COP22 side event: Economic advantage of agriculture in NDCs
This side event will present new financial evidence and analysis including likely returns on investment to women and men smallholder farmers. Panellists from Africa and Asia will provide numbers and insights from current country-level investments in adaptation and mitigation in agriculture.
 | full reportThe Economic Advantage: Assessing the value of climate-change actions in agriculture |
info noteThe Economic Advantage: Assessing the value of climate-change actions in agriculture |
Programme
Laurie Goering, Thomson-Reuters Foundation (Moderator) | Welcome, side event objectives, introduction to speakers | 5 min |
Opening presentation | ||
Sonja Vermeulen, (CCAFS/University of Copenhagen) | Illustrated presentation on key messages of report, findings, recommendations | 20 min |
Moderated dialogue among panellists and audience | ||
Ilaria Firmian (IFAD) | Environment and Climate Knowledge Officer, Environment and Climate Division, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) | 60 minutes |
Peter Läderach (CIAT) | Theme leader for Climate Change, CIAT | |
Chebet Maikut (Uganda) | Commissioner of the Climate Change Department, Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment | |
Imelda Bacudo (ASEAN/GIZ) | Senior Regional Advisor, ASEAN-German Programme on Response to Climate Change | |
Final remarks and wrap up by facilitator | 5 min | |
Please join us for refreshments immediately after the event | ||
The event is jointly organized by: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
This event is part of Farmers Day.