Commission summary report to Platform members

The latest activities and accomplishments of the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change are summarised in the report to the Platform members by the Commission's coordinator Christine Negra. In its effort to help the world achieve food security in the context of climate change, the Commission has attained the following targets:

• Substantial media attention including a New York Times editorial focused on the Commission
• Influence in the UNFCCC debate around inclusion of agriculture
• Commissioners' interjection of their ideas into policy venues such as country submissions to UNFCCC-SBSTA and climate change legislation in Mexico
• Publication of a Science Policy Forum highlighting the Commission's recommendations
• Decision by the Agriculture and Rural Development Day consortium to organise its 2012 event around the seven Commission recommendations
• A series of dialogues with partners and decision-makers that use the Commission reports as a framework for coordinating future actions
• Uptake of Commission ideas by the Committee on World Food Security and the UN Secretary General's High Level Panel on Global Sustainability

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Summary report to Platform members

//  Opportunities for targeted outreach

The Commissioners have indicated that, in their view, the real opportunities lie ahead for targeted outreach to key decision-makers, in collaboration with core partners, such as the member organisations of the Platform. There is a wealth of opportunities to adapt the Commission's findings and recommendations to a range of audiences with emphasis on integrating across climate change, agriculture, food security, trade and rural development policy processes. For example:

• Linking the Commission‟s work to agendas of relevant stakeholder groups
• Translating scientific findings and recommendations into messages targeted to specific policy processes
• Tailoring messages to issues that are salient in different regions

//  Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change

The Commission was convened by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) with support from the Global Donor Platform in February 2011. The aim was to identify the policy changes and actions that are needed now to help the world achieve sustainable agriculture that contributes to food security and poverty reduction, and helps respond to climate change adaptation and mitigation goals.

Chaired by the UK's Chief Scientific Adviser, professor Sir John Beddington, the Commission brought together senior natural and social scientists working in agriculture, climate, food and nutrition, economics, and natural resources from Australia, Brazil, Bangladesh, China, Ethiopia, France, Kenya, India, Mexico, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States and Vietnam.

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