An interactive conversation about innovative funding for systems change Join your fellow grantmakers in a discussion with Anna Lappé, founder of the Food Sovereignty Fund at the Panta Rhea Foundation […]
2022 FOCUS AREA: CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change is one of three focus areas that will frame our policy, education, networking and collaboration activities in 2022, offering multiple points of intersection for funders across our network.
The Issue
According to the Fourth National Climate Assessment, a federal inter-agency report published by the U.S. Global Change Research Program in 2018:
Rising temperatures, extreme heat, drought, wildfire on rangelands, and heavy downpours are expected to increasingly disrupt agricultural productivity in the United States. Expected increases in challenges to livestock health, declines in crop yields and quality, and changes in extreme events in the United States and abroad threaten rural livelihoods, sustainable food security, and price stability.
The report also notes that livelihoods of rural communities and Indigenous and Tribal communities face unique and heightened risks from the effects of climate change.
The report’s predictions refer primarily to commodity crop and industrial livestock production. It does note that Indigenous knowledge offers important insights and interventions that can inform climate resiliency plans.
Opportunities for Philanthropy
Community-level interventions
Funders can support soil health and regeneration programs, diversified agroecological practices, and livestock grazing at non-industrial scales. These programs help create farms that are more resilient in the face of extreme weather events, and that contribute to the climate change solution by sequestering carbon and
lowering methane and other harmful emissions.
Learn More
Climate Change and Agriculture: A Perfect Storm in Farm Country – Union of Concerned Scientists
Fourth National Climate Assessment – U.S. Global Change Research Program
Global Climate Change Impact on Crops Expected Within 10 Years, NASA Study Finds – NASA
Farming For Our Future: Opportunities Abound – EarthJustice
6 Ways the U.S. Can Curb Climate Change and Grow More Food – World Resources Institute
NGOs/Experts
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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Lessons for a Small Planet | Part 1
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A Funder Toolkit on Climate, Health and Equity
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Infrastructure Investment in Climate and Ag
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SAFSF Comments on Policy Changes for Sustainable Fashion
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Online Funder Screening of ‘GATHER’
SAFSF is excited to host a free online screening and discussion of “Gather,” an intimate portrait of the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political, and cultural […]
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WebinarsClimate, Agriculture, Farm Bill 2023
2020 Policy Outlook – Funder Strategy Conference Session 1 – We will kick off the conference with a presentation and breakout discussions with policy and grassroots experts, who represent the […]