UNDP-棕榈油、菠萝和伙伴关系：十年农业商品转型的影响和教训（英）-2021.10-55页_56mb

Summary of the UNDP Green Commodities Programme (GCP) Report

Core Content

The UNDP Green Commodities Programme (GCP) has been instrumental in transforming agricultural commodity systems over the past decade, with a focus on sustainability, equity, and environmental protection. The report outlines the lessons learned and achievements made in this time, emphasizing the need for systemic change and multi-stakeholder collaboration to address the complex challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and unsustainable production practices.

Main Objectives

• Improve the lives of farmers and their communities.
• Protect high conservation value (HCV) forests and ecosystems.
• Promote sustainable commodity supply chains aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Key Insights from 10 Years of Impact

1. Inclusive Stakeholder Engagement

   • Bring all stakeholders into the process, especially those historically marginalized.
   • Address power dynamics early through system mapping and other techniques.

2. Shared Purpose Over Detailed Objectives

   • A shared sense of purpose is crucial for guiding the direction of change.
   • Detailed objectives can emerge later through tools like Targeted Scenario Analysis.

3. Patience and Institutional Capacity

   • Sustained change requires time, institutional capacity, and political resilience.
   • The From Commitment to Action (FC2A) initiative helps build roadmaps for effective implementation.

4. Flexibility in Funding

   • Systemic change is unpredictable and requires flexible funding.
   • Funding must adapt to unexpected outcomes and support long-term transformation.

5. True Collaboration Beyond Dialogue

   • Collaboration involves both internal and external partners.
   • GCP has been supported by various UNDP clusters, private sector hubs, and partnerships.

6. Multi-Scale Governance

   • Systems operate at multiple jurisdictional levels: global, national, and subnational.
   • These must transform in synchrony, with interlinked decision-making processes.

7. Three Levels of Systemic Change

   • Change can occur at the global, community, and individual levels.
   • A balanced approach is necessary, especially when one level is neglected.

8. Causality Assessment

   • Identifying the causality of interventions helps navigate complexity.
   • The Causality Assessment for Landscape Interventions (CALI) tool is designed for this purpose.

9. Self-Reflection and Organizational Change

   • The need to change starts with a willingness to reflect on self and organizational practices.
   • The Conscious Food Systems Alliance focuses on these internal aspects of transformation.

10. Integrated Approach to Sustainable Development

    • A systemic, multi-stakeholder, and multi-level approach is essential for long-term change.
    • GCP's work has laid the foundation for such an approach, which will be expanded in the future.

Key Achievements

• Commodity Platforms and Action Plans:

  • 16 national platforms supported, with 13 still active.
  • 15 subnational platforms supported.
  • 10 national action plans finalized, 4 legalised.
  • 8 subnational action plans finalized, 4 legalised.

• Policy Reform:

  • 16 policies adopted regarding commodity production.
  • 4 policies adopted and/or legalised for forest and ocean conservation.

• Stakeholder Engagement:

  • 36 financial institutions engaged.
  • 140 companies involved.
  • 26 NGOs and CSOs engaged.
  • 559 organizations connected through multi-stakeholder dialogue.

• Landscape Management:

  • 355,000 hectares of HCV/HCS areas and HCV forests protected through zoning or sustainable land management.
  • 22 landscapes or seascapes involved in projects.

Country Examples

• Liberia:

  • National Oil Palm Platform and Strategy have created a win-win solution between civil society and the private sector.
  • Focus on protecting intact forests and HCV areas.

• Indonesia:

  • Rolling out a government-endorsed National Action Plan for Sustainable Palm Oil.
  • Strengthening sustainable fisheries through the Sustainable Marine Commodities Platform.

• Ghana:

  • Collaboration with the Ghana Cocoa Board to support cocoa farmers in adopting sustainable practices.

• Mongolia:

  • Establishment of the Sustainable Cashmere Platform with government and private sector coordination.

• Philippines:

  • Work on sustainable fishing, focusing on blue swimming crab and octopus.

Contribution to SDGs

The GCP has made significant contributions to the following SDGs:

• SDG 1 (Poverty): Agriculture is the largest employer globally, and sustainable practices can improve livelihoods.
• SDG 2 (Zero Hunger): Sustainable agriculture is essential for feeding a growing population.
• SDG 5 (Gender Equality): Women play a major role in agriculture but often lack land ownership and resources.
• SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation): Sustainable practices can help address water scarcity.
• SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth): Promoting sustainable jobs and enterprises.
• SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production): Aligning production and consumption with sustainability.
• SDG 13 (Climate Action): Addressing the drivers of climate change through sustainable commodity systems.
• SDG 14 (Life Below Water): Supporting sustainable marine commodities.
• SDG 15 (Life on Land): Protecting HCV areas and ecosystems through sustainable production.
• SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals): Strengthening multi-stakeholder collaboration across sectors and levels.

Future Directions

• UNDP is consolidating its Food and Agricultural Commodity Systems (FACS) support into one strategy.
• The GCP's approach will be integrated into broader UNDP efforts to transform food systems.
• The program is looking to expand its impact, scale up its initiatives, and continue working with governments, private sector, and civil society to build more sustainable and equitable systems.

Conclusion

The GCP has demonstrated that systemic change in agricultural commodity systems is possible through inclusive, multi-stakeholder collaboration and a holistic, integrated approach. As the world faces increasing challenges from climate change and inequality, the lessons and experiences from the past decade will be crucial in shaping a more sustainable future.