The Global Coffee Platform

Understand, Design, Act:
Climate-proof your supply chain

An online learning series presented by
the Global Coffee Platform and the Feed the Future Alliance for Resilient Coffee

Would you like to ensure that your coffee trading, roasting or retail business is doing all that it can to become climate resilient?

Climate has a vital influence on coffee. Climate hazards are currently threatening coffee –and are likely to increase in the future. But what are these threats and what can be done?

This premier online Learning Series delivered by an array of industry, supply chain, and climate change experts, will provide information and answers to questions relating to understanding and managing climate change in the coffee supply chain. At the same time the series is an action pathway for private sector investment in climate smart agriculture (CSA), from assessing supply chain risks to monitoring the results of implemented solutions at origin – for the benefit of the coffee farmer.

The Global Coffee Platform and the Alliance for Resilient Coffee have partnered to offer tools, resources, and a forum for questions and discussion to the coffee sector. Come and join this exceptional learning series to:

Understand how climate change is currently affecting supply chains, and the prognosis for the future
Plan, implement, and scale effective CSA initiatives, using tested tools and techniques
Learn how to assess your supply chain risks at the farm, landscape and regional level, implement solutions, and monitor the impact of your actions
Convey to others in your company the value of collective (or individual) investment in CSA
Align your actions with other stakeholders at origin
Join concrete action in alignment with the National Coffee Platforms in Honduras and Uganda

The Experts

Bambi Semroc

Conservation International

Caroline Glowka

Global Coffee Platform

George Watene

Global Coffee Platform

Daniele Giovannucci

Committee on Sustainability Assessment (COSA)

Danielle Knueppel

World Coffee Research

Kate Selengia

Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung

Mark Lundy

International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Laurence Jassogne

International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Elizabeth Teague

Root Capital

Elena Serfilippi

Committee on Sustainability Assessment (COSA)

Kealy Sloan

Sustainable Food Lab

Program / Modules

Module 1

Introduction: Understanding climate change and the coffee sector

7th June

Module 2

How is climate change affecting my supply chain?

12th June

Module 3

How can I manage the effects climate change is having on my supply chain?

28th June

Module 4

How can I scale up Climate Smart Agriculture?

19th July

Module 5

How do I know if my investment in Climate Smart Agriculture is working?

27th September

Module 6

How can I convince my company and others to invest in CSA?

25th October

Module 7 - Part 1

How can collaboration work? Bringing action to origin.

8th November

Module 7 - Part 2

How can collaboration work? Bringing action to origin

May (tbc)

duration: 75 minutes per module
begin: 3pm CEST | 9am EDT | 6am PDT

Module #1
Introduction: Understanding climate change and the coffee sector

Climate change is threatening coffee throughout the world with rising temperatures, more variable rainfall, and harder to control pests and disease. Learn about the effects of climate change in coffee and what is being done to mitigate its effects and improve coffee farmer resilience. This session will provide an overview of the series and build a base of knowledge for more in-depth discussion on climate risk, resilience, and solution strategy.

Thursday
June
7th

duration: 75 minutes per module
begin: 3pm CEST | 9am EDT | 6am PDT

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Caroline Glowka

Global Coffee Platform

Kate Selengia

Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung

Kealy Sloan

Sustainable Food Lab

Module #2
How is climate change affecting my supply chain?

To determine exposure to climate change risk, companies may rely on a combination of historic climate data, recent climate and weather observations, and modeled climate projections in their sourcing areas. Companies must also understand the resilience of their supply chain by diagnosing producers’ capacity to absorb weather shocks in the short-term, adapt to changing climatic conditions in the medium- to long-term or transform in face of unviable condition for their current livelihood strategies the long-term. Learn more about the tools and resources available to assess risk and resilience in your supply chain and how to use them for decision-making.

Thursday
June
12th

duration: 75 minutes per module
begin: 3pm CEST | 9am EDT | 6am PDT

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Mark Lundy

International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Module #3
How can I manage the effects climate change is having on my supply chain?

There are already tools and techniques out there that can help you and your supply chain partners to withstand many challenges that climate variability presents. Decision-making tools for extension, climate adaptation farming practices, and use of resilient coffee varieties can all help to build farmer resilience. Learn about the tools, training materials and resources that support the implementation of climate smart agriculture at the farm level, and the research that underpins them.

Thursday
June
28th

duration: 75 minutes per module
begin: 3pm CEST | 9am EDT | 6am PDT

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Kate Selengia

Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung

Danielle Knueppel

World Coffee Research

Module #4
How can I scale up Climate Smart Agriculture?

The challenge of financing farm-level adaptation over the medium- to long-term remains difficult for lenders, intermediary enterprises and farmers alike. This is especially true in the case of coffee, which requires long-term lending for renovation, rehabilitation, crop diversification and adoption of new agricultural practices. Understand the challenges and opportunities for smallholder CSA adoption at scale. Learn about innovative ways to “de-risk” CSA for the farmer and the private sector, and the potential for financing approaches to CSA.

Thursday
July
19th

duration: 75 minutes per module
begin: 3pm CEST | 9am EDT | 6am PDT

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Elizabeth Teague

Root Capital

Laurence Jassogne

International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Module #5
How do I know if my investment in Climate Smart Agriculture is working?

To track progress in building supply chain resilience, companies will need to regularly monitor the conditions on the ground, the resilience of their supply chain, and/or the results of their implemented solutions. Learn about monitoring and evaluation tools to assess climate resilience, including key performance indicators, that can help to monitor initiatives and inform decision-making.