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Keynote Address by Youba Sokona
admin | 2011-03-22 11:45 | Related project | Agriculture, fisheries and food security, Crosscutting Issues, Energy, Forestry, Gender, Health, International climate negotiations, Poverty and vulnerability, Water
Youba Sokona: Adaptation is development: Linking policy to practice View more presentations from AfricaAdapt [ read more ]
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National and international policies on climate change – linking policy and practice
admin | 2011-03-21 08:28 | Related project | Agriculture, fisheries and food security, Crosscutting Issues, Energy, Forestry, Gender, Health, International climate negotiations, Poverty and vulnerability, Water
This session chaired by Monica Idinoba from the African Union highlights the array of challenges that we face in linking global policy to the national level. Are national strategies being coherently developed and implemented? Are these policies adequately responding to the needs at the local level? The panelists during this ... [ read more ]
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Keynote speaker bio: Dr Youba Sakona
admin | 2011-03-06 03:40 | Related project | Agriculture, fisheries and food security, Crosscutting Issues, Energy, Forestry, Gender, Health, International climate negotiations, Poverty and vulnerability, Water
Dr. Youba Sokona is the coordinator of the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) based in the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. The ACPC is a joint initiative of the African Union Commission, the African Development Bank and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. He is also a co-chair ... [ read more ]