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February 28th, 2022,
… food systems are expected to rise over the next decade, the IPCC concludes. The need to invest in greater food system resilience must guide reform of national-level farm policies like the United States Farm Bill and the European Unions … Agriculture Policy (CAP), according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy . Adaptation and food system resilience goals must also direct public international development assistance and other forms of global cooperation. … food system, and the costs will rise as the climate crisis escalates. Food and farm policies everywhere need to build resilience by supporting more adaptive and diversified systems of food production and distribution. An IATP report last …
February 19th, 2020,
… making EQIP a critical part of the fight to both mitigate climate change and help farmers build operations that are resilient in the face of extreme weather. Farmers are struggling from climate impacts across the country. Rainfall … covered by EQIP. Building soil health is a critical way to simultaneously sequester carbon and build a farms resilience to extreme weather. NRCSs soil health building blocks are a surefire way to increase soil organic carbon, … practices should be USDAs highest priority for EQIP funds. Our recommendations are as follows: Make Soil Health and Resilience an EQIP Priority NRCSs new EQIP Interim Final Rule fails to prioritize soil health and climate resilience. …
February 9th, 2022,
… Feb 9, 2022 by IATP Network of farm and food systems organizations calls for continued support of food system resilience in Minnesota IATP is an organizing member of the MinneAg Network. Learn more about the new Minnesota network … budget. We are hopeful that our state legislators can promote these essential investments in similar ways to help build resilience in our Minnesota food system for growers and eaters alike, said MinneAg Network member Fallon Ryan of Sprout … AGRICULTURE BUDGET IN 2022 Network of farm and food systems organizations calls for continued support of food system resilience in Minnesota MINNEAPOLISThe MinneAg Network commends Governor Tim Walz on elements of the proposed Minnesota …
June 24th, 2019,
… to investors their Climate Related Value at Risk (CVAR) and the actions they are taking to integrate climate change resilience planning and investment into their facilities, production processes and supply chains. [ii] It no longer … bonds and the derivatives contracts based on those bonds. [xi] Will bonds issued by governments with no or poor resilience planning continue to receive the same ratings as governments that invest in climate resilient infrastructure … recommendations, Financial Times , April 26, 2019. [xiv] Caroline Binham and David Crow, Carney plans to test UK banks resilience to climate change, Financial Times , December 16, 2018. Alan Kline, Why banks should stress test for climate …
… , released today by the White House in coordination with federal agencies, reinforces the need to build a more resilient and agroecological food system, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. Not only will … States needs forward-looking, systems-based solutions that build power for farmers and rural communities to build more resilient food networks now. The agriculture chapter of the assessment is best read jointly with the chapters on water … 651-328-4706 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2023 NATIONAL CLIMATE ASSESSMENT UNDERSCORES NEED TO INVEST IN RESILIENT, AGROECOLOGICAL FOOD SYSTEMS Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy responds to the Fifth National Climate …
February 20th, 2023,
… Download pdf Feb 20, 2023 by IATP Network of farm and food systems groups calls for increased funding for food system resilience in Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS Ahead of the release of the revised Minnesota budget targets early next month, the … PROPOSED 2023 AGRICULTURE BUDGET Network of farm and food systems groups calls for increased funding for food system resilience in Minnesota MINNEAPOLISAhead of the release of the revised Minnesota budget targets early next month, the …
… pdf Apr 2, 2024 New report calls for reforms to Farm Bill-funded EQIP to better serve more farmers and build climate resilience MINNEAPOLIS A new report from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy ( IATP ) finds that an outsized … the report offers recommendations on how Farm Bill-funded EQIP should be reformed to help more farmers build climate resilience and reduce emissions. Managed by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the U.S. Department of … Smart Agriculture and Forestry List by NRCS. While many of the practices on the climate-smart list help farmers build resilience, reduce emissions and sequester carbon, there are several expensive practices which do none of these things, …
December 22nd, 2022,
… to help farmers mitigate climate change. There must be another leg to this stool to make it sturdier, however climate resilience. While we too are hopeful that emissions are reduced enough to help solve the climate crisis, we are also … priorities should not cause or lead to other environmental harms, such as water or air pollution; Prioritization for resilience, maximizing co-benefits of emissions reduction and climate adaptation; Long-term benefit, ensuring benefits … to help farmers mitigate climate change. There must be another leg to this stool to make it sturdier, however climate resilience. While we too are hopeful that emissions are reduced enough to help solve the climate crisis, we are also …
September 8th, 2020,
… U.S. agricultural financial policy and institutions to respond to rising climate risk. Agricultural Finance for Climate Resilience: An assessment with policy options analyzes current legislation and regulation, as well as proposes reforms for increased climate resilience. Climate change is a systemic risk to all finance: agricultural finance is no exception. Congress responds to …
… for Biodiversity, Agropolis Foundation, Biovision Foundation, Coventry University Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR), Cultivate!, EcoNexus, Food Policy Forum for Change, Friends of the Earth International, Global … biodiversity loss while providing simultaneous, multiple co-benefits to climate adaptation, food security, ecosystems resilience, sustainable livelihoods and human rights. As substantiated by scientific evidence, agroecology addresses many … The loss of diversity, including genetic diversity, poses a serious risk to global food security by undermining the resilience of many agricultural systems, including to pests, pathogens and climate change. (IPBES Global Assessment) 2. …
… need to strengthen connections between local community efforts and state agencies and programs to take action on climate resilient rural infrastructure. Participants will now begin the process of implementing these policies and practices in … building a state program navigator for local government officials, encouraging more rural-focused research on climate resilience, sharing best practices between rural communities, and creating an ongoing space for state agency staff to … building a state program navigator for local government officials, encouraging more rural-focused research on climate resilience, sharing best practices between rural communities, and creating an ongoing space for state agency staff to …
… Mar 1, 2023 Ahead of 2023 Farm Bill, Congress should prioritize climate resilience, dramatically increase stable funding for conservation programs MINNEAPOLIS A new report from the Institute … As we approach the 2023 Farm Bill, it is important to make EQIP and CSP more accessible, enroll more acres, build resilience and reduce emissions, so our farmers can stay afloat, says Happ. Download the press release . Filed under … FOUR FARMERS TURNED AWAY FROM FEDERAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS Ahead of 2023 Farm Bill, Congress should prioritize climate resilience, dramatically increase stable funding for conservation programs MINNEAPOLISA new report from the Institute …
June 21st, 2021,
… trade, labor, health, environmental, antitrust and competition policies and enforcement. To make supply chains more resilient will require a clear-eyed view of what outcomes we want, and what policy changes are necessary to get there. … to expand workers rights and empowerment for stronger supply chains; and reforms to farm policy programs to emphasize resilience. In nearly every sector of our food system, a handful of large corporations control much of the production, … specifically by supporting small to mid-sized processors to get established and grow in all federal states. A processing resilience grant program, outlined in the Agriculture Resilience Act, would be a good start. 11 A COVID-19 outbreak, food …
… Download pdf Jun 10, 2008 by Danish Foreign Office The objective of the Policy Dialogue Process is to improve resilience to climate change in Developing Countries. Current development trends, including rapidly growing populations, … MANAGEMENT ............ 20 06.11.2008 page 1 of 23 SUMMARY The objective of the Policy Dialogue Process is to improve resilience to climate change in Developing Countries. Current development trends, including rapidly growing populations, … livelihoods, food security and water-related ecosystem services, the focus of the dialogue process is on increasing the resilience to climate change of private and public land and water management systems, with particular emphasis on …
… Download pdf Dec 1, 2015 Rural leaders emphasize resilience and equity as global climate talks begin MINNEAPOLIS, MN/PARIS, FRANCE Rural organizations, leaders and … endorsed by 23 organizations, outlines transformative and long-term policy approaches to climate change that encourage resilience, equity, democracy and local ownership and control. Agriculture has some unique solutions to offer in … Climate Dialogues … U.S. rural leaders and advocates release climate change policy priorities Rural leaders emphasize resilience and equity as global climate talks begin MINNEAPOLIS, MN/PARIS, FRANCE Rural organizations, leaders and …
… They highlighted how Congress can increase support for farmers to implement climate stewardship practices and build resilience to climate stresses. Right now in Northern California, we are dealing with a third year out of four where I … in their efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Both the Select Committees report and the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA), introduced by Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME), showcase farmer-focused climate policy … They highlighted how Congress can increase support for farmers to implement climate stewardship practices and build resilience to climate stresses. Right now in Northern California, we are dealing with a third year out of four where I …
April 29th, 2021,
… policy that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while supporting and empowering farmers and rural communities to build resilience in the face of climate change. IATP has worked on the ground with Minnesota rural communities to develop local … these socioeconomic as well as agroclimatic challenges and provide a path forward that reduces emissions, strengthens resilience and spurs a just transition towards a more equitable economy. Though the USDA seeks public comment on how to … that address the whole ecosystems, with focus on agroecological approachesas well as community and environmental resilience. Below are IATPs recommendations for how the USDA can improve existing programs, launch new initiatives, …
June 1st, 2017,
… comes on the heels of a budget proposal that included major cuts in farm conservation programs that support climate resilient practices for farmers, and the elimination of rural economic development programs that are supporting the new … elsewhere we are seeing emission reductions combined with economic growth. Farmers and agribusiness are building climate resilience into their planning. The Trump Administration is badly out of step and increasingly isolated on climate … and more than 20 rural groups published a comprehensive set of Rural Climate Policy Priorities focused on building rural resilience: http://ruralclimatenetwork.org/policy-priorities ### Based in Minneapolis with offices in Washington, D.C. …
… deliberate what local impacts of climate change are of highest concern for them and what opportunities exist to build resiliency into their community for the future. Rural communities are particularly vulnerable to changing weather … rural strategies with IATP. This Rural Climate Dialogue is the rst step in an effort to spur rural leadership and build resiliency in the face of extreme weather conditions and a changing climate. Rural perspectives have often not been … delib- erate what local impacts of climate change are of highest concern for them and what opportunities exist to build resiliency into their community for the future. Rural communities are particularly vulnerable to changing weather …
May 3rd, 2018,
… farmers in responding to climate change continue to be underfunded. By sidestepping the issues of economic and climate resilience, Congress is ignoring the transformative changes needed in agriculture. Farm Bill Climate National … May 3, … Status quo Farm Bill falters on economic, climate challenges By sidestepping the issues of economic and climate resilience, Congress is ignoring the transformative changes needed in agriculture MINNEAPOLIS The 2018 Farm Bill passed … that are disproportionately affected by climate change. By side-stepping the big issues of economic and climate resilience for farmers and rural communities, Congress is putting off the transformative changes in farm policy that will …