Integrating blue foods into national climate strategies: Enhancing nationally determined contributions and strengthening climate action

Parties to the Paris Agreement, the landmark treaty signed by nearly 200 countries to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of this century, can now reference new guidelines for strengthening their national climate strategies. Released on September 25 at Climate Week NYC, the guidelines include targets for emissions reduction, adaptation strategies, and policy interventions to ensure fisheries and aquaculture, or blue foods, advance climate action. Prepared by researchers at Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions, WorldFish, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, CARE, and the Environmental Defense Fund, the guidelines illustrate how blue foods can support other sustainable development goals, like improved food security and livelihoods, in addition to climate action. Read the guidelines and join a webinar this October to explore concrete policy options and regional case studies.

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Moushumi Chaudhury

Moushumi.Chaudhury@care.org