Sustainable Intensification: Feeding the Future Without Consuming the Planet

Climate Week - Outcome Report Sustainable Intensification - New York, USA

September 24, 2025

This roundtable, held during NYC Climate Week, examined how sustainable intensification (SI) can deliver food security, resilience, and livelihoods at speed and scale, especially in developing economies. Participants framed SI as a practical response to converging pressures: geopolitical instability that turns hunger into a driver of conflict and displacement; the limits of land and water; the urgency of climate targets; and the reality that most know-how, products, and investment capacity sit in the private sector. The discussion consistently returned to outcomes over intent - what gets produced, protected, and improved on the ground - not just how much advice or money is spent.