Social Sustainability

Sharm el-Sheikh Joint Work on Agriculture (SSJW)

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Definition

The Sharm el-Sheikh Joint Work on Implementation of Climate Action on Agriculture and Food Security is a UNFCCC work programme established at COP27 (decision 3/CP.27) for 2023–2026, succeeding the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture (2017–2022). It shifts the focus from dialogue to implementation, working through workshops and an online portal on topics including sustainable agriculture, food systems resilience, and means of implementation — finance, technology and capacity building.

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This reference provides supporting context for how “Sharm el-Sheikh Joint Work on Agriculture (SSJW)” is defined and used.

Overview

How it is used

Parties and observers submit views, attend SSJW workshops and use its portal; its outcomes inform COP decisions on agriculture and food systems.

Why it matters

Food systems cannot be decarbonised by market forces alone; the SSJW is where the UN process is slowly building the policy consensus for that transformation.