objectives	Alliance partners have set forth four objectives to guide the Alliance: ● Inspire agricultural and forest sector leaders to become leaders in the broader discussion of climate change, including adaptation and mitigation; ● Educate agricultural and forestry leaders on the potential impacts of climate change in ways relevant to their daily lives; ● Equip leaders and producers with the tools and knowledge they need to make informed decisions and manage new risks under changing conditions; and ● Mobilize thought leaders to advocate for needed changes in land use practices, research, education and policy.
Activities	Among other activities the members of North American Alliance will (i) review latest information on what science is telling us about changing climatic conditions and the impact they will have on agriculture and forestry industries; (ii) formulate and prioritize recommendations on adaptation needs, priorities and policies to reduce risk and enhance the resilience of agricultural operations; (iii) support and comprise farmer/forester leadership teams that will share and discuss real-world adaptation and resiliency strategies with their peers at national, regional and local forums; and (iv) be active participants in the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture.
One or two success stories achieved

Monitoring and Impacts

Function of initiative	Political dialogue, Technical dialogue
Activity of initiative	Knowledge dissemination and exchange, Policy planning and recommendations
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

2020

71

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	Yes	No	No	No	No	No

Last update: 13 August 2020 11:11:03

Not only have national states as participators

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-|Name of initiative=Adaptive Management to meet Food, Fiber, Energy and Environmental Goals
+|Name of initiative=North American Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance (NACSAA)
 |LPAA initiative=No
 |NAZCA Initiative=No
-|Website address=http://www.sfldialogue.net/SFL/GCSA.pdf
+|Website address=http://www.sfldialogue.net/init_nacsaa.html
 |Starting year=2015
-|End year=2017
+|Secretariat=Ernie Shea; President, Solutions from the Land, E-mail: eshea@SFLdialogue.net, phone: 410-252-7079
-|Secretariat=Ernie Shea; President, Solutions from the LandSolutions from the Land. e-mail: eshea@SFLdialogue.net, phone: 410-252-7079
+|Organisational structure=The North American Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance operates under the wing of Solutions from the Land (SfL), a not-for-profit corporation focused on land based solutions to global challenges. SfL functions as the fiduciary agent for the Alliance and serves as the NACSAA Secretariat.
-|Geographical coverage=North America,
+The Alliance is guided by a self-directed Steering Committee comprised of industry leaders, farmers, conservation representatives, government officials, equipment providers, and value chain partners. This nucleus of leadership represents interests from all three countries across the North American continent, Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Steering Committee is directed by a chair person elected by its members. The chair person will facilitate Steering Committee meetings and help with member engagement.
-|Type of initiative=Political dialogue,Technical dialogue,
+|Geographical coverage=North America
-|Secondary functions=Training and education (e.g. training publications and workshops),Knowledge dissemination and exchange / Information and Networking (e.g. output databases / workshops / conference),Lobbying (e.g. output publication advocating a particular policy option / workshops),Campaigning and awareness raising (e.g. output advocacy or awareness raising publication),Institutional capacity building (e.g. training publication / workshops / conferences),
+|Type of initiative=Political dialogue,Technical dialogue
+|Secondary functions=Training and education (e.g. training publications and workshops),Knowledge dissemination and exchange / Information and Networking (e.g. output databases / workshops / conference),Lobbying (e.g. output publication advocating a particular policy option / workshops),Campaigning and awareness raising (e.g. output advocacy or awareness raising publication),Institutional capacity building (e.g. training publication / workshops / conferences)
+|Name of lead organisation=Solutions from the Land
 |Type of lead organisation=NGO/Civil Society
 |Location/Nationality of lead organisation=United States of America
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 |LPAA Theme Energy Access and Efficiency=No
 |LPAA Theme Private Finance=No
-|Description=Through this initiative, Solutions from the Land will facilitate and support a North American Climate- Smart Agriculture Alliance where farmers, ranchers and foresters can collaborate with industry value chain, academic, government and NGO partners in sharing and discussing new adaptation practices, tools and production systems designed to improve resiliency and mitigate the current and future risks of changing climatic conditions.
+|Description=The North American Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance is a platform for knowledge sharing, and application of climate science to agriculture and forestry. The Alliance enables farm, ranch and forestry leaders, while also involving their value chain partners, to collaborate in developing ways to improve the resiliency of production systems, as well as adapt and mitigate present and future risks from changing climatic conditions. The Alliance advocates solutions for agricultural landscapes, under variable weather and climate, to maintain sustainable productivity of food, feed, fiber and energy, and ensure the integrity of our natural resource base.
-|Goals=To shape an integrated approach to simultaneously pursue the three pillars of climate-smart agriculture: (i) sustainably increasing agricultural productivity and livelihoods (i.e. sustainable intensification); (ii) adapting and building more resilience; and (iii) reducing and/or removing greenhouse gas emissions.
+|Goals=Alliance partners have set forth four objectives to guide the Alliance:
+● Inspire agricultural and forest sector leaders to become leaders in the broader discussion
+of climate change, including adaptation and mitigation;
+● Educate agricultural and forestry leaders on the potential impacts of climate change in
+ways relevant to their daily lives;
+● Equip leaders and producers with the tools and knowledge they need to make informed
+decisions and manage new risks under changing conditions; and
+● Mobilize thought leaders to advocate for needed changes in land use practices, research,
+education and policy.
 |Activities=Among other activities the members of North American Alliance will (i) review latest information on what science is telling us about changing climatic conditions and the impact they will have on agriculture and forestry industries; (ii) formulate and prioritize recommendations on adaptation needs, priorities and policies to reduce risk and enhance the resilience of agricultural operations; (iii) support and comprise farmer/forester leadership teams that will share and discuss real-world adaptation and resiliency strategies with their peers at national, regional and local forums; and (iv) be active participants in the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture.
 |Participants=Farmer and forestry organizations; industry, academic and government leaders; conservation groups and science organizations; and others that support climate smart agriculture.
 |Have only national states as participators=No
+|Short and long-time objectives=Desired Outcomes:
+Productivity is increasing in ways that allow landscapes to provide the full range of needed ecosystem services.
+Production systems are becoming more resilient.
+Landowners and managers are making more efficient use of inputs, reducing waste and overall consumption of natural resources.
+Farmers, ranchers, foresters and other land managers are supported and compensated for their stewardship of ecosystems and the ecosystem services the land provides, such as clean air and water, wildlife habitat preservation, promotion of biodiversity and carbon sequestration.
+|How to join your initiative=Membership within the Alliance is open to any organization or individual who embraces the mission of the Alliance; commits to collaborate with other members in advancing its goals and objectives; and embraces the principles of Climate Smart Agriculture.
 |Related initiatives=
 |Monitoring and Reporting=Exists/Possible