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Event Type
CCARDESA Event
Event date and time
Dec 06, 2019 - Dec 06, 2019

How do farmers and key stakeholders in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) experience climate change? They have developed solutions and are ready to scale out!

A theatre performance from the community level in SADC will demonstrate this. Experience shows that participatory theatre for policy engagement enables community participation in developing Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) solutions and advocate for engagement. Drawing on the latest scientific and development evidence two investment ideas on scaling climate-smart agriculture will be pitched, followed by a panel discussion.

Among the pitching partners and panellists are Senior Officials from SADC Member States, the Adaptation of African Agriculture (AAA) Initiative, the CGIAR Research Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Care International, the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN), the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research in Southern Africa (CCARDESA), the World Bank, and the NDC Partnership.

The side event is co-facilitated by the SADC / German Development Cooperation (GIZ/BMZ) Adaptation to Climate Change in Rural Areas in Southern Africa (ACCRA) programme.

 

AGENDA

Date and Time: Friday 6 December 2019, 16:30 –18:00hrs

Venue:   Room Helsinki, IFEMA Madrid Spain

Organized by: FANRPANSADCCCARDESACCAFSAAA, CARE International,  World Bank, SADC/GIZ ACCRA

Opening Remarks by the facilitator Sithembile Mwamakamba (FANRPAN) 16:30 – 16:35

Speeches from Senior Representatives 16:35-55

Interactive session 16:55-17:55

  1. A theatre performance showcasing how participatory approaches can inform investment decisions
  2. Two investment pitches from the SADC region

Investment Pitch 1: Digitalizing agricultural transformation through bundling agricultural advisories and risk insurance in southern Africa - a pitch from  SADCCCAFS, CCARDESA,  FANRPANSACAU & SADC/GIZ ACCRA

Investment Pitch 2: Transforming crop & livestock production systems for climate resilience in southern Africa - a pitch from Conservation International, CCARDESA, CIMMYT, Peace Parks Foundation, Rural-Self Help Development Association & SADC/GIZ ACCRA

  1. A panel discussion with key players in CSA investment planning in Africa:

Closing Remarks 17:55 –18:00

  • H.E Sindiso Ngwenya, Policy Champion and Former Secretary-General of COMESA 

For further information on investment pitches, please contact hanna.sabass@giz.de. Supplementary information, such as vulnerability analysis and feasibility studies can be made available upon request by interested partners.

Tap into a gold mine and enable the SADC region to characterize its germplasm for drought- and heat tolerance, nutrition content and adaptation to local conditions (Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture). (Pitch 3 Proposal). This unlocks the door to the identification and dissemination of appropriate seed varieties to build resilience to climate change in southern Africa’s production systems. For more information about this please contact Justify Gotami Shava, SADC Head of SADC Plant Genetic Resources Centre at jshava@sadc.int.

Funding Partners

4.61M

Beneficiaries Reached

97000

Farmers Trained

3720

Number of Value Chain Actors Accessing CSA

41300

Lead Farmers Supported