WEBINARS: African climate-resilient food systems (1)

13-18 JANUARY, CCAFS, in partnership with Wageningen University & Research and the Dutch ministries of foreign affairs and agriculture, nature and food quality, hosts a series of virtual dialogues on African climate-resilient food systems.

13 January 2021. Virtual dialogue 1: Transforming innovation systems for evidence-based action at scale

• Introduction to the virtual dialogue series - Ivo Demmers, Director, Food Security and Valuing Water Program, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) 
• Welcome by Chair - Rachel Lambert, Senior Livelihoods Adviser, Agriculture Research, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), United Kingdom 
• Paul Desanker, Manager, Response Subdivision, Adaptation, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Keynote presentation: How should innovation systems transform at the national level to support evidence-based adaptation action?

Panel reacting to keynote from different perspectives

• Christophe Larose, @31:25 Head of Sector, Sustainable Agriculture, European Commission
  "How does agricultural research investments by the European Commission respond to the needs at national level for climate adaptation planning?"
• Sithembile Mwamakamba, Director, Policy Research and Analysis, Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN)
• Marcel van Nijnatten, Policy Coordinator, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
• Chris Kyeswa, Executive Director, Africa 2000 Network 
• Eunice Likoko, Policy Adviser – Gender and Nutrition, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation - Reflection from the next generation -