By the time the closing gavel fell at the COP 28 climate conference in December, agri-food systems had assumed a new place of prominence in global climate discussions.
A total of 159 countries signed on to a declaration vowing to prioritize food systems in their national climate plans by COP 30 in 2025, marking the first resolution at a climate COP to recognize how deeply entwined the sectors really are.
Experts agree that the declaration, and the impressive number of signatories, is a crucial step toward meeting climate targets. But how will they get there?
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Lauren Evans@laurenfaceevans
Lauren Evans was formerly an Assistant Editor/Senior Associate in the Office of the President at Devex. As a journalist, she covers international development and humanitarian action with a focus on climate and gender. Her work has appeared in outlets like Foreign Policy, Wired UK, Smithsonian Magazine and others, and she’s reported internationally throughout East Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America.
