The Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the Subcommittee on Systemic Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems in June 2022. Erin Coughlan de Perez is a member.

The subcommittee will help BIFAD to provide USAID with independent, evidence-based recommendations on how to accelerate climate change action through programs to achieve climate change adaptation and mitigation results, agricultural productivity, inclusive food systems changes, and poverty- and malnutrition-reduction objectives. As part of its work, the subcommittee will hold a public consultation to engage a diverse pool of key informants. Please register here to learn more and participate in upcoming meetings in summer and fall 2022.

Subcommittee members bring a breadth of expertise across disciplines, diversity of views, and organizational perspectives to tackle the greatest challenge to food security.