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on scaling-up investment. This aims to increase CSA-friendly financial products for farmers and small businesses, and to assess options for internal carbon pricing (WBCSD 2015). Measuring and reporting of progress on this
action area, and on related efforts to tackle system-wide barriers, is another
key opportunity for WBCSD and other alliances. Critical to this effort will be
the assessment of equity in outcomes from CSA actions at different scales
(Karlsson et al. 2017). This poses the question: are actions on climate risks in
the agrifood sector really delivering the intended positive outcomes for those
more disadvantaged within value chains, particularly small-scale farmers and
low-income consumers?
22.6 Implications for Development
In short, much work needs to be done—on measurement but, more importantly,
on action. WBCSD member companies have rightly set out an ambitious statement of intent to address the massive climate challenges that global society faces
together. Lessons from this early analysis of progress can hopefully contribute to
renewed impetus to scale-up action on climate risks and bring benefits to the more
disadvantaged participants in agrifood value chains globally.
References
Bennetzen E, Smith P, Porter J (2015) Decoupling of greenhouse gas emissions from global agricultural production: 1970–2050. Global Chang Biol. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13120
DeVries R, Fanzo J, Mondal P et al (2017) Is voluntary certification of tropical agricultural commodities achieving sustainability goals for small-scale producers? A review of the evidence.
Environ Res Lett 12:033001
FAO (2013) Climate-Smart Agriculture sourcebook. Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations. http://www.fao.org/3/i3325e.pdf
FAOSTAT (2017) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Statistics. http://www.
fao.org/faostat
Haufler V (2013) A public role for the private sector: industry self-regulation in a global economy.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC, p 160
Karlsson L, Nightingale A, Naess LO et al (2017) ‘Triple wins’ or ‘triple faults’? Analysing policy
discourses on climate-smart agriculture, CCAFS Working Paper no.197. CGIAR Research
Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), Copenhagen
Vermeulen S, Frid-Nielsen S (2017) Measuring progress towards the World Business Council
on Sustainable Development Statement of Ambition on Climate-Smart Agriculture,
CCAFS Working Paper 199. CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture
and Food Security (CCAFS), Copenhagen https://ccafs.cgiar.org/publications/measuring-progress-towards-wbcsd-statement-ambition-climate-smart-agriculture-improving#.
WPhnEVLMyRs
Vermeulen S, Richards M, De Pinto A et al (2016) The economic advantage: assessing the value of
climate-change actions in agriculture. International Fund for Agricultural Development, Rome
22 Realising Ambitious Targets and Metrics for Private-Sector Action on Climate Risks
on scaling-up investment. This aims to increase CSA-friendly financial products for farmers and small businesses, and to assess options for internal carbon pricing (WBCSD 2015). Measuring and reporting of progress on this
action area, and on related efforts to tackle system-wide barriers, is another
key opportunity for WBCSD and other alliances. Critical to this effort will be
the assessment of equity in outcomes from CSA actions at different scales
(Karlsson et al. 2017). This poses the question: are actions on climate risks in
the agrifood sector really delivering the intended positive outcomes for those
more disadvantaged within value chains, particularly small-scale farmers and
low-income consumers?
22.6 Implications for Development
In short, much work needs to be done—on measurement but, more importantly,
on action. WBCSD member companies have rightly set out an ambitious statement of intent to address the massive climate challenges that global society faces
together. Lessons from this early analysis of progress can hopefully contribute to
renewed impetus to scale-up action on climate risks and bring benefits to the more
disadvantaged participants in agrifood value chains globally.
References
Bennetzen E, Smith P, Porter J (2015) Decoupling of greenhouse gas emissions from global agricultural production: 1970–2050. Global Chang Biol. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13120
DeVries R, Fanzo J, Mondal P et al (2017) Is voluntary certification of tropical agricultural commodities achieving sustainability goals for small-scale producers? A review of the evidence.
Environ Res Lett 12:033001
FAO (2013) Climate-Smart Agriculture sourcebook. Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations. http://www.fao.org/3/i3325e.pdf
FAOSTAT (2017) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Statistics. http://www.
fao.org/faostat
Haufler V (2013) A public role for the private sector: industry self-regulation in a global economy.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC, p 160
Karlsson L, Nightingale A, Naess LO et al (2017) ‘Triple wins’ or ‘triple faults’? Analysing policy
discourses on climate-smart agriculture, CCAFS Working Paper no.197. CGIAR Research
Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), Copenhagen
Vermeulen S, Frid-Nielsen S (2017) Measuring progress towards the World Business Council
on Sustainable Development Statement of Ambition on Climate-Smart Agriculture,
CCAFS Working Paper 199. CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture
and Food Security (CCAFS), Copenhagen https://ccafs.cgiar.org/publications/measuring-progress-towards-wbcsd-statement-ambition-climate-smart-agriculture-improving#.
WPhnEVLMyRs
Vermeulen S, Richards M, De Pinto A et al (2016) The economic advantage: assessing the value of
climate-change actions in agriculture. International Fund for Agricultural Development, Rome
22 Realising Ambitious Targets and Metrics for Private-Sector Action on Climate Risks