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Южная Африка, Замбия, Зимбабве
Area of divergence
Areas of divergence emerged in most of the breakout discussions. Climate change discussion: Competing priorities- breaking down the silo mentality through partnership Lots of overlapping and competing policies and strategies, lack of balance on the different policies What does it mean to make Southern Africa climate resilient? Lack of coordination at regional level that need proper communication channels Lack of donor funding or financing-driving to more relevant actions that will promote funding Lack of political will and interest at national and regional level Competing and Mismatch of polic
... Подробнееies that can be addressed through synergies. WEF models discussion: Not all models are scalable to different scale and contexts and may only be useful in a single context. This is an important factor to consider in the discussion of applicability of WEF models and tools. Putting nature back in the nexus: Consumers as the main driver of agriculture production can be seen as a divergence, since the consumer can dictate the abilities of a food producer to be able to move to more sustainable practices. This insight comes from an example of the agroecology industry, where we often hear calls to reduce chemical inputs. However, the reduction of chemical inputs often results in an increase in labour costs. If consumers are not willing to absorb the increase in costs, it restricts the producers’ ability to reduce reliance on chemicals. The complexity of consumer choice also brought the group to think about the plausibility and justice implications of the consumers driving change. For instance, paying higher prices for sustainably produced food might be more possible in developed countries, where consumers may have better access to information and are more likely to be able to absorb the price differences. But in response, it was raised that it is even more important that consumers drive change in developing regions such as southern Africa, where the loss of diversity and nutrition in diets is leading to poorer health and well-being outcomes, especially amongst the poor. Putting nature back in the WEF nexus therefore has the potential to improve not just people’s well-being, but also address socio-economic inequalities. Change is therefore essential, and both consumers and producers face some responsibility in building more nature-based food systems. Community approaches discussion: Domestication of WEF frameworks due to lack of local interpretation of what WEF means Resource scarcities, infrastructure, inequality, spatial planning laws, physical barriers, economic barriers. Inappropriate technologies that end up disadvantaging some groups that are meant to benefit from the interventions Many SADC countries have historical imbalances that have kept communities separated Resource gap, Finance for WEF development, Market for potential investment, Universal Political Commitment, Climate Uncertainties Land tenure systems in less favour of women who are most involved in farming processes. The challenge of financial access to food, energy and water that ultimately affects the successful working of the Nexus. The varying costs of the 3 affects each component of the Nexus. Communities are unable to navigate and prioritise each facet within the Nexus thanks to the conflicting needs, especially each being a basic need. Marginalized voices of smallholder farmers Climate change related disasters such as drought have heavily impacted agro-based systems, perpetuating poverty. COVID-19 has also impacted the systems heavily. Скрыть
Направления деятельности: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Ключевые слова: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
