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CCAFS East Africa is hosting a science seminar to share knowledge and discuss adaptation and mitigation possibilities in East Africa

Agenda

14:00

Opening Session

Welcome and introduction - Iain Wright (ILRI)

14:15

Policy and Engagement

Vision of CCAFS Phase II - Philip Thornton/Laura Cramer (CCAFS/ILRI)

Speed-talks (10 mins each)

  • Index Based Livestock Insurance - Andrew Mude (ILRI)
  • Gender Power in the Kenyan Dairy Sector - Katie Tavenner (ILRI)
  • Discussion
15:00

Mitigation

Overview of ILRI’s work on mitigation in East Africa - Polly Ericksen (ILRI)

Speed-talks (10 mins each)

  • Emissions Factors from Ruminants, Manure Management, and Storage - David Pelster (ILRI)
  • Developing the Kenya Dairy NAMA - Charles Odhong (UNIQUE)
  • Discussion
15:40

Science and Partnerships for Impact

Science and Partnership for Impact - Bruce Campbell (CCAFS)

Speed-talks (10 mins each)

  • Partnerships for Scaling Climate-Smart Agriculture - Evan Girvetz (CIAT)
  • Policy Engamenent: The Role of Multistakeholder Platforms - Edidah Ampaire (IITA)
  • Discussion
16:20

Closing Panel 

Moderator:

  • Ravi Prabhu - Deputy Director General (Research), World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

Panelists:

  • Dawit Solomon - Regional Program Leader, CCAFS East Africa
  • Monica Parker - Scientist, International Potato Center (CIP)
  • Joanes Atela - Senior Research Fellow, African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)
  • Michael Okumu - Senior Assistant Director, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Kenya
  • Fiona Percy - Regional Coordinator, CARE International 
17:15

Closing

Ravi Prabhu (ICRAF)

17:30

Launch of Stories of Success: Climate-Smart Villages in East Africa  - Vivian Atakos (CIP)

 

The seminar is organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).


For joining online, visit the meeting link and download the necessary plug-ins: https://meet.lync.com/cgiar/ilrinairobi/O0B03J6W