Explore how sustainable agricultural practices build climate resilience. Learn key farming strategies for soil health and a secure global food supply.
Many practices can lower a farm's greenhouse gas emissions, including alternative manure management techniques and the use of renewable energy.
Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) has emerged as a pivotal framework for achieving sustainable food security under accelerating climate change.
These plans prioritize investments in climate-resilient infrastructure, capacity building, and knowledge sharing to promote sustainable agricultural practices.
*The first blog focuses on the Goals and Action Plan sections of ARA, and it was co-authored by Jim Worstell, Coordinator of the international Resilience Project and Delta Land & Community in Arkansas and Cristel Zoebisch, Climate Policy Associate at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition in partnership with the Organic Farming Research Foundation.*. ARA establishes a set of aggressive but realistic goals for farmers to help mitigate climate change and increase agricultural resilience, starting with the overarching goal of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. agriculture by no later than 2040. None of the above goals can be reached without significant expansion of investment in research on climate change adaptation and mitigation, soil health, agroforestry, advanced grazing management and crop-livestock integration, on-farm and food system energy efficiency and renewable energy production, food waste reduction and related topics to accelerate progress toward net zero emissions by no later than 2040.
As UNDP, we support countries to transform their agriculture and food systems, building on their national climate plans. Through SCALA, we support 12 countries carry out value chain assessments, develop national policies and plans, and map out financing strategies to boost the climate resilience of their agriculture and food systems. Based on the programme’s work, we have five recommendations for increasing the climate resilience of agriculture and food systems:. One of the main activities of the SCALA programme has been supporting countries to identify gaps and barriers in engaging the private sector in building climate-resilient agriculture and land use sectors. As part of the country’s efforts to advance nature-based solutions that make agriculture more climate-resilient and sustainable, composting and mulching have emerged as cost-effective practices that reduce chemical fertilizer use and improve soil fertility and moisture retention. *The Scaling up Climate Ambition on Land Use and Agriculture through Nationally Determined Contributions and National Adaptation Plans (SCALA) programme supports countries to enhance climate action in land use and agriculture.
The 2025 edition introduces enhanced methodologies for assessing disaster impacts across crops, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture subsectors, offering Member
Report cover: Climate Resilience Strategy for California Agriculture. # Climate Resilience Strategy for California Agriculture. The **Climate Resilience Strategy for California Agriculture (RSA)** is organized under three overarching pillars and twelve key objectives, which are long-term outcomes that the Strategy aims to achieve. Each key objective embodies a unique aspect of the California agricultural system, climate hazards, and strategies that contribute to a more resilient agricultural system. These six principles ensure that agencies serve all farmers, ranchers, and land stewards by providing a consistent set of guiding concepts to embed within plans, programs, policy development, and implementation to ensure access for all scales, crops, and types of agricultural businesses in California.