IsDB and FAO Spearhead SDG-Driven Agricultural Development in Rome High-Level Talk
IsDB and FAO Spearhead SDG-Driven Agricultural Development in ... Islamic Development Bank
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Rome, Italy, 26 July 2023 – IsDB President Meets with FAO Director General
Rome, Italy, 26 July 2023 – Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) President, H.E. Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser, is in Rome to attend the International Conference on Development and Immigration and the UN Food Systems Summit+2. During his visit, he had a meeting with UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director General, Dr. Qu Dongyu.
Cooperation between IsDB and FAO
The IsDB President expressed his appreciation for the longstanding cooperation between IsDB and FAO, which dates back to the 1980s. Both organizations have been working together to fund agricultural development in Least Developed Member Countries (LDMCs).
The latest cooperation document between IsDB and FAO, along with the relevant action plan, continues to focus on current initiatives and new opportunities for collaboration. The aim is to address global, regional, and country-level priorities in order to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) highlights various areas of collaboration, including agribusiness value chains, water management, agricultural research and science, statistics, climate change response, poverty reduction, women and youth empowerment, and disaster risk reduction.
Focus on Food and Water Security
Dr. Al Jasser emphasized that food and water security are strategic priorities for IsDB member countries, particularly those in arid and semi-arid areas. He mentioned that IsDB is currently conducting a mapping exercise to identify affordable and transferrable technologies that can be integrated into agriculture and food security projects.
Dr. Al Jasser also highlighted IsDB’s support for major food security programs implemented by FAO and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). One example is the Agri-food Systems Transformation (ASTA) project in Suriname.
Collaboration and Assistance
The discussions between IsDB and FAO also explored opportunities for collaboration in the development of priority actions. FAO’s assistance to IsDB in preparing systematic and result-oriented agricultural projects in member countries was also discussed.
About IsDB and FAO
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is a AAA-rated Multilateral Development Bank of the Global South, established in 1975. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is an agency of the United Nations that has been leading international efforts to combat hunger since 1945.
SDGs, Targets, and Indicators
| SDGs | Targets | Indicators |
|---|---|---|
| SDG 2: Zero Hunger | 2.3: By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists, and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets, and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment. | – Increase in agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers – Improvement in access to land, productive resources, knowledge, and financial services for small-scale food producers |
| SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation | 6.4: By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity. | – Increase in water-use efficiency across all sectors – Reduction in the number of people suffering from water scarcity |
| SDG 13: Climate Action | 13.1: Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries. | – Improvement in resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters |
| SDG 1: No Poverty | 1.1: By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day. | – Reduction in the number of people living in extreme poverty |
| SDG 5: Gender Equality | 5.a: Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance, and natural resources, in accordance with national laws. | – Improvement in women’s access to economic resources, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance, and natural resources |
| SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities | 11.b: By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels. | – Increase in the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters |
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Source: isdb.org
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