The Montpellier Process hosted a series interconnected dialogues and events at the Biodiversity COP16 Colombia carrying a clear message: food systems transformation best contributes to sustainable development when aligned to the Global Biodiversity Framework and its targets just as the targets will only be met if they are incorporated into food systems strategies and pathways.
Progressing on this contribution takes effective and inclusive science-policy-society interfacing (SPSI) spaces, starting from the implementers' needs, so that knowledge communities can play an authentic role.
Our message
The Feed-Care-Protect nexus challenges will only be addressed when agri-food systems solutions are applied.
Food systems transformation best contributes to sustainable development when aligned to the Global Biodiversity Framework and targets just as the targets will only be met if they are incorporated into Food Systems strategies and pathways.
This takes effective and inclusive science-policy-society interfacing spaces, starting from where the implementers are, so that knowledge communities can play an authentic role.
The Montpellier Process at COP16Colombia makes this possible.
Our events at COP16
Outcome Documents
The Pooling Collective Intelligence for Action book
The compilation of Feed-Care-Protect stories from the MP-COP16 knowledge-action communities across cities, territories, countries and international trade, bringing the Montpellier Process to life.
Use Cases are real-world examples of food system transformation provided by policymakers and implementation actors are the starting point for the Montpellier Process. These illustrate the implementation challenges faced in making context-specific changes, interacting with the diversity of knowledge holders.
MP-COP16 Outcome Communiqué
At COP16, the Montpellier Process interacted with around 1200 people spanning multiple gatherings over more than 10 connected events. The MP engaged with four action-driven communities, and developed Use Cases on Cities-Territories, Countries, International Trade Policy and Diverse Knowledge Systems.
MP-COP16 Outcome Document
This Outcome Document takes a deeper dive into the MP COP16 outcomes, harvesting outputs and insights to make sure progress is monitored in terms of both process and content, proposing a model for learning that the MP can use going forward.
The document is targeted at the MP Community, now stretching to almost 500 members, geographies and sectors along the knowledge-action continuum. It captures our collective memory and maintains MP momentum.
Reflections from the forward looking debrief at COP16
Community voices from COP16
Oliver Oliveros, Executive Coordinator of the Agroecology Coalition and Montpellier Process champion shares his message from the Biodiversity COP16 in Cali, Colombia.
Oliver Oliveros, Executive Coordinator of the Agroecology Coalition and Montpellier Process champion shares his message from the Biodiversity COP16 in Cali, Colombia.