COP23 side event: Agriculture Advantage: The case for climate action in agriculture
Read report back on the CCAFS blog: Achieving agricultural transformation under climate change
Watch the video recording of the session: part 1, part 2.
Based on previous sessions which articulate the different dimensions of climate actions in agriculture, this event called on countries, international organizations and businesses to take cognizance of the advantage offered by climate investments in agriculture, and urged stakeholders to come together for the transformation required within the sector.
Program:
13:00-13:05 | Welcome, event objectives and background | Michael Hailu, Director, CTA |
13:05-14:05 | Opening: Priorities for an action agenda on agriculture | Moderator: Michael Hailu, Director, CTA |
| Enhancing the competitiveness of the agriculture sector under a low-carbon development pathway | HE Luis Felipe Arauz Cavallini, Minister of Agriculture, Costa Rica |
| Transforming our agro-food systems with agricultural research for development | Dr. Stefan Schmitz, Commissioner for the special initiative “ONE WORLD – No Hunger“ and Head of Directorate 12 Food, Agriculture, Rural Development, BMZ p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Calibri; color: #1e497d; -webkit-text-stroke: #1e497d} |
| Tapping into climate finance for climate action in agriculture | p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Calibri; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000}
Margarita Astralaga, Director, Environment and Climate Change Division, International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) |
| The farmer-based approach to climate action in agriculture | Ishmael Sunga, CEO, Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU) |
14:05-14:30 | Summary and wrap up from sub-theme events | Bruce Campbell, Director, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) |
14:30-15:00 | Moderated Q&A with the audience |
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15:00-15:30 | Coffee break |
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15:30-16:15 | Discussion: Transforming Agriculture for the future: Action and way forward
| Moderator: Tony Simons, Director General, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
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16:15-16:45 | Moderated Q&A with the audience |
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16:45-16:55 | Closing keynote | Roberto Ridolfi, Director for Planet and Prosperity, DG Development and Cooperation, EuropeAid |
16:55-17:00 | Closing remarks | Tony Simons, Director General, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) |
This event is part of the Agriculture advantage: the case for climate action in agriculture, an initiative and collaboration effort between different organizations with the mission to transform agricultural development in the face of climate change. Click here to see the series of events at COP23.
View the full list of CCAFS events at COP23 in Bonn.