why is climate change a problem?
The initiative for coffee&climate (c&c) addresses an urgent topic in coffee production:
Climate change is affecting smallholder coffee farming families and the future of our morning cup of coffee. c&c develops and implements climate change coping strategies to support smallholders to adapt to climate change and to increase the climate resilience of entire coffee landscapes. It is a program of public and private partners supporting the coffee sector by generating practical and location specific solutions in a participatory approach. Coffee production needs to get climate smart – now.
climate risk
Rising temperatures, erratic and extreme rainfall, greenhouse gasses, people abandoning their coffee farms, loss of important coffee origins – climate change is more than just a problem, it is putting at risk the future of the entire coffee sector.
climate impacts
The impacts are a reality for the world’s 12.4 million smallholder coffee farming families. For most, coffee is their main or only source of income, and entire regions depend upon the viability of coffee as a cash crop. Changing weather patterns including prolonged dry spells, water shortage, hailstorms and changes in seasons have a strong impact on coffee production, especially as most of the smallholder families depend on rainfed agriculture.
start acting
As part of coffee&climate, the coffee industry can act to secure smallholder families’ livelihoods and the cup of morning coffee!
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c&c Webinar about Climate Action for Resilient Livelihoods
Join our c&c webinar!In the face of climate change, only direct action can secure the livelihood situation of millions of smallholder coffee farming families and the business profitability of the coffee industry. Join us on Tuesday, March 16 (3pm CEST) for our...
Climate Change Effects on Coffee
Coffee farming families under pressure! In November 2020, Central America suffered a horrific pummel when Hurricanes Eta and Iota struck the region within two weeks of each other. On top of the hardships triggered by COVID-19, the back-to-back hurricanes made...
Impacts Towards Climate Resilience from 2016 to 2020
coffee&climate (c&c) is a precompetitive initiative of leading coffee companies in partnership with the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), currently in its third phase until June 2024. The initiative directly supports smallholder coffee farming...
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local trainers
households reached to improve gender equality
smallholder coffee farming households
Strengthening national and local institutions and implementers. Through a “Training Of Trainer” format, we qualify third parties to implement coffee&climate practices.
coffee&climate promotes gender equality in coffee households and producer communities together with climate change adaptation practices.
Through our coffee&climate training on climate smart agriculture practices, we support farmers to increase their adaptive capacity to climate change.
status februrary 2021
MEMBERS OF THE initiative for coffee&climate
Since then, various other members have joined the initiative.
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