This page is intended to give an overview of what has happened so far and informs about the next coming steps:
Context
The international "4 per 1000" 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 implementation.
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!.
