Sustainable Nitrogen Management for Climate, Food Security and Livelihoods @ COP30 with CIGAR

Event details

📅 Date: 12 November 2025 at 09:00 – 10:00 (Brazil time)

📍 Location: Pavilion PV-E170, Blue Zone and Streamed Online

🔗 Link: Click here.

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Event objectives

Highlight the urgency of sustainable nitrogen management (SNM)

Raise awareness of nitrogen’s critical role in food production and the global impacts of its mismanagement—from air and water pollution to soil degradation, biodiversity loss, and greenhouse gas emissions.

Promote policy integration at COP30

Advocate for the inclusion of nitrous oxide reduction and broader SNM practices in the next round of NDCs under the Paris Agreement, aligning with the Sharm el-Sheikh Joint Work on Agriculture and Food Security.

Advance multi-stakeholder collaboration

Strengthen cooperation among governments, research institutions, civil society, and the agricultural sector to address barriers to SNM implementation and scale up innovative, farmer-centered nutrient management solutions.

Key outcomes

Enhanced recognition of nitrogen within climate governance

Participants will gain a shared understanding of the nitrogen cycle’s centrality to climate action, emphasizing nitrous oxide as a potent but under-addressed greenhouse gas in global climate policy.

Policy and technical pathways identified

Discussions will generate actionable recommendations and technical solutions for managing fertilizer and manure, embedding SNM into NDCs, agricultural transition frameworks, and circular economy strategies—linking mitigation with co-benefits for air, water, soil, and biodiversity.

Strengthened partnerships and implementation momentum

The event will catalyze partnerships among policymakers, scientists, and agricultural actors to pursue joint initiatives, pilot programs, and knowledge-sharing platforms supporting sustainable, low-emission food systems.

Speakers

• Valerie Fajardo, Research Fellow, International Nitrogen Network
• Martina Otto, Head of Secretariat, Climate and Clean Air Coalition (UNEP)
• Tek Sapkota, Principal Scientist, CIMMYT
• Mark Sutton, Director, International Nitrogen Management System (INMS) and GCRF South Asia Nitrogen Hub (SANH); Co-Chair, UNECE Task Force on Reactive Nitrogen (TFRN) and UNEP Global Partnership on Nutrient Management (GPNM)
• David Kanter, Chair, International Nitrogen Initiative (INI); Professor of Environmental Studies, New York University (NYU)
• Tariq Aziz, Regional Director for South Asia, International Nitrogen Initiative (INI); Professor of Soil Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF)
• Andrea Perez, Senior International Affairs Manager, Compassion in World Farming (CIWF)
• Martial Bernoux, Team Leader and Senior Natural Resources Officer, FAO
• Osamu Kubota, Deputy Assistant Minister, Export and International Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Japan
• Saskia Sanders, Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs; Negotiator of the Sharm el-Sheikh Joint Work on Agriculture

Co-organizers

Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (Government of Pakistan), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), GEF/UNEP International Nitrogen Management System (INMS), GCRF South Asia Nitrogen Hub (SANH), Compassion in World Farming (CIWF), International Nitrogen Initiative (INI), Global Partnership on Nutrient Management (GPNM), and University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

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