Resources for Theme 'Agriculture, fisheries and food security'

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  Coordination of European agricultural research programmes for mitigation and adaptation actions to climate change

  

  fara | 2009-12-20 | details

  This conference aimed at facilitating the identification and initiating coordination of European agricultural research programmes for mitigation and adaptation actions to climate change for mutual benefit of Europe and its Southern partners.

• AfricaAdapt at COP15

  

  fara | 2009-12-08 | details

  AfricaAdapt is active at the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen.

• Nine projects win funds to engage African communities in climate change knowledge sharing

  

  fara | 2009-12-07 | details

  The winners are nine groundbreaking projects led by research groups, community-based organisations, co-operatives and other local institutions in close partnership with poor and hard-to reach communities.

• Access to data and information on biodiversity, forest carbon and other global issues

  

  fara | 2009-11-26 | details

  The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) held its annual Plenary meeting. Some 80 nations, the European Commission and 56 international organizations are coordinating their Earth observation assets and strategies through GEO.

• Tanzania has just 20 years to adapt agriculture to Climate Change

  

  fara | 2009-11-26 | details

  In the first study of its kind in East Africa, published by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), the researchers stress that time is running out for Tanzania to adapt.

• Latest book on Climate Change in Africa

  

  fara | 2009-11-25 | details

  Using case studies, the book analyses how global warming will affect water availability, food systems, forests, cities and conflict and addresses what Africa might lose or gain from a low-carbon economy.

• The African signatories of Food Security and Climate Change: a call for commitment and preparation

  

  fara | 2009-11-25 | details

  Alarmed by a substantial oversight in the global climate talks leading up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next month, more than 60 of the world's most prominent agricultural scientists and leaders underscored how the almost total absence of agriculture in the agreement could lead to widespread famine and food shortages in the years ahead.

• AfricaAdapt 'Meet and Greet' networking event

  

  fara | 2009-11-16 | details

  About 30 participants attended the AfricaAdapt ‘Meet and Greet’ networking event. Participants were from research, national media, community radio, NGOs, academia.

• The Regional Climate Change Programme

  

  oneworld | 2009-11-01 | details

  The Regional Climate Change Programme (RCCP) is a programmed managed by OneWorld Stustainable Investments. It aims to enable transboundary adaptation to climate change, with equitable access to climate funding, in Southern Africa. This link is the RCCP's homepage, where you can find information on its developments, publications and regional news.

• Global competition on climate adaptation

  

  fara | 2009-10-29 | details

  100 finalists have been selected to showcase their ideas in the 2009 Global Development Marketplace Competition on Climate Adaptation (DM2009) to be held at World Bank Headquarters this November

• Dialogue between Europe and its Southern partners

  

  fara | 2009-10-29 | details

  This conference aims at facilitating the identification and initiating coordination of European agricultural research programmes for mitigation and adaptation actions to climate change for mutual benefit of Europe and its Southern partners.

• Climate map shows world after 4C rise

  

  fara | 2009-10-23 | details

  A map launched at the Science Museum in London linked to the Science Museum's new climate change exhibit shows that the land will heat up more quickly than the sea, and high latitudes, particularly the Arctic, will have larger temperature increases.

• CABi global summit: 'food security in a climate of change'

  

  fara | 2009-10-22 | details

  Speaking at a global food summit, organised by the not-for-profit environmental research centre CABI, Professor Beddington - UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser, said science will be the only way to feed the world in the future.

• Climate voice bloggers

  

  fara | 2009-09-30 | details

  International aid agency Oxfam launched ClimateVoice, bringing bloggers from around the world to New York for the high level climate summit at the United Nations, Clinton Global Iniative, Climate Week NYC events.

• Africa's development in a changing climate

  

  fara | 2009-09-30 | details

  In step with the Nairobi launch of the World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change, the World Bank issued a news release focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa.

• First global scientific conference supporting UN effort to curb desertification

  

  fara | 2009-09-30 | details

  Scientists gather in Buenos Aires to find a way forward for agriculture in vast dry areas, where the poor are most vulnerable to land degradation and climate change.

• Africa Partnership Forum special session on Climate Change

  

  fara | 2009-09-09 | details

  The APF held a Special Session dedicated to climate change, focusing on Africa's concerns and expectations in the current UN negotiations on this matter.

• AfricaAdapt at the World Climate Conference-3

  

  fara | 2009-09-09 | details

  Laban Ogallo, Director of the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) in Nairobi presented during the session on Mainstreaming climate information the platform of AfricaAdapt of which FARA is one of the initiators.

• FANRPAN high level regional policy dialogue

  

  fara | 2009-09-09 | details

  The 2009 FANRPAN High Level Regional Policy Dialogue was held in Maputo Mozambique. The theme for the 2009 annual dialogue was “True Contribution of Agriculture to Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Southern African countries.”

• AfricaAdapt YouTube Channel

  

  blaneh | 2009-09-08 | details

  A collection of interviews and videos produced through the network.

• Two-day Malawi national media workshop on Climate Change

  

  fara | 2009-08-29 | details

  Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment of Malawi, Grain Malunga, said government recognises that the loss of human, nature, financial, social and physical capital caused by climate change is a threat to achieving sustainable development.

• High-level session of Africa Partnership Forum on Climate Change

  

  fara | 2009-08-28 | details

  High-level session of Africa Partnership Forum (APF) which will discuss the immediate concerns and expectations of Africa on climate change, especially as they relate to mitigation, adaptation, technology and finance.

• Research communication and the Danish Development Research Network

  

  fara | 2009-08-26 | details

  Research communication is gaining growing attention on the international scene.

• Research communication and the Danish Development Research Network

  

  fara | 2009-08-26 | details

  Research communication is gaining growing attention on the international scene.

• East and Southerns Africa sets up a regional REDD network

  

  fara | 2009-08-24 | details

  The Forest Action Network (FAN recently organized a knowledge-sharing and learning event to provide a platform for awareness creation and to develop strategies for future collaboration and networking.