ASEAN, Germany sign agreement to address food security, climate change

ASEAN, Germany sign agreement to address food security, climate change

 ASEAN and a German institute signed an implementation agreement to address food security and impact of climate change, a statement issued by the ASEAN Secretariat said here on Friday.

The "ASEAN-German Program on Response to Climate Change: Agriculture, Forestry and related Sectors (GAP-CC)", which signed by the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community S. Pushpanathan and the Country Director of German Company for International Cooperation (GIZ) Sabine Markert, aims to strengthen ASEAN's capacity to advance the implementation of regional policies and strategies within ASEAN member states in contributing to food security, climate change adaptation, and mitigation in agriculture and forestry.

"With the current development on climate change, ASEAN and Germany have the same concern in addressing the adverse impact of climate change on food security," said Pushpanathan.

In November 2009, the 31st Meeting of ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) had agreed that there is an urgent need to find solutions to the growing impact of climate change in agriculture and forestry sectors.

As a result, the ministers responsible for agriculture and forestry endorsed the ASEAN Multi-Sectoral Framework on Climate Change: Agriculture and Forestry towards Food Security (AFCC).

The goal of AFCC is to contribute to food security through sustainable, as well as efficient and effective use of land, forest, water and aquatic resources.

In July 2010, Germany committed to support the implementation of the AFCC with three million euro for three years (2011-2013).

Editor: Wang Guanqun

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JAKARTA, Sept. 23 (Xinhua)