Ethiopia, which will host COP32 next year, today joins the Alliance of Champions for Food Systems Transformation, paving the way for greater action on food systems at COP32.
The African leader and climate pioneer joins Brazil, Cambodia, Colombia, Italy, Norway, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Viet Nam, expanding this group of high-ambition governments committed to transforming how food is produced and consumed, to deliver for people, nature and the climate.
Ethiopia’s ACF membership signals the increasing importance of food, land restoration and resilience to the international climate agenda. Compounding shocks from extreme weather, droughts, floods, rising food prices and fertiliser bottlenecks are affecting farmers and communities across the Horn of Africa and around the world.
As COP32 President, Ethiopia has indicated its ambition to make the 2027 summit a turning point for climate adaptation, land restoration, finance and practical solutions. Its decision to join the ACF creates new momentum to put food systems transformation at the heart of that agenda, drawing on its experience in regenerative agriculture, land restoration and strengthening food security.
