9. More resilient, adaptive, and sustainable food systems
Food Systems Transformation Toolkit: giving ambitious governments the tools they need
The toolkit brings together 15 ready-to-deploy, tested tools from the 12 initiatives under the COP30 Presidency Plan to Accelerate food systems transformation. It gives ambitious countries a single menu of proven options in six areas:
Diagnostic tools
Data, monitoring and evaluation
Modelling
Communications and advocacy
Financing with technical assistance
Cross-government coordination
Each tool has evidence of use at national level and a named contact for country support.
How this solutions relates to the action agenda
Axis: 3. Transforming Agriculture and Food Systems
Key Objective: 9. More resilient, adaptive, and sustainable food systems
Why it matters
Many countries have now put food systems into their national climate plans, and the focus is shifting to delivery. Useful tools already exist to support that work, but they are spread across many organisations and can be hard to find. This toolkit brings together a selection of them, developed by more than 30 partner organisations and each already used in at least one country. It offers governments a starting point for choosing the support that fits their own priorities and context. Taken together, these tools, initiatives, and support mechanisms provide a menu of options for ambitious countries seeking to accelerate their food systems transformation journey.
Sources:
Initiative on Climate Action and Nutrition (I-CAN): https://www.gainhealth.org
Political Economy Decision Toolkit (PEDT), GAIN Working Paper #43: https://doi.org/10.36072/wp.43
Food Forward NDCs & NBSAPs: https://foodforwardndcs.panda.org/
Tracking Financial Flows to Food Systems (3FS): https://www.ifad.org
Food Systems Policy Coherence Diagnostic Toolkit: https://www.gainhealth.org/policy-coherence-toolkit
Food Systems Dashboard and Food Systems Countdown to 2030: https://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org
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