Policy brief
Nature-based solutions, market resilience, and food sovereignty
- Published by
- UNDP
The policy brief focuses on market system resilience and food sovereignty in the context of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.
It emphasises the vulnerability of market systems, particularly food systems, to climate impacts and economic shutdowns, highlighting the significant repercussions for economic growth, gender equity, and poverty reduction.
The brief discusses Nature-based Solutions (NbS) as a strategy to enhance market resilience while achieving environmental goals. It outlines how NbS can increase agricultural productivity, connect local producers to specialty markets, and bolster ecosystem service resilience critical for agriculture.
Key policy recommendations include strengthening market systems through NbS to support pandemic recovery, emphasising the importance of local markets for resilience, and aligning market system interventions with food sovereignty goals to ensure inclusivity and sustainability.
The brief argues for focusing on local market system resilience to align the priorities of market system resilience, household resilience and food sovereignty - benefiting economies, vulnerable populations and the environment.