Page History
This page is intended to give an overview of what has happened so far and informs about the next coming steps:
General Background of StrategyContext
The « international "4 per 1000 » 2050 Strategic Plan, validated in June 2020 by the Consortium of Members of the International « 4 per 1000 » Initiative, is a founding and fundamental document for the Initiative. It aims to guide the work of the Initiative for the years until 2050, clearly highlighting 24 Strategic Objectives to be pursued under specific goals, with targets identified for 2030 and 2050.
In 2021, the Executive Secretariat of the international « 4 per 1000 » Initiative carried out a comprehensive consultation process through the constitution of Task Forces, which analysed the 24 Strategic Objectives of the 2050 Strategic Plan, following the Delphi Study methodology. In total, more than 4,000 responses were received from over 120 people. The findings of this work were presented at the 5th Day of the international « 4 per 1000 » Initiative, in Glasgow, on 10th November 2021.
In 2022, the work of the Executive Secretariat of the international « 4 per 1000 » Initiative consisted in reviewing the 162 activities resulting from the work of the Delphi Study in 2021, organised within the 24 Strategic Objectives, in a dozens of categories. In the first half of 2022, each Strategic Objective was reviewed on the basis of the proposals made by the Task Forces: revision of the Title, Description, 2020 Baseline and 2030 & 2050 Targets. After a thorough and accurate analysis, and on the basis of the « 4 per 1000 » Operational Framework, the results were presented at the 5th Day of the international « 4 per 1000 » Initiative, in Glasgow.
This work has led to:
Version 2 of the « 4 per 1000 » 2050 Strategic Plan
Version 1 of the « 4 per 1000 » Implementation Plan.
" Initiative 'Soils for Food Security and Climate' was launched in 2015 at the UNFCCC COP 21 in Paris. In 2020, it developed and adopted its strategic plan. It includes 24 objectives with clearly defined targets for 2030 and 2050, contributing to 6 goals to strengthen the different phases of the transformation continuum.
For each objective, a Task Force was established. The primary goal of the Task Forces is to develop a catalog of coordinated actions and projects that represent compelling investment opportunities, which will be brought to the attention of decision-makers and funders in the public and private sectors through the "4 per 1000" Initiative.
To start the process, 126 Task Force experts participated in a systematic global consultation process in 2020 and 2021 to develop an implementation strategy for each objective. First, they specified the underlying problem of each objectiv, its consequences, and its causes. In the second step, they reached a consensus on the activities that need to be invested in, the obstacles that need to be overcome, and the critical success factors that need to be considered to achieve the objectives. The resulting strategy document serves as a global framework for coordinated actions and projects to achieve the "4 per 1000" vision for 2050: "Globally healthy and carbon-rich soils to combat climate change and end hunger."
From now on, Task Forces will focus on implementationThe latter document was approved by the Consortium of Members in an electronic consultation in July and August 2022 and guides the further processes to implement the strategy.
Core and Global Facilities
As a reminder, the « 4 per 1000 » Operational Framework clearly differentiates between Core Facilities, led and implemented by the Executive Secretariat with the support of existing and future Partnerships, and Global Facilities, which will be facilitated and supported by the Executive Secretariat, while being led by future Alliances. Partnerships and Alliances are the Coalitions of Partners, Members or Friends who support the international « 4 per 1000 » Initiative. It is important to know the distinction, as the way of implementing the Global and Core Facilities differs substantially.
Here you can find an overview of the strategic objectives divided into Core and Global Facilities:
Workplan 2023
The implementation of the strategy has long since begun, with a lot going on under most of the Core Facilities:
- A1.1 NDCs
- A3 Share experiences.
- A4 Stakeholder Interaction
- C1 Advocacy & Awareness
- D1* Collaborative Platform
- D4 Partnerships & Alliances
- F2 Resource mobilization
- F3 Dashboard
- C4 Branding and Certification
To kick-off the work under the Global Facilities, we decided to launch four Task Forces this year, which will work on the Focal Objectives 2023. One of these is a true showcase, as a taskforce has already started working under its taskforce leader. This is:
- F1 Twin Regions
The other three Focal Objectives for 2023 are:
- A5 Carbon Markets
- A1.2-4 NDCs
- E1 MRV Systems
If you wonder why A1 shows up twice, it's because activities under the Objective are pursued by the Executive Secretariat while we rely on your support for the activities which focus on actions in the different regions or in single countries.
The process around the Task Forces
As you all know, Task Forces were formed to work in the frame of the Delphi study with the aim to develop the Implementation Plan in 2021. These Task Forces were reactivated last fall. It was very inspiring to see who and how many of you were interested in which objective, were already working on a certain topic, or could perhaps imagine being Task Force Leaders. During this process, you had the possibility to join a new Task Force, but also to reconfirm your membership of 2021.
F1, A1, A5 and E1 are this year's Focal Objectives and we strongly encourade you to get engaged in one of those Task Forces, if you feel your expertise could contribute to the sucess of the work!.
