To close out Earth Month, we held a special virtual meeting with friends and allies of Climate Civics, on Wednesday, April 30. We had people joining from across Africa, as well as some in the Americas, Asia, and Europe.
We reviewed recent activities and events, shared updates about new initiatives, discussed important upcoming engagement opportunities, and invited stakeholder participation in the Climate Action and Food Systems Alliance and in the Climate Civics contribution to the SB62 round of United Nations Climate Change negotiations.
Among the updates from local climate advocates:
- Training on climate-related science and policy;
- Engagement with communities and local officials on climate vulnerability and resilience;
- Tree-planting and other conservation-related initiatives;
- Feeding stakeholder insights into national climate policy processes;
- Gathering insights on standards for corporate climate reporting;
- Appearances in local and national media.
We also presented recent work and upcoming key moments for engagement, through Climate Civics and our partners and platforms.
We shared news of the Climate Civics contribution to the special High-Level Meeting on Living Well in Harmony with Nature, held at U.N. Headquarters in New York, on Earth Day—Tuesday, April 22. We also shared the important insight about the role of Rights of Nature laws and court rulings in securing both human rights and more robust and enduring climate-resilient development.
Our Harmony with Nature statement included our announcement of the Climate Action and Food Systems Alliance (CAFSA.net).
The Climate Action and Food Systems Alliance (CAFSA.net) is a coalition of voices for climate-resilient food systems, convened by Climate Civics and the Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP). The Alliance will bring together local and global civil society organizations (CSOs)—in Africa, the Americas, and around the world—with interest in upgrading everyday food system activities to better support a future of climate-resilient development, opportunity, and wellbeing for all.
CAFSA will facilitate enhanced discussion of practical links between food systems and climate action, through partner networks. Key issues will include food-related finance innovation, data systems that translate science insights into everyday decision-making, strategies for mainstreaming deep regenerative practices for local actors and wider value chains, and policy planning at regional and national levels. National policy planning includes the need for upgraded Nationally Determined Contributions to implementation of the Paris Agreement (NDC 3.0).
Those interested in participating can express interest and share suggestions and insights at CAFSA.net.
Intergovernmental meetings often take place in the shadow of crisis. 2025 has provided many examples of this, already. At Climate Civics, we are advancing a goal of designing policy responses to transcend crisis. This is one of the Principles for Reinventing Prosperity and the perspective at the heart of our contribution to the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund: We can free ourselves from chaos.
We also reviewed key upcoming events.
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