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Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]>
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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable agriculture and land management*

Dear Subscribers,

Some of the side events at COP 24 at Katowice.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca



*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting);  (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil much cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops); and
(iii) diversification of cropping system (economically, environmentally and
socially adapted rotations and/or sequences and/or associations involving
annuals and perennials, including legumes and cover crops), along with
other complementary good agricultural production and land management
practices. Conservation Agriculture systems are present in all continents,
involving rainfed and irrigated systems including annual cropland systems,
perennial systems, orchards and plantation systems, agroforestry systems,
crop-livestock systems, pasture and rangeland systems, organic production
systems and rice-based systems. Conservation Tillage and Minimum Tillage
are not Conservation Agriculture, and nor is No-Till on its own *(more at:
www.fao.org/ag/ca).

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*ENB on the Side (ENBOTS) Coverage of Selected Side Events at the Katowice
Climate Change Conference - December 2018*

*Friday, 14 December 2018 Events covered on Thursday, 13 December 2018*
*Visit our ENBOTS Coverage for Thursday, 13 December 2018 at: *
http://enb.iisd.org/climate/cop24/enbots/13dec.html
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*Natural Resources, Climate and Biodiversity: Resilience Strategies for
Sustainable Development*

*Presented by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation
and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany, and the UN Environment Programme -
International Resource Panel (UNEP-IRP)*

The event considered challenges and potential strategies for integrating
policies and actions on natural resources, climate change, and biodiversity.

*Karsten Sach*, BMU, Germany, opened the event. Noting that there has been
“so little” coordination between international streams on climate change,
biodiversity, and resource efficiency, he highlighted the need for better
connections and synergies among these three areas to realize
decarbonization and sustainability.

Moderator *Yvon Slingenberg*, European Commission, highlighted the
Commission’s long-term strategy to become carbon neutral by 2050 as an
example of an integrated approach.

*Hans Bruyninckx*, UNEP-IRP and Executive Director, EEA, stressed the
importance of addressing transformative action to deliver on the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), by focusing on sustainable
consumption and production as a key driver. He said that decoupling
economic growth from all environmental pressures and transforming to a
circular economy can, by 2050, reduce the European Union’s greenhouse gas
emissions from materials by 56%; and a shared that mobility sector provides
a highly attractive vision for passenger cars for 70% emissions reductions.
He concluded by highlighting the importance of building and broadening the
coalitions of science-policy interfaces such as the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, and the UNEP-IRP.

*Yasuo Takahashi*, Ministry of the Environment, Japan, noted that the
discussion on integration in the context of the SDGs is moving fast in
Japan, and explained that Japan’s new Fifth Basic Environmental Plan takes
an integrated approach. He said the Plan promotes a concept of “Regional
Circular and Ecological Spheres,” where local regions complement each other
to optimize the use of natural resources to become a self-reliant,
resilient society through material and energy circulation and harmony with
nature.

Stressing the missing link between resource efficiency and climate
change,* Carlos
Gentile*, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development,
Argentina, said Argentina’s new Cabinet for Climate Change tries to tackle
the challenge by involving all ministers and the private sector. He
outlined Argentina’s efforts towards building a circular economy, including
through: green public procurement; building resilient infrastructure;
ensuring sustainable food systems; and enhancing sustainable
entrepreneurship.

*Anne Miehe*, BMU, Germany, underlined the challenges of unequal
distribution of resources between the rich and the poor and extreme weather
events in Germany, and highlighted the need to address these to achieve the
SDGs. Saying that whether this work succeeds or fails is “up to us
policymakers.”

Bruyninckx suggested that governments develop a clear target on material
use aligning with the Paris Agreement and natural capital protection, and
impose appropriate taxes, subsides, and regulation on capital markets. He
also called for the private sector to focus more on, “what we should stop
doing,” citing the example of biofuels.

In the ensuing discussion, participants considered: the importance of a 3Rs
approach: reuse, reduce and recycle; the need to raise awareness among
future generations; and the potential role of Research & Development (R&D)
and innovation in linking climate, biodiversity and resource efficiency.
*More information:*
*https://www.bmu.de/en/german-climate-pavilion/
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*Contacts:*
*Anne Miehe*, BMU
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*Climate Policy: Just, In Time, and People-Centred*

*Presented by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Germanwatch,
and the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU)*

This event explored integrated policy perspectives for promoting just
transitions to low-carbon economies that ensure workers and vulnerable
peoples are not negatively affected in the process. *Christoph Bals,
*Germanwatch,
introduced and moderated the event, noting the importance of generating new
and provocative ideas in the wake of recent scientific developments.

*John Schellnhuber*, Director Emeritus, Potsdam Institute for Climate
Impact Research (PIK), raised the paradox inherent in a “just transition”
to a low-carbon economy: vulnerable peoples and producers of carbon
emissions need different forms of “justice”. He presented the results of a
coal phaseout panel, which recommended funding a just transition through an
“eco-tax,” and stressed that eventual climate migrants must be able to
migrate with agency and dignity.

*Denise Margaret Matias*, Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange Programme,
presented a pilot project which explores climate risk insurance for
indigenous peoples. She explained that indigenous populations’ unique needs
and vulnerabilities may require a new form of “meso-insurance”, where
community organizations can aggregate the necessary funding. She concluded
that such a project is necessary from both a climate justice and a business
standpoint.

*Svenja Schulze*, Federal Minister for the Environment, Germany, noted the
challenge of laying a policy foundation that prepares for fundamental
changes to the economy and society. She highlighted the need for a just
transition that fosters climate action and stressed that developing plans
with the public will generate the necessary transformation.

*David Paul*, Minister of Environment, Marshall Islands, expressed his
country’s commitment to continue to lead by example submitting a new
Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). He noted that the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change process needs to be inclusive,
lauding Taiwan’s achievements towards their intended NDC despite not being
a Party to the Convention.

*Maja Göpel*, WBGU, noting the importance of accelerating decarbonization,
emphasized the need for the multi-scale actions, including: streamlining
international climate finance; transparent multi-stakeholder processes that
including citizens; and connecting cities to encourage peer learning.

*Dirk Messner*, WBGU, highlighted that decarbonization requires ensuring
legitimacy and dignity to avoid resistance. He said it must also address
the interests of all, particularly those without voice, including future
generations. He concluded by stressing that the sustainability transition
is not only about technological and industrial revolution, but also about
moral revolution, requiring mindset changes by all people in the world.

In the question-and-answer following the panel, participants elaborated on:
the idea of a “climate passport” for climate migrants; practical ways of
honestly engaging people in the transition; and combatting right-wing
populism.
*More information:*


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https://www.germanwatch.org/en
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*Contacts:*
*Cristina Urrutia*, BMU
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*Astrid Schulz*, WBGU
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*Maik Winges*, Germanwatch
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