Achieving SDGs in Africa through Climate Smart Agriculture - GCP/GLO/437/IRE
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To ensure the food security of a growing world population, in the context of a shrinking natural resource base, agricultural sectors have to sustainably produce more food with greater resource efficiency. The increased frequency and intensity of climate shocks, as well as the changing distribution and timing of rainfall and temperature patterns, already exert both direct and indirect negative impacts on production systems. Although climate change will affect all countries, in agriculture based economies its impact could undermine the whole economy, devastating livelihoods, economic development, and food and nutrition security. To avoid this it is essential to transition to sustainable and resilient systems that are productive and resource efficient, preserve the natural resource base, utilize and enhance ecosystem services and reduce the need for external inputs. This involves a significant transformation of agriculture and food systems, with the concerted and coordinated involvement and action of all stakeholders on a long term perspective. The project aimed to address these issues by strengthening FAO regional and country offices, especially in Africa and Near East , in such sustainability concepts as climate smart agriculture (CSA) and other large scale ecosystem restoration efforts.