Food Security and Agriculture
Food Security and Agriculture focuses on ensuring sustainable food systems through practices like agroecology and efficient water management. It includes making agricultural data accessible for better strategic planning, protecting farmland ownership to encourage agroecological investment, and promoting sustainable practices via public policies and community training. Additionally, it emphasizes dialogue between farmers and universities to foster innovation, utilizing carbon farming techniques for climate change mitigation, and developing climate-resilient crop varieties to safeguard food security in the face of changing environmental conditions.
Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Ecosystems and Biodiversity focuses on preserving biodiversity and improving ecosystems through collaboration between farmers, fishers, and scientists. It includes citizen science initiatives where people actively contribute to monitoring and developing solutions for ecosystem protection. The category promotes the use of green urban spaces to mitigate heatwaves and capture CO2. It also emphasizes expanding academic programs to enhance research and involves NGOs in advocating for policies that support environmental sustainability, ensuring that the Observatory not only observes but also acts to influence policy change for better biodiversity conservation.
Water Management
Water management focuses on optimizing water use in agriculture through smart systems and technology. It involves sharing data across countries and sectors to identify best practices and create unified, comprehensive databases. The category addresses the need to adapt water solutions to specific national contexts, taking into account political and legislative factors. It also explores innovative methods for treating and reusing water from highly polluting industries and identifies non-polluting technologies. Additionally, the dissemination of academic solutions in accessible formats, such as videos, and the development of educational tools for farmers and industries are key aspects to ensure widespread adoption of sustainable water management practices.