Turkey's Presidency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (UNFCCC COP31) and the Food and Agriculture Organization have launched the Turquoise Nexus Initiative (TNI).
The initiative aims to integrate food security, water management, and climate adaptation into national climate plans and align Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) with the Paris Agreement.
It seeks to help developing countries adopt farmer-inclusive strategies and improve access to climate finance.
The initiative is proposed under the Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Transformation (FAST) Partnership, a multi-stakeholder initiative launched at COP27 in 2022 at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
The FAST Partnership aims to accelerate the transformation of agriculture and food systems by 2030 for people, the climate, and nature.
Its three pillars are access to finance, knowledge and capacity building, and policy support and dialogue.