Supporting Organization
Asian Farmer Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)
| Name of Organization | Central Tea Cooperative Federation Limited (CTCF) Nepal |
|---|---|
| Address | Ilam Municipality 9, Sera Ilam |
| Working Region / District: | Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal |
| Year | 2023 |
| Project Period | NA |
| Budget | N/A |
1.1 Introduction
The Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), with an alliance of 22 national FFPOs in 16 countries, is in its second year of implementation of the project entitled “Young Women and Men Farmers As Advocates for Sustainable, Climate-Resilient and Gender Sensitive Agri-Forest-Based-Livelihoods: Young Farmers for Farms in Forests, Forests in Farms”.
The project is funded by the Food and Agriculture Organization-Forest and Farm Facility. The aim of the project is to capacitate FFPOS and their NYFCs to support sustainable, resilient, and gender-sensitive agri-forest-based enterprises led by young women and men farmers and to provide a platform for them to engage in national and international policy process on climate action.
AFA, as an alliance, actively participated in the UNFCCC processes, specifically the Conference of Parties (COP27) last November 2022 in Egypt. Annually, the COP meets via a summit, with heads of states, experts and campaigners coming together to discuss various key climate change issues and work together to provide concrete solutions to tackle these global challenges. The COP provides a platform for stakeholders to engage and potentially influence the outcomes of these global plans and targets.
Center Tea Cooperative Federation(CTCF) LTD Nepal, National Land Right Forum (NLRF) Nepal, and the Community Self-Reliance Centre (CSRC) conducted a National Level consultation workshop and Follow Through to promote the agenda of family farmers, especially young farmers, to mitigate and adapt to climate change, in the context of UNFCCC and POST COP27/PRE COP28 processes in association with Asian Farmers Association for sustainable rural development (AFA) on 09 April 2023 in Indreni Food land, Nayabanesor Kathmandu Nepal.
1.2 Objective
- Provide a platform for FFPOs and NYFCs to synergize with their governments on discussions on climate actions
- Share the initiatives, programs and policy calls of FFPOs and NYFCs that aim to mitigate and/or adapt to climate change
- Follow through on the agenda, commitment and actions taken by their governments in relation to COP27 commitments
- Identify entry-points in the policy processes in which FFPOs and NYFC representatives can be engaged, especially in influencing the agenda and key message in relation to UNFCCC COP.
1.3 Results
- Both CSO/ FO participants and government agencies are able to establish working engagement for COP28/ country level agriculture related climate actions
- CSO/FOs are aware of the initiatives, plans and progress of the government delegation last COP27 and to COP28
- CSO/FOs have a concrete action points on engaging governments in the preparation process for COP28
- CSO/FOs are able to make interventions and efforts in influencing the positions of their governments regarding climate change issues