CIVIL SOCIETY DIALOGUE ON CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE (29 Nov)

CIVIL SOCIETY DIALOGUE ON CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE

DATE	29 November 2011
VENUE	Suncoast Hotel and Towers (Delano Room) 20 Battery Beach Road,   North Beach Durban, South Africa
TIME	19.00 – 21.00

The “Climate-smart agriculture” (CSA) concept is receiving a lot of attention. It was originally presented by FAO in 2010 in the publication Climate-smart Agriculture: Policies, Practices and Financing for Food Security, Adaptation and Mitigation.

Since then, CSA has been addressed at political levels, debated at scientific conferences, and has increasingly been included in agriculture development programmes. In Durban, CSA will be highlighted in several events, including the FAO-lead Climate-smart Knowledge Day on 29 November.

Given the rapid development of climate-smart agriculture, FAO seeks to engage with stakeholders to ensure that there is a constructive dialogue and a shared understanding of the concept. For this reason, FAO invites representatives of Civil Society Organizations to a first “CSO dialogue on CSA” on 29 November 2011, following the sessions of the Climate-smart Knowledge Day.

THE DIALOGUE SEEKS TO: · Engage   in an open dialogue among CSOs on views regarding climate-smart agriculture · Provide feedback   on existing climate-smart agriculture programmes and initiatives · Launch a   civil society organizations’ forum on climate-smart agriculture

AGENDA ·   Introduction to Climate-smart Agriculture ·   Presentations from civil society organizations representatives on the   climate-smart agriculture concept and how it is received/perceived   (presenters tbc) ·   Discussion in smaller focus groups ·   Concluding remarks from the groups

A summary of the dialogue, including reports from the group discussions will be drafted and made publicly shared.

See also separate invitation to the FAO Climate-Smart Knowledge Day here.

www.fao.org/climatechange/unfccc-process/73708/en