The UN Food Systems Coordination Hub at COP31

COP31 provides an opportunity for the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub, National Food Systems Convenors and partners to share country experiences and advance cooperation on food systems transformation and climate action.

Building on the UNFSS+4 Call to Action and the Hub's Food Systems and Climate Action Convergence Initiative, the Hub's engagement will highlight progress in implementing national food systems pathways, as well as its flagship initiatives supporting country-led efforts to strengthen policy coherence and mobilize financing and partnerships for more sustainable and resilient food systems.

ALIGNING FOOD SYSTEMS AND CLIMATE ACTION

The Convergence Initiative

Launched by the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General at COP28, the Convergence Initiative supports countries in strengthening coherence between food systems transformation and climate action.

Operating across 22 countries and three subregions, the initiative supports cross-ministerial coordination and the development of Convergence Action Blueprints, identifying synergies between national food systems pathways, Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and other relevant policy frameworks.

Supporting the COP UNFCCC Presidency, the Initiative is listed under the NAZCA Cooperative Climate Initiative and contributes to PAS COACT and the Axis 3 working group.

As a Convergence Initiative country, Türkiye has worked closely with the Hub to develop its Convergence Action Blueprint (CAB). The Hub continues to engage as a partner to Türkiye in its capacity as COP31 Presidency, supporting efforts to advance the COP31 Action Agenda, including through the Regional Convergence Workshop, Towards COP31: Operationalizing the Water–Food–Climate Nexus. These efforts have also helped inform and shape the Turquoise Nexus Initiative (TNI).