Agriculture and other land-based investments are both the source of climate change-causing greenhouse gas emissions, and are vulnerable to climate change-induced disasters and weather pattern changes. We are exploring opportunities to integrate climate considerations into approval processes for agricultural investments.
This work began through support to the government of Senegal, as part of Columbia World Projects.
We now have broadened our research beyond Senegal, and have developed a Guidance for national and local governments on how to integrate climate considerations into investment assessment processes. The guidance provides recommendations to host governments on how to ensure the assessment and approval of agriculture, forestry, and other land-based investments aligns with national and global climate targets.
This work, which is undertaken under ALIGN and supported by FCDO, also helps to inform the technical support we provide to governments and civil society under ALIGN.
