A Concerted Approach to Biodiversity, Water, Food, and Trade

IIASA and OECD’s capacities to analyse the biodiversity, water, food, and trade systems are illustrated. Studies that would benefit from integration of their approaches, data, and tools are suggested. (1) Globally consistent national efforts for biodiversity. IIASA’s statistical and empirical approaches combined with OECD’s policy expertise to build scenarios of policy efforts across countries. (2) Exploring the role of trade in climate risks resilience to identify trade policy strategies combined with robust land use strategies capable of mitigating the most adverse impacts for food security and the environment. (3) National policies for SDG-compatible development pathways compatible with the Paris Agreement. Short-term/medium-term focus (OECD) and long-term modelling capacities (IIASA); ex-post policy assessments (OECD) and foresight and sustainable development pathways (IIASA); and bottom-up approaches with very detailed representation of the supply side of agricultural and forestry sectors together with related environmental impacts (IIASA) plus top-down approaches for economic impact assessment (OECD).