Turning targets into action: climate-resilient food and agriculture under the GGA

Climate change is no longer a future threat but a present reality—slow onset and extreme events are disrupting food production, deepening food insecurity, and worsening water scarcity, particularly for vulnerable groups such as women, children, indigenous populations and family farmers. Achieving climate-resilient food systems and fulfilling nutrition needs of vulnerable communities is therefore central to global adaptation efforts and sustainable development. Bridging the gap between policy and local perspectives, this session will explore how the indicators suggested as part of the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) framework could leverage increased climate change adaptation action, MOI (capacity building, technology and finance), and deliver tangible benefits for people and ecosystems.

The session will:

• Assess proposed indicators for food and agriculture (Target 9b) and pathways under the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience, focusing on how these indicators can measure resilience and adaptive capacity across diverse contexts, taking ongoing negotiations into account.
• Highlight scientific evidence and frameworks on adaptation metrics, measurement, and data needs.
  Showcase local experiences from different regions, exploring challenges and opportunities in applying indicators at national and subnational levels.
• Demonstrate how reliable climate finance, gender-responsive approaches, and strong local partnerships can turn adaptation targets into measurable outcomes for food and nutrition security and rural resilience.

Key Discussion Themes

• How can proposed GGA indicators for food and agriculture drive practical adaptation actions?
• Which instruments deliver measurable food and nutrition security and resilience results?
• What role does local civil society play in translating finance and policy into results on the ground?
• Which climate finance instruments exist and how can reliable, predictable climate finance—including from Germany and other partners—enhance food security and adaptation outcomes?
• What lessons from country case studies can inform ongoing GGA negotiations and the UAE–Belém Work Programme?