🔗 D1.1 (D01) An operational concept for dimensions and indicators of the SJOS
Executive summary
The European Green Deal (EGD) aims to enhance the role of EU agriculture in addressing climate change, managing natural resources, ensuring fair returns for farmers, and protecting biodiversity. It acknowledges the necessity for certain systemic changes throughout the EU agriculture and food system. As a key part of the EGD, the Farm to Fork Strategy outlines the Commission’s commitment to leading this shift towards a sustainable food system. This involves monitoring progress towards specific targets and objectives, requiring a framework considering environmental, economic, and social aspects. Various indicator frameworks exist that encompass certain aspects of food systems and report on the advancement of relevant goals and objectives, including the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the indicator framework of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
SDG-related frameworks and the CAP’s monitoring systems have intersections but differ in scope and scale. The “Doughnut” concept by Raworth (2012, 2017) combines environmental and socio-economic dimensions into a Safe and Just Operating Space (SJOS), gaining attention from academics and policymakers. The challenge lies in implementing and disaggregating the SJOS concept, particularly for specific sectors like agriculture.
This report proposes an SJOS framework tailored to EU agriculture, combining environmental, economic, and social dimensions to monitor progress towards political goals. It follows a design phase, involving a literature review, alignment with EU policy objectives, and expert consultations. The proposed SJOS consists of 12 thematic areas and 34 indicator domains, with specific indicators yet to be finalized.
The next steps involve integrating reporting for identified indicators into existing models, enabling comparisons across methodologies, and projecting indicator trajectories until 2050. Results will be discussed with stakeholders to identify Safe and Just ranges for the indicators during a dedicated retreat. This will be the starting point for the identification of Safe and Just ranges for the identified indicators.
Funding acknowledgement
Funded by the European Union. Grant Agreement No. 101060075. Views and opinions expressed are those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
UK Research and Innovation Project Code: 10047415 https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10047415
Citation
Müller, M., Guyomard, H., Détang-Dessendre, C., Bardazzi, E., Stehfest, E., Krüger, C., van Dijk M., de Jong, B., M’Barek, R., van Meijl, H., Sckokai, P., Balázs, K., Podmaniczky, L., Sturm, V., Frank, S., Storm, H., Aladesuro, D., vant Veen, H., Vrolijk, H., (2024). Deliverable D1.1 (D01) An operational concept for dimensions and indicators of the SJOS (final). BrightSpace Horizon Europe project GA Nr. 101060075. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13891663
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