Turquoise Nexus Initiative

Turquoise Nexus Initiative Latest News

Turkey’s Presidency of 2026 UNFCCC COP31 and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have introduced the Turquoise Nexus Initiative (TNI).  

About Turquoise Nexus Initiative

• It is aimed at integrating food security, water management and climate adaptation into national climate plans.
• It is unveiled by Turkey’s upcoming COP31 Presidency and Food and Agriculture Organization.
• It will help developing countries align NDCs and Paris Agreement efforts with farmer-inclusive strategies and improved climate finance.
• It is a proposed programme under FAO’s multistakeholder Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Transformation (FAST) Partnership which was launched by the COP27 Presidency in 2022 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.  

Key Facts about FAST Partnership

• The FAST Partnership is a multi-stakeholder partnership that aims to catalyze and accelerate the transformation of agriculture and food systems by 2030 for people, climate, and nature.
• FAST is the most consistent COP-to-COP mechanism for agrifood systems.
• The three pillars of FAST are
• • Access to finance: enhance country capacities to identify and access climate finance and investment.
  • Knowledge and capacity: develop analyses and voluntary guidelines, support capacity development across stakeholders.
  • Policy support and dialogue: ensure agrifood systems are fully embedded and prioritized in climate change policies.

Source: DTE

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