Strategies for climate-resilient food systems in Africa

Food systems in Eastern and Southern Africa face rising climate risks, high greenhouse gas emissions, fragmented policies, and financing gaps; stakeholders struggle to coordinate a just, scalable transition. The World Bank leads a program to prepare Food System Climate Action Plans (FS CAPs) that guide country investments and policy reform. The assignment aimed to produce diagnostic analytical reports following the FS CAP Approach Paper for six countries. It sought to prioritize technologies, policies, and financing options and translate them into implementable roadmaps. Unique, in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute, was chosen to author the FS-CAP reports for all six countries.