Eventos

This is the first meeting of the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture, following its official launch on 23 September 2014 during the United Nations Secretary-General’s Climate Summit. The purpose of this meeting is to bring together partners of the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture, to share information and guide its inception year.

This meeting is by invitation only but will be webcast live to the public on 24 September 2014 from 15:00 - 18:00, Eastern Standard Time.

Agenda

High Level Segment 

• Ms Sharon Dijksma, Minister for Agriculture, the Netherlands
• Mr Ha Cong Tuan, Vice Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Viet Nam 
• Mr Tom Vilsack Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture 
• Mr José Graziano da Silva, Director-General, FAO
• Mr Juergen Voegele, Senior Director of the World Bank’s Agriculture Global Practice 
• Mr Frank Rijsberman, Chief Executive Officer, CGIAR

The Way Forward

• Presenting the Road Map 
• Outlining arrangements 
• Formalizing the action groups

• Developing Program of Work for Inception Year
• Planning of next meeting and evolutionary elements

note: agenda is subject to change without notice

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Major initiatives for advancing climate-smart agriculture

In September 2014, the UN Secretary General will announce major initiatives and new commitments under the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture and the African Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture. 

Get involved

Join the webcast for the Inaugural Meeting of the Global Alliance on CSA.