Climate Resilient Food Systems Alliance (CRFS)

This CRFS Alliance provides a platform for achieving climate resilient food systems by synergizing efforts across the different actors who are part of the alliance. The mission of the alliance is to join forces to accelerate action towards climate resilient, sustainable, equitable and inclusive food systems in a coherent manner, focusing on the most vulnerable countries and regions, in particular arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs), small island developing states (SIDS), land-locked developing countries (LLDCs) and least developed countries (LDCs).
Thematic Areas: Better Data, Climate and Disasters Resilience
Leading Entities:

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), Secretariat of the Commonwealth of Nations (Commonwealth Secretariat, European Union Directorate-General for Climate Action (EU DG-CLIMA), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Financing for Adaptation and Sustainable Transformation (FAST), International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
United Nations Foundation (UN Foundation), Global Shield against Climate Risks (Global Shield), The World Bank (World Bank), United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

UN AFPs & IGOs

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), World Food Programme (WFP), World Bank (WB), Commonwealth Secretariat

Member Countries

Armenia, Bangladesh, Belize, Ethiopia, Fiji, Germany, Lesotho, Libya, New Zealand, Pakistan, Panama, Republic of Moldova, State of Palestine, The Gambia, The Philippines, Uganda, Somalia.

Other Members

Adaptation Fund, African Union Commission (African Union Commission), Agroecology Coalition (Agroecology Coalition), Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), Building Resources Across Communities and BRAC International (BRAC and BRAC International), Climate Resilient Agri-Food Systems Think-and-Do Tank (Clim-EAT), Foreseeable Sustainable Development (4SD), Food Systems Implementation Platform (FSIP), Food Systems Summit Hub (FSS Hub), GEF, GCF, Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA), Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR), Good Food Hub (Good Food Hub), Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus Coalition (HDP Nexus Coalition), I-CAN, InsuResilience Global Partnership (InsuResilience Global Partnership), International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences (IAAS), International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (ARISE), Regenerative Agriculture and Food Systems Partnership (REAP), Resilient Local Food Supply Chains Alliance (Resilient Local Food Supply Chains Alliance), Sekem Initiative for Sustainable Development (SEKEM), The Club of Rome (Club of Rome), The Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems (The Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems), True Animal Protein Price Coalition (TAPP Coalition), United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Science and Technology Advisory Group (UNDRR STAG), Water and Energy for Food Programme (WE4F Programme), World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), World Farmers’ Organization (World Farmers’ Organization), World Food Programme (WFP), UNCDF.

Think Tanks/Research Centers

CGIAR, International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)

Focal Points

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