Introduction to coffee & climate SG c&c

Tooling up for climate change – the c&c approach Wednesday 11th of September 2013, Belo Horizonte

Climate change is happenning!

Strength of Hurricanes in North Atlantic

Total power dissipation in the North Atlantic

Impacts are visible

May 31, 2011

Adaptation experiences exist in the field

Links are missing...

Initiative for coffee & climate

founding members

new partners

duration 3 years (Sept 2010 – December 2013) extension suggested until Dec 2014

structure public-private partnership

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objective: “to enable coffee farmers to effectively respond to changing climate conditions”

What is it all about ?

-combine state of the art climate change science and proven farming methods -offer practical, hands-on and applicable tools

-form a network of all relevant stakeholders in the field

-apply a 360° precompetitive approach including the entire value chain

Farmers Processors Exporters Traders Roasters

Enabling effective response

Four Pilot Countries – 3.000 Farmers

Dak Lak , Vietnam

Trifinio, Central America

Minas Gerais, Brasil

Mbeya, Tanzania

Adaptation - on the farm

- beyond the farm - enabling environment

c&c Approach

I. Risk assessment

II. Sensitisation + identification

III. Work plan

IV. Implementation

V. Monitoring & Evaluation

VI. Re-evaluation &

systematisation

Re-evaluate strategy and tool utility

through experts!

Sensitise + identify adaptive

responses!

Assess present & future risks

initially!

Develop implementation

plan!

Monitor progress, evaluate

effectiveness + generate case

studies!

Create adaptive capacity through

field & community work!

coffee & climate Toolbox

How can we achive scaling up?

THINK BIG Multilevel approach

Effective scaling up structures

Ownership & involvement of

key stakeholders

Local Ownership & Dissimination

National Level

Regional Level

Local & Field Level

Info point

Coffee & Climate Toolbox

Info point

Info point

Expert Committee

Demo plots Training of Trainers Farmer field schools

– Disseminate information and knowledge on CC

– Provide (access to) trainings

– Facilitate exchange and network creation

– Serve as a hub for the c&c toolbox

– Foster exchange on climate change

– Support dissemination of results

– Provide expert opinion and advice

– Support the implementation of activities/tools

Peru Indonesia

Uganda

Honduras

• Continuation and expansion of existing pilot projects

• Replication: satellite projects in new countries/regions

• Joint learning with partners; further toolbox enrichment

• Harmonization with Standard Initiatives

• Business case and long term structure

Global Dissemination & Scaling up

Building a Sector Alliance

Thank you for your attention!

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