Global agrifood systems are intricately linked with today’s most pressing imperatives: climate change, food security, and inclusive growth. They contribute to one-third of greenhouse gas emissions, occupy half of global habitable land, and employ over a billion people worldwide, particularly women and youth. Given their intrinsic relationship with the environment, they are also highly vulnerable to climate shocks arising from an increasingly warming world.
Investing in the climate transition for agrifood systems is critical to building their resilience and will yield significant mitigation and adaptation benefits. Sustainable agrifood systems can naturally reduce GHG emissions, sequester carbon, and restore ecosystems, safeguarding the livelihoods, food supply, and nutrition levels of a growing population.
CLIC’s work focuses on addressing the climate finance deficit in global agrifood systems, estimated at over a trillion dollars annually. We work with 45 members globally to support agrifood systems in the climate transition, bridging specialized international organizations and regional experts with deep market knowledge to accelerate action in EMDEs.
CLIC works towards accelerating the speed and scale of investment in the climate transition for agrifood systems through three pillars:
1. Insights on climate finance trends in agrifood systems, disseminated in our Knowledge Products.
2. Investment in sustainable agribusinesses through our technical assistance program, the Agrifood Investment Connector.
3. Innovation in financial solutions to maximize impact and minimize risk in agrifood investments through the work of our Action Groups.
“CLIC’s research continues to set the agenda on climate finance for agriculture, helping to address data gaps and pose important questions on how we make the necessary trade-offs to produce more food whilst doing less environmental damage.”
Professor Sir John Edmunds, Chief Scientific Advisor, FCDOLearn more about our work and impact.