Title: Integrating SDGS in legal frameworks to enhance climate resilience in food systems for sustainable development
Título: Integración de los ODS en los marcos jurídicos para aumentar la resistencia climática en los sistemas alimentarios para el desarrollo sostenible
Author: Mr. Abhilash Arun Sapre, Assistant Professor of Law at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. ORCID: 0000-0002-7680-0894. Email: id-asapre@gnlu.ac.in
Fecha de recepción: 28/05/2024
Fecha de aceptación: 10/07/2024
Fecha de modificación: 12/07/2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56398/ajacieda.00382
Documento completo: Integrating SDGS in legal frameworks to enhance climate resilience in food systems for sustainable development
Abstract:
The increasing effects of climate change on global food systems call for well-thought-out legal actions. The study investigates the interplay between climate change, legal frameworks, and sustainable food production, emphasizing how laws can facilitate or obstruct sustainability objectives. It begins by addressing the challenges that climate change imposes on food cultivation, distribution, and security, underscoring the vulnerability of agricultural sectors to climatic fluctuations and the ensuing risks to food availability and accessibility, which are crucial to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The research proceeds with a comprehensive evaluation of existing global, national, and local legal mechanisms and policies, assessing their effectiveness in promoting sustainable practices and mitigating climate impacts. A critical component of this analysis is identifying deficiencies within legal frameworks that hinder the achievement of SDG objectives related to sustainable agricultural practices and climate initiatives. The paper examines aligning food-related laws with environmental sustainability principles and proposes amendments to current regulations and new policy recommendations for improved outcomes. In conclusion, the paper underscores the necessity of integrating SDG principles into legal structures to enhance the resilience of food systems against climate change.
Resumen:
Los crecientes efectos del cambio climático en los sistemas alimentarios mundiales exigen medidas jurídicas bien pensadas. El estudio investiga la interacción entre el cambio climático, los marcos jurídicos y la producción sostenible de alimentos, haciendo hincapié en cómo las leyes pueden facilitar u obstaculizar los objetivos de sostenibilidad. Comienza abordando los retos que el cambio climático impone al cultivo, la distribución y la seguridad de los alimentos, subrayando la vulnerabilidad de los sectores agrícolas a las fluctuaciones climáticas y los consiguientes riesgos para la disponibilidad y accesibilidad de los alimentos, que son cruciales para los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS). La investigación procede a una evaluación exhaustiva de los mecanismos jurídicos y las políticas mundiales, nacionales y locales existentes, evaluando su eficacia en la promoción de prácticas sostenibles y la mitigación de los impactos climáticos. Un componente fundamental de este análisis es la identificación de las deficiencias de los marcos jurídicos que obstaculizan la consecución de los objetivos de los ODS relacionados con las prácticas agrícolas sostenibles y las iniciativas climáticas. El documento examina la armonización de las leyes relacionadas con la alimentación con los principios de sostenibilidad medioambiental y propone enmiendas a las normativas actuales y nuevas recomendaciones políticas para mejorar los resultados. En conclusión, el documento subraya la necesidad de integrar los principios de los ODS en las estructuras jurídicas para mejorar la resiliencia de los sistemas alimentarios frente al cambio climático.
Keywords: Sustainable Development goals. Climate change. Food laws. Sustainability. Agriculture.
Palabras clave: Objetivos de desarrollo sostenible. Cambio climático. Legislación alimentaria. Sostenibilidad. Agricultura.
Index:
1. Introduction
2. Sustainable Development Goals- A Call to Action
2.1. SDG 13-Climate Action and its assessment
2.2. SDG goals and its Implementation
2.3. SDG 2-Zero Hunger and its assessment
3. The Interlinkage between SDG 2 and SDG13
3.1. Linking Agriculture to SDG 2 and SDG 13
4. European Commission on Food, Climate Change and Farming
5. Conclusion and Suggestions
6. Bibliography
Índice:
1. Introducción
2. Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible – Un llamamiento a la acción
2.1. ODS 13-Acción por el Clima y su evaluación
2.2. Objetivos ODS y su implementación
2.3. ODS 2 – Hambre cero y su evaluación
3. La interrelación entre el ODS 2 y el ODS 13
3.1. La vinculación de la agricultura con el ODS 2 y el ODS 13
4. Comisión Europea de Alimentación, Cambio Climático y Agricultura
5. Conclusiones y sugerencias
6. Bibliografía
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