Integrating soil organic carbon into Nationally Determined Contributions

On 21 October 2022, CA4SH participated in a policy roundtable organized by Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA), bringing together experts and developing recommendations on how to include soil organic carbon in Member States’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

Watch a recording of the session:

AICCRA’s work is based in six focus countries in Africa (Senegal, Mali, Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya and Zambia), driven by their mission to “make climate information services and climate-smart agriculture more accessible to millions of smallholder farmers across Africa.”

The original policy briefs reflect these target areas, and CA4SH is keen to partner with other interested national partners to extend this initiative to new areas and add to this page.

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Integration du carbone organique du sol dans les contributions déterminées au niveau national: Insights from Mali
Policy, policy brief, Mali, Africa, French, NDC, AICCRA, NDC Brief
Integration du carbone organique du sol dans les contributions déterminées au niveau national: Insights from Mali
Policy, policy brief, Mali, Africa, French, NDC, AICCRA, NDC Brief

Malgré les avantages, il existe peu de politiques qui incitent les agriculteurs à investir dans le maintien et l'amélioration de la santé des sols. Cette note d'orientation met en évidence les possibilités d'inclure la santé des sols et le carbone organique du sol (COS) dans les contributions nationales déterminées (CND) du Mali.

Policy, policy brief, Mali, Africa, French, NDC, AICCRA, NDC Brief
Including soil organic carbon into nationally determined contributions: Insights from Senegal
Policy, policy brief, Africa, Senegal, NDC, AICCRA, NDC Brief
Including soil organic carbon into nationally determined contributions: Insights from Senegal
Policy, policy brief, Africa, Senegal, NDC, AICCRA, NDC Brief

Despite the benefits, there are few policies that incentivize farmers to invest in maintaining and improving soil health. This policy brief highlights opportunities for the inclusion of soil health and soil organic carbon (SOC) into the National Determined Contributions (NDC) of Senegal.

Policy, policy brief, Africa, Senegal, NDC, AICCRA, NDC Brief
Including soil organic carbon into nationally determined contributions: Insights from Ghana
Policy, policy brief, Africa, Ghana, NDC, AICCRA, NDC Brief
Including soil organic carbon into nationally determined contributions: Insights from Ghana
Policy, policy brief, Africa, Ghana, NDC, AICCRA, NDC Brief

Despite the benefits, there are few policies that incentivize farmers to invest in maintaining and improving soil health. This policy brief highlights opportunities for the inclusion of soil health and soil organic carbon (SOC) into the National Determined Contributions (NDC) of Ghana.

Policy, policy brief, Africa, Ghana, NDC, AICCRA, NDC Brief
Including soil organic carbon into nationally determined contributions: Insights from Mali
Policy, policy brief, Mali, Africa, NDC, AICCRA, NDC Brief
Including soil organic carbon into nationally determined contributions: Insights from Mali
Policy, policy brief, Mali, Africa, NDC, AICCRA, NDC Brief

Despite the benefits, there are few policies that incentivize farmers to invest in maintaining and improving soil health. This policy brief highlights opportunities for the inclusion of soil health and soil organic carbon (SOC) into the National Determined Contributions (NDC) of Mali.

Policy, policy brief, Mali, Africa, NDC, AICCRA, NDC Brief
Including soil organic carbon into nationally determined contributions: Insights from Ethiopia
Policy, policy brief, Ethiopia, Africa, NDC, AICCRA, NDC Brief
Including soil organic carbon into nationally determined contributions: Insights from Ethiopia
Policy, policy brief, Ethiopia, Africa, NDC, AICCRA, NDC Brief

Despite the benefits, there are few policies that incentivize farmers to invest in maintaining and improving soil health. This policy brief highlights opportunities for the inclusion of soil health and soil organic carbon (SOC) into the National Determined Contributions (NDC) of Ethiopia.

Policy, policy brief, Ethiopia, Africa, NDC, AICCRA, NDC Brief
Including soil organic carbon into nationally determined contributions: Insights from Kenya
Policy, policy brief, Kenya, Africa, NDC, AICCRA, NDC Brief
Including soil organic carbon into nationally determined contributions: Insights from Kenya
Policy, policy brief, Kenya, Africa, NDC, AICCRA, NDC Brief

Despite the benefits, there are few policies that incentivize farmers to invest in maintaining and improving soil health. This policy brief highlights opportunities for the inclusion of soil health and soil organic carbon (SOC) into the National Determined Contributions (NDC) of Kenya.

Policy, policy brief, Kenya, Africa, NDC, AICCRA, NDC Brief
Including soil organic carbon into nationally determined contributions: Insights from Zambia
Policy, policy brief, Zambia, Africa, NDC, AICCRA, NDC Brief
Including soil organic carbon into nationally determined contributions: Insights from Zambia
Policy, policy brief, Zambia, Africa, NDC, AICCRA, NDC Brief

Despite the benefits, there are few policies that incentivize farmers to invest in maintaining and improving soil health. This policy brief highlights opportunities for the inclusion of soil health and soil organic carbon (SOC) into the National Determined Contributions (NDC) of Zambia.

Policy, policy brief, Zambia, Africa, NDC, AICCRA, NDC Brief