Report "Enhancing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for Food Systems"

Published on February 12, 2021

This paper seeks to provide guidance and recommendations for policymakers to increase ambition in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement using the climate change mitigation and adaptation potential of a transition to sustainable food systems. The guidance and recommendations provided in this paper are meant to serve as a starting point for discussions, future development and to provide a clear way towards measurable, actionable outcomes within their NDCs.

The expectation is that this paper contributes to reshaping the newly revised NDCs on the 5-year mark of the Paris Accord, by when countries can voluntarily issue enhanced NDCs. The enhancement entails inclusion of food systems, accounting for all activities across the system that play a role in GHG emission and for which mitigation actions should be taken.