Key messages from Agriculture, Landscapes and Livelihoods Day, 3 December 2012. http://www.agricultureday.org

1. Wrap
up
and
key
messages
Agriculture,
Landscapes
and
Livelihoods
Day
3
December
2012,
Doha,
Qatar

2. PLAN
AHEAD!
“The
UN
has
never
faced
such
a
comprehensive
set
of
problems.
These
are
crises
that
can’t
be
solved
quickly.”

3. Qatar
-­‐
Drylands
Theme
“One
third
of
the
world’s
populaPon
lives
in
drylands.”
-­‐
Food
security
a
central
issue

4. HolisPc
soluPons
“Need
a
cross
cuRng
approach.”
-­‐ Landscape
approach
to
natural
resources
-­‐ Water
-­‐ Social,
Economic
and
Environmental
dimensions

5. More
than
talking
“I’m
not
here
just
to
talk.
It
is
about
being
good
stewards
and
transforming
livelihoods.”
-­‐ AcPon
needs
to
arise
from
within
sector

6.
“Take
it
to
the
farmer”
The
reality
is
at
the
farm.
The
soluPons
lie
on-­‐
farm
as
well
as
in
the
policy
sphere.

7. Scaleable
SoluPons
-­‐ Land
tenure
-­‐ Extension
and
educaPon
-­‐ Climate
smart
or
Ecosystem
agriculture
-­‐ Use
of
exisPng
technologies
and
tech
transfer
-­‐ Post
harvest
losses
and
food
waste

8. Partnership
“Public
-­‐
Private
–
People”
-­‐ Need
to
inclusive
and
creaPve

9. Invest
in
Research
Key
areas:
-­‐ Extreme
weather
-­‐ Water
losses
-­‐ Emerging
diseases,
insect
pest,
and
impacts
on
pollinators
-­‐ MUST
INCLUDE
FARMERS
and
VULNERABLE

10. PrioriPes
for
AcPon
-­‐ Finance,
including
smart
public
subsidies
-­‐ IncenPves
-­‐ Data
gathering
at
local
level
-­‐ Risk
management
-­‐ EducaPon

11. On-­‐Line
-­‐ How
to
link
farming
to
UNFCCC
-­‐ Need
for
impact
figures
13
million
hectares
of
forest
lost
annually
-­‐
most
tweeted
-­‐
Stressed
landscapes
exacerbate
vulnerability

12. Trade-­‐offs
“There
are
not
as
many
trade
offs
as
people
think.”
-­‐ It
is
not
miPgaPon
versus
adaptaPon.
-­‐ Achieving
adaptaPon
can
help
address
miPgaPon.

13. Frameworks
Important
“I
strongly
believe
we
need
a
internaPonal
protocol.”

14. FrustraPon
“Will
we
get
to
COP
100
with
no
food,
no
agriculture,
no
water?”
-­‐sPcking
points
like
trade,
miPgaPon,
adaptaPon

15. Plaborms
outside
UNFCCC
-­‐ UN
Commicee
on
World
Food
Security
-­‐ Land
Tenure
Guidelines
-­‐ Sustainability
iniPaPves

16. Walking
the
Talk
“I
want
agriculture
in!”
For
sector:
combined
consideraPon
of
agriculture,
forestry
and
land
use,
and
their
impacts
on
society
For
countries:
accountability
domesPcally
and
in
negoPaPons

17. Tough
Issues
Experience
of
REDD+
suggests
talking
about
the
issues
and
understanding
the
facts
helps
countries
negoPate.
-­‐
Drop
the
rhetoric

18.
Food
security,
Agriculture,
Landscapes,
and
Livelihoods
Macer.