Improved soil carbon, soil health and soil fertility under grassland and cropland as well as integrated systems, including water management

Mandate
Through decision 4/CP.23 ‘Koronivia joint work on agriculture’ the COP requested the SBSTA and SBI to jointly address issues related to agriculture, including through workshops and expert meetings, working with constituted bodies under the Convention and taking into consideration the vulnerabilities of agriculture to climate change and approaches to addressing food security.

Parties set out a road map of work under the Koronivia joint work on agriculture, as contained in annex I of FCCC/SBI/2018/9 and FCCC/SBSTA/2018/4, including six workshops to be held sequentially up until COP 26 (November 2020). The third Koronivia workshop, held in conjunction with SBSTA/SBI 50 with constituted bodies under the Convention, focussed on improved soil carbon, soil health and soil fertility under grassland and cropland as well as integrated systems, including water management. The SBSTA and the SBI invited Parties and observers to submit views on the topic of the workshop, submissions received are available on the UNFCCC submission portal.

Participation
The workshop was open to all Parties and admitted observer organizations attending SB50.

Concept note and agenda
Concept note

Report
Report

Keynote presentation

Presenter	Presentation
Claire Chenu	Soil carbon: key to address vulnerabilities of agriculture to climate change and food security issues
Ronald Vargas	Sustainable soil management: is it a feasible contribution to the climate change agenda? Challenges and prospects of SOC (from measuring to sequestration)

Country presentations
Presenter	Presentation
Brazil	Presentation
California	Presentation
Philippines on behalf of ASEAN	Presentation
Russian Federation	Presentation
Senegal	Presentation

Work undertaken by constituted bodies and financing entities
Presenter	Presentation
World Bank	Presentation
Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN)	Technologies to enhance and monitor soil carbon for African countries
Global Environment Facility (GEF)	GEF strategy on agriculture
Green Climate Fund (GCF)	Presentation

Expert panel
Presenter	Presentation
ENGO	Presentation
Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA)	Presentation
Farmers	Presentation
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)	Remarks

Additional material submitted by Parties
Party	Presentation
India	Presentation
European Union	Climate action in agriculture

Additional material submitted by Observers
Affiliation	Presentation
UNCCD	Statement