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14 February 2012 - 16 February 2012
Mt. Meru Hotel
Arusha, Tanzania
The importance of agriculture to economic growth and rural livelihoods, its vulnerability to climate change implies that building resilience to climate change in Eastern Africa must be of primary importance. In this regard comprehensive agricultural adaptation and mitigation strategies to meet the food and income needs of current and future generations have to be implemented. The Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Program of the CGIAR, in partnership with COMESA and the East African Community (EAC) is committed to working with countries in Eastern Africa and other stakeholders with a view to developing a common position on issues related to agriculture for SBSTA consideration. This will ensure that priority areas for the region would be reflected in the ongoing international climate change negotiations.
16 February 2012 - 20 February 2012
Vancouver Convention Centre.
Vancouver, Canada
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting is one of the most widely recognized global science events which will this year, be held on 16-20 February in Vancouver, B.C. The theme of “Flattening the World: Building the Global Knowledge Society” is intended to focus the program on the complex, interconnected challenges of the 21st century and on pathways to global solutions through international, multidisciplinary efforts.
21 February 2012
14:30 - 15:30
Virtual
New studies assess the performance of climate models in representing the current and future climate of East Africa, West Africa and South Asia, with a particular emphasis on the models’ ability to assess impacts of climate change on the major crops currently grown in each region. Note: event is in Central European Time. Convert time zone.
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21 February 2012 - 23 February 2012
Indaba Hotel and Conference Center
Johannesburg, South Africa
The importance of agriculture to economic growth and rural livelihoods, its vulnerability to climate change implies that building resilience to climate change in Southern Africa must be of primary importance. In this regard comprehensive agricultural adaptation and mitigation strategies to meet the food and income needs of current and future generations have to be implemented. The Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Program of the CGIAR, in partnership with COMESA and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is committed to working with countries in Southern Africa and other stakeholders with a view to developing a common position on issues related to agriculture for SBSTA consideration. This will ensure that priority areas for the region would be reflected in the ongoing international climate change negotiations.
21 February 2012
12:30 - 13:30
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Washington DC, USA
Now that agriculture is on the agenda for global climate talks, climate-smart agriculture has been receiving more attention than ever before. However, some critics from the climate-change arena question whether climate-smart agriculture is really a three-point solution to problems of food security, mitigation and adaptation.
During this one-hour event, CCAFS Program Director Bruce Campbell will outline and discuss some of the controversies surrounding the concept of climate-smart agriculture.
22 February 2012
14:00 - 17:30
Tsukuba Office, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council Secretariat
Tsukuba, Japan
How can Japanese research contribute to efforts for achieving climate change, agriculture and food securities in developing countries?
Dr Ruben Echeverria (Director General of the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture - CIAT), and Dr Lini Wollenberg CCAFS Theme Leader, Pro-poor Mitigation will present ongoing work and key findings from the program and its international partners. CIAT is the lead centre for the CCAFS program, headquartered in Cali, Colombia.
CCAFS Coordinating Unit - University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Rolighedsvej 21, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark, phone +45 35331046; Email ccafs [at] cgiar [dot] org, EAN 5790000279012
Lead Center - International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)