Notice2022-21447
Notice of Meeting; Transformative Pathways Toward a Climate Resilient Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition System: A Public Consultation Ahead of the 27th Conference of Parties
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October 4, 2022
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The Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) (see https://www.usaid.gov/bifad) is hosting its 187th public meeting, Transformative Pathways Toward a Climate Resilient Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition System: A Public Consultation Ahead of the 27th Conference of Parties, to present the preliminary findings of a commissioned study on solutions for systemic climate change adaptation and mitigation and scaling climate finance in agricultural, nutrition, and food systems. BIFAD seeks public input in response to the emerging findings. Through this public discussion, BIFAD aims to strengthen the report recommendations and ensure the utility of the study to improve long-term food security and inform ambitious implementation of USAID's Climate Strategy by identifying and addressing points of consensus and key gaps in consultation with the wider agricultural, nutrition, and food systems and climate change communities.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 4, 2022)]
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Notice of Meeting; Transformative Pathways Toward a Climate
Resilient Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition System: A Public
Consultation Ahead of the 27th Conference of Parties
AGENCY: Agency for International Development.
ACTION: Notice of meeting; request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Board for International Food and Agricultural Development
(BIFAD) (see <a href="https://www.usaid.gov/bifad">https://www.usaid.gov/bifad</a>) is hosting its 187th public
meeting, Transformative Pathways Toward a Climate Resilient
Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition System: A Public Consultation Ahead of
the 27th Conference of Parties, to present the preliminary findings of
a commissioned study on solutions for systemic climate change
adaptation and mitigation and scaling climate finance in agricultural,
nutrition, and food systems. BIFAD seeks public input in response to
the emerging findings. Through this public discussion, BIFAD aims to
strengthen the report recommendations and ensure the utility of the
study to improve long-term food security and inform ambitious
implementation of USAID's Climate Strategy by identifying and
addressing points of consensus and key gaps in consultation with the
wider agricultural, nutrition, and food systems and climate change
communities.
DATES: The virtual meeting will be on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 from
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT. A public comment period will be held from
10:55-11:15 a.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: The event is open to the public and will be hosted via ZOOM
for virtual public participation. All participants should register at:
<a href="https://bit.ly/3xPieLj">https://bit.ly/3xPieLj</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to USAID's work on the climate
change crisis, BIFAD formed the BIFAD Subcommittee on Systemic
Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Food Systems (see <a href="https://www.usaid.gov/bifad/climatechange">https://www.usaid.gov/bifad/climatechange</a> for more information) in June, 2022. The subcommittee
will lead transdisciplinary evidence gathering to support USAID's role
in accelerating inclusive systems change and transformative climate
change adaptation and mitigation approaches in agricultural, nutrition,
and food systems, and in targeting climate finance to benefit
smallholder farmers. The subcommittee's efforts are intended to inform
implementation of the USAID Climate Strategy 2022-2023 (see <a href="https://www.usaid.gov/climate/strategy">https://www.usaid.gov/climate/strategy</a> for more information), the U.S.
Government Global Food Security Strategy (see <a href="https://www.usaid.gov/what-we-do/agriculture-and-food-security/us-government-global-food-security-strategy">https://www.usaid.gov/what-we-do/agriculture-and-food-security/us-government-global-food-security-strategy</a>), and other sectoral policies. A list of subcommittee
members may be found at <a href="https://www.usaid.gov/bifad/climatechange/subcommittee">https://www.usaid.gov/bifad/climatechange/subcommittee</a>.
A BIFAD-commissioned study on systemic solutions for climate change
adaptation and mitigation in agricultural, nutrition, and food systems,
guided by the subcommittee, was introduced and discussed at a BIFAD
public meeting on August 31, 2022 (see link at <a href="https://www.usaid.gov/bifad/documents/185th-public-meeting-agenda">https://www.usaid.gov/bifad/documents/185th-public-meeting-agenda</a>). A final report is
anticipated in Spring 2023. The study will achieve the following three
objectives:
1. Suggest realistic 2030 targets and intermediate results to guide
USAID program design for the agriculture, food, and nutrition sectors.
2. Identify priority leverage points for transformative systemic
change and scaling climate finance to achieve the targets and
intermediate results for the sector.
3. Prioritize areas for USAID action in the sector and recommend
interventions.
At the public meeting, and in the lead-up to the 2022 United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 27th Conference of
Parties (COP27, see <a href="https://cop27.eg/#/">https://cop27.eg/#/</a>), authors of the BIFAD-
commissioned study will present and discuss preliminary findings (to be
posted publicly a few days prior to the meeting at <a href="http://www.usaid.gov/bifad/climatechange">www.usaid.gov/bifad/climatechange</a>), related to the following:
1. Climate-resilient pathways for inclusive, transformative
systemic change in agricultural, nutrition, and food systems;
2. Priority systems for inclusive transformation in food,
agriculture, and nutrition;
3. Barriers to inclusive transformation in agricultural, nutrition,
and food systems;
4. Priority leverage points for transformative systemic change; and
5. Climate finance solutions to catalyze inclusive adaptation and
mitigation actions in the agricultural, food, and nutrition sector.
The public is invited to comment on the report's preliminary
findings and recommendations and to submit additional case studies,
evidence, and relevant publications to inform the study.
The BIFAD is a seven-member, presidentially appointed advisory
board to the US. Agency for International Development (USAID)
established in 1975 under Title XII of the Foreign Assistance Act, as
amended, to ensure that USAID brings the assets of U.S. universities to
bear on development challenges in agriculture and food security and
supports their representation in USAID programming. Public comment is
invited to further inform BIFAD's work.
For questions about registration, please contact the BIFAD Support
Team at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82e0ebe4e3e6f1f7f2f2edf0f6c2f6e7f6f0e3f6e7e1eaace1edef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c2a0aba4a3a6b1b7b2b2adb0b682b6a7b6b0a3b6a7a1aaeca1adaf">[email protected]</span></a>. For questions about BIFAD, or to
submit written comments, evidence, or materials in advance or following
the meeting, please contact Clara Cohen, Designated Federal Officer for
BIFAD in the Bureau for Resilience and Food Security at USAID.
Interested persons may email her at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b1d2d2ded9d4dff1c4c2d0d8d59fd6dec7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d3b0b0bcbbb6bd93a6a0b2bab7fdb4bca5">[email protected]</span></a> (Subject: Comment
for 187th BIFAD Public Meeting) or telephone her at (202) 712-0119.
Clara Cohen,
Designated Federal Officer, BIFAD.
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