Recently, COP29 Presidency launched the Reducing Methane from Organic Waste Declaration and the Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative for Farmers.
- The declaration builds on the work of previous COPs by supporting the implementation of the 2021 Global Methane Pledge (GMP), launched at COP26.
About Reducing Methane from Organic Waste Declaration
- Signatories declared their commitment to set sectoral targets to reduce methane from organic waste within future NDCs and launch policies and roadmaps to meet sectoral methane targets.
- Organic waste is the third largest source of anthropogenic methane emissions, behind agriculture and fossil fuels.
- It has been developed with the UNEP-convened Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC).
- CCAC is a voluntary partnership founded in 2012 aimed at reducing short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) like methane, black carbon, HFCs, and tropospheric ozone.
- Signatories: 35 countries (India not a signatory), representing 47% of global methane emissions from organic waste.
About Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative for Farmers
- It is a new aggregator platform launched by the COP29 Azerbaijan Presidency with the UN FAO.
- Aim: Aiding farmers navigate various programs supporting climate-resilient agrifood systems transformation, catalyzing investments and empowering farmers, especially, women and youth.
- It will be hosted by FAO as part of the Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Transformation (FAST) Partnership.
- FAST is a multi-stakeholder platform established at COP27 (2022) that works to strengthen the quantity and quality of climate finance in agrifood systems for the most vulnerable.
