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Climate-smart agriculture program design workshop

By Benita Nsabua

Created 11/10/2011 - 16:25

Submitted by Benita Nsabua on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 16:25

The CAADP Climate-Smart Agriculture Workshops focused on approaches for effective program design of climate-smart agriculture in support of both country and regional CAADP investment plans. Climate-smart agriculture incorporates practices that increase productivity, efficiency, resilience, adaptive capacity, and mitigation potential of production systems.

Below are the workshop documents:

Workshop Agenda [1]

Workshop Context [2]

The African Ministerial Conference on Climate–Smart Agriculture “Africa: A Call to Action” [3]

Policy Brief: Opportunities and Challenges for Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa [4]

“Climate-Smart” Agriculture - Policies, Practices and Financing for Food Security, Adaptation and Mitigation [5]

Day 1 Agenda

Presentations

Workshop Context [6] -Yihenew Zewdie, African Union Commission (AUC)
Introduction to Clmate-Smart Agriculture [7] - Patti Kristjanson, CCAFS
Understanding Climate Change Challenges in Africa [8] - Dr. Tegan Blaine, Climate Change Advisor, Bureau of Africa, USAID

Day 2 Agenda

Presentations

Multiple Water Uses Isiolo Case [9] - Dr. Bancy Mati, Jomo Kenyatta University
Transboundary Basin Management in the Context of Climate Change [10] - Seleshi Bekele, UNECA
Water Institutions Governance and Water Resources Knowledge [11]
Water Management for Commercial Climate-Smart Agriculture [12] - T. Olalekan Williams, Director, Africa, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Water Management Technologies to Improve Water Productivity [13] - Stephen Ngigi, Regional Water Coordinator, The MDG Centre for East and Southern Africa, The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Finding Balance Among Competing Uses for Water Resources [14] - T. Olalekan Williams, Director, Africa, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Improving Water Productivity for Climate Smart Agriculture [15] - Stephen Ngigi, The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Communities of Practice for Climate Smart Agriculture [16]

Day 3 Agenda

Presentations

Ecosystem Management [17] - Prof. Jesse Njoka, University of Nairobi
Improved crop & agroforestry systems [18] - Peter Odhengo, Office of the Prime Minister of Kenya
Improved seeds and planting materials [19] - Dr. John MacRobert, CIMMYT
Pastoral and agro-pastoral systems [20] - Dr. Moffatt Ngugi, USAID/Washington
Agroecology and Climate-Resilient Farming Systems [21] - Prof. Jesse Njoka, University of Nairobi
Farm-scale Management Practices [22] - Peter Odhengo, Office of the Prime Minister of Kenya
Land Tenure and Property Rights in Supporting Land Investments [23] - Dr. Julie Fischer, USAID/East Africa
Mechanisms to strengthen the land and resource rights of women [24] - Beatrice Wamalwa, USAID/Kenya

Factsheet

Climate Factsheets

NRM Factsheets

Water Factsheets

Source URL: http://www.nepad.org/foodsecurity/knowledge/doc/2560/climate-smart-agriculture-program-design-workshop

Links:
[1] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/CAADP%20Workshop%20Agenda.pdf
[2] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/1.%20CAADP%20Workshop%20Context.pdf
[3] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/2.%20African%20Ministerial%20Conference%20on%20Climate-Smart%20Agriculture.pdf
[4] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/3.%20Policy%20Brief-%20Opportunities%20and%20Challenges%20for%20Climate%20Smart%20Agriculture%20in%20Africa.pdf
[5] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/Climate-Smart%20Agriculture%20FAO%20Report.pdf
[6] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/Day%201%20-%20INTRODUCTION-AUC-NEPAD%20Workshop%20Context_FINAL.pdf
[7] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/Day%201%20-%20KEY%20ISSUES-Introduction%20to%20Clmate-Smart%20Ag_FINAL.pdf
[8] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/Day%201%20-%20KEY%20ISSUES-Understanding%20Climate%20Change%20Challenges%20in%20Africa_FINAL.pdf
[9] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/Day%202%20-%20BREAKOUT-Multiple%20Water%20Uses%20Isiolo%20Case_FINAL.pdf
[10] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/Day%202%20-%20PLENARY-Transboundary%20Basin%20Management%20in%20the%20Context%20of%20Climate%20Change_FINAL.pdf
[11] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/Day%202%20-%20BREAKOUT-Water%20Institutions%20Governance%20and%20Water%20Resources%20Knowledge_FINAL.pdf
[12] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/Day%202%20-%20BREAKOUT-Water%20Management%20for%20Commercial%20Climate-Smart%20Agriculture_FINAL.pdf
[13] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/Day%202%20-%20BREAKOUT-Water%20Management%20Technologies%20to%20Improve%20Water%20Productivity_FINAL.pdf
[14] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/Day%202%20-%20KEY%20ISSUES-Finding%20Balance%20Among%20Competing%20Uses%20for%20Water%20Resources_FINAL.pdf
[15] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/Day%202%20-%20KEY%20ISSUES-Improving%20Water%20Productivity%20for%20CS-Ag_FINAL.pdf
[16] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/Day%202%20-%20PLENARY-Communities%20of%20Practice%20for%20Climate-Smart%20Ag_FINAL.pdf
[17] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/Day%203%20-%20BREAKOUT-Ecosystem%20Management_FINAL.pdf
[18] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/Day%203%20-%20BREAKOUT-Improved%20crop%20&%20agroforestry%20systems_FINAL.pdf
[19] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/Day%203%20-%20BREAKOUT-Improved%20seeds%20and%20planting%20materials_FINAL.pdf
[20] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/Day%203%20-%20BREAKOUT-Pastoral%20and%20agro-pastoral%20systems_FINAL.pdf
[21] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/Day%203%20-%20KEY%20ISSUES-Agroecology%20and%20Climate-Resilient%20Farming%20Systems_FINAL.pdf
[22] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/Day%203%20-%20KEY%20ISSUES-Farm-scale%20Management%20Practices_FINAL.pdf
[23] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/Day%203%20-%20PLENARY-Land%20Tenure%20and%20Property%20Rights%20in%20Supporting%20Land%20Investments_FINAL.pdf
[24] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/Day%203%20-%20PLENARY-Mechanisms%20to%20strengthen%20the%20land%20and%20resource%20rights%20of%20women_FINAL.pdf
[25] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/1.%20Making%20Food%20Security%20Climate%20Smart%20Exec%20Summary.pdf
[26] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/2.%20Climate%20Information%20for%20Adaptation%20Planning%20Factsheet.pdf
[27] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/3.%20Vulnerability%20Assessment%20Methodologies%20Factsheet.pdf
[28] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/1.%20Implications%20of%20tenure%20on%20climate-smart%20agriculture.pdf
[29] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/1a.%20Pastoral%20and%20Agropastoral%20systems%20facthseet.pdf
[30] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/2a.%20Farm-scale%20management%20factsheet.pdf
[31] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/3a.%20Improved%20Seeds%20and%20Planting%20Materials%20Factsheet.pdf
[32] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/4a.%20Agro-ecology%20and%20climate%20resilient%20farming%20systems%20in%20Africa.pdf
[33] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/1a.%20Water%20Institutions,%20Governance,%20and%20Informatoin%20Mgmt%20FS.pdf
[34] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/2a.%20Improving%20Water%20Productivity%20and%20Efficiency.pdf
[35] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/3a.%20Commercial%20Climate-Smart%20Agriculture.pdf
[36] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/4a.%20Finding%20Balance%20Among%20Competing%20Uses%20for%20Water%20Resources.pdf
[37] http://www.caadp.net/pdf/Transboundary%20Basin%20Management%20Factsheet.pdf

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