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Sunday, October 30, 2022

Upcoming webinars during the month of November

31 October 2022. 7 PM Nairobi. Climate Action Dialogue Series Part Two
  • Re-Imagining New Communities, Pakistan Peace Club Foundation, Beydaar Society and Juventud Unida en Acción is organizing the second part of its dialogue series on climate action.
  • effects of climate change on the geo-political structure of the South Asian subcontinent and Africa
  • See the recording from the first session
31 October - 1 November 2022. 13th AFRICA DAY FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY
1 November, 13:00 - 14:30 CET. Food systems and sustainable agriculture, nature and forest in the COP27 agenda.
  • The Dutch Climate Envoy as well as Dutch delegation members from the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will share their insights and expectations for the COP27
1 November 2022 @10:00 - 12:00 CAT. Partnership opportunity on one health and livestock related value chains 
  • Heifer business development & Learning Session in partnership with IFAD, the Gates Foundation, OLAM, and Cargill / Password: 999576
1-3 November 2022. 9th Annual ReNAPRI Stakeholders Conference, Windhoek Namibia
  • 01/11 Click here to Register
    • 9:30 Session 1: Megatrends affecting African food systems: implications for government action
    • 11:30 Session 2: Farmers's risk and economic use of fertilizers in Sub-Saharan Africa
    • 15:30 Session 3: High level Panel discussion on the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit: thoughts, opportunities and expectations 
  • 02/11 Click here to Register
  • 03/11 Click here to Register
    • 9:30 Side event ECDPM
    • 14:00 Statements by continental and international leaders
2 November 2022. SCALE's 3-part “Resources Showcase” Series. 
  • These three culminating learning events will provide participants with an overview of what SCALE has done and learned over five years of working with the food security community on seed systems, markets & livelihoods, and resilient agriculture.
  • Seed Systems: November 2 | 8:00-9:00 AM ET (3:00-4:00 PM EAT)
  • Markets and Livelihoods: November 2 | 9:00-10:15 AM ET (4:00-5:15 PM EAT)
  • Resilient Agriculture: November 9 | 8:00-9:30 AM ET (3:00-4:30 PM EAT)

2 - 3 November 2022. 17th CGIAR System Council Meeting

  • The conference will be held on under the theme “Innovation, Efficiency and Resilience”. It aims to raise awareness of the contribution of sustainable plant production to implementing the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31
3 November 2022. Pathways to Food and Nutrition Security in Kenya: The Role of Genetically Modified Organisms

3 November 2022. The State of Climate Action 2022
  • The State of Climate Action 2022 report analyzes progress across 40 indicators of action needed by 2030 and 2050 across sectors – power, buildings, industry, transport, forests and land, and food and agriculture
  • Join the report authors on November 3 for a high-level launch event at 9:00 a.m. ET/3 p.m. CET.
  • the State of Climate Action 2022 will be an invaluable handbook for decision-makers in government, civil society, companies, investment firms and funding institutions to determine where to focus their limited time and resources to tackle the climate crisis.
  • In the run up to #COP27, the GCA State and Trends in Adaptation Report 2022 #STA22 offers comprehensive recommendations for action, based on new evidence that Africa faces a serious shortfall in funding for climate adaptation, even as the costs of delayed action rise.
3 November 2022 The Global Biodiversity Framework and its implications for Africa/ CBM et ses implications pour l'Afrique
  • 11:00–12:30 (UTC+2) English
  • 14:00–15:15 (UTC+2) French
  • CLICK HERE TO READ THE CONCEPT NOTE/
  • CLIQUEZ ICI POUR LA NOTE DE CONCEPT
3 November 2022 at 2 pm EAT Launch of the Nkwanzi – Scaling Women SMEs Project by AFDB /AECF
  • Nkwanzi Scaling Women SMEs Project is part of AECF Nkwanzi programme​. The programme is designed to address the unique capacity needs of women to enable them lead effectively and scale their business operations.
3 November 2022. Increasing Women’s Empowerment through Co-creation and Private Sector Engagement

3 November 2022. Launch event of the Country Projects for the Implementation of the FAO Global Action on Green Development of Special Agricultural Products: “One Country One Priority Product” (OCOP)

4 November 2022. 10:00 am CET. Launching of the rinderpest book and the PPR GEP Blue Print. FAO Hybrid High-Level Meeting (Virtual and in HQ Rome)


8 November 2022. 11h00 CET, 12h00 (noon) SA time & 13h00 (EAT) The potential of genome editing for agriculture
  • with Leena_Tripathi Director for Eastern Africa Hub and Leader of the Biotechnology program at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).
  • For registration email: claudia.russo@icgeb.org

6 - 18 November 2022 UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE (COP27)

  • The annual UN Climate Change Conference advances the global climate talks, mobilizes action, and can provide a significant opportunity to look at the impacts of climate change as well as innovation and solutions in Africa.

The Food Systems Pavilion 


7 November 2022 16:30–17:30 Featuring research and innovation to address food security in Africa amidst climate change
  • Global food crises, conflicts, and trade shocks increasingly highlight the vulnerability of Africa’s food systems, and global food, water and biodiversity systems. In this session, CGIAR and partners unveil knowledge and initiatives to foster transformative adaptation approaches and respond sustainably to food security challenges, addressing root causes of vulnerability while contributing to sustaining peace.
8 November 2022 10:00–11:30 What’s the best approach to transformative adaptation for resilient agriculture in Africa?
  • By 2050, up to $50 billion will be needed yearly for climate change adaptation in Africa. The scale of the challenge requires a transformative response: incremental action is not enough. This event will define transformative adaptation and explore the most promising actions in African agriculture.
8 November 2022 12:00–13:30 Climate security for the global drylands
  • Integrated desert farming transforms agrifood systems for climate resilience, better water management, climate smart crops, community livestock breeding and desert agroforestry. 
  • This event explores how regional collaboration, improved policies and increased investment for desert farming will mitigate and adapt agriculture to the climate crisis.
  • This session looks at the potential for integrating food system approaches into long-term low greenhouse gas emission and climate resilient development strategies, as Article 4 of the Paris Agreement prescribes. 
  • It will draw on the ongoing efforts to develop guidelines for African countries and the experiences of countries that have developed and are implementing such strategies.
8 November 2022 16:00–17:30 How a new African strategy for climate action can make agriculture and food systems resilient
  • Examining how the African Union Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (2022–2032) serves as a common guide for governments and donors to maximize impact, including how Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) is a proof-of-concept for African climate initiatives.
8 November 2022 18:00–19:30 Multistakeholder partnerships to tackle the global food crisis through regenerative agriculture
  • The global scale and complexities of food insecurity calls countries to prioritize the policy actions needed through multi-stakeholder dialogues. 
  • Representatives from the public and private sector put forward policies for food systems transformation through regenerative agriculture and climate action.
9 November 2022 08:30–09:30 A roadmap to align food, finance and philanthropy with climate goals
  • There is a lack of consensus on what changes need to happen in food systems by 2050 to align with climate and nature goals, and how finance can align with this. 
  • This breakfast panel discussion will explore how private, public and philanthropic funding in food systems can align with climate goals, and the role a global agricultural roadmap could play.
9 November 2022 10:00–11:00 Two sides of the same coin: Advancing joint action on climate and food security
  • This panel discussion focuses on the ripple effects of climate change on global food security. 
  • By fostering the exchange between different stakeholders, it aims to strengthen complementary approaches and align efforts addressing both climate change and food insecurity.
9 November 2022 11:30–12:30 Lessons from different mitigation areas: case studies on research and tools to quantify emissions, and mitigation strategies in the dairy sector
  • The side event will present case studies to highlight opportunities and challenges of available mitigation strategies in different areas focusing on concrete projects to quantify emissions in tropical ecosystems, and the progress of climate action in the dairy sector.
9 November 2022 13:00–14:00 Promoting more and better (blended) finance for the adaptation of African food systems
  • This event will contribute to identifying actions and building partnerships for increasing finance for the adaptation of food systems, with a focus on access to finance for local actors and informing negotiators.
9 November 2022 14:30–15:30 Indigenous Peoples’ food systems: regenerative, resilient and protectors of the land
  • This event will showcase knowledge and learning from Indigenous Peoples’ regenerative food systems.
9 November 2022 16:00–17:00 Accelerating youth for a climate smart world
  • The next generation of skilled agrifood scientists and engineers is needed to sustain and make the food system ever more sustainable, especially in face of climate change. 
  • This event explores opportunities for young people to be trained, mentored and accelerated into leadership in the sector.
9 November 2022 17:30–18:30 Leveraging global markets and innovative finance for food system resilience: A look at East Africa
  • Joined by key stakeholders, CGIAR, Planet Tracker and the Africa Group of Negotiators Expert Support (AGNES) system will give an overview of countries' exposure to climate risk and nature dependency, discussing opportunities for innovative financial instruments, for the design of a Green Climate Fund (GCF) proposal for East Africa to enable climate change adaptation.
9 November 2022 19:00–20:00 Science to shape a climate smart and nature-positive financial system: Launch of the CGIAR Hub for Sustainable Finance (OneSF)
  • This session will officially launch the CGIAR Hub for Sustainable Finance (OneSF). 
  • It will present a first-of-its-kind science-based architecture to enable financial institutions and investors to quantify climate and environmental risk and impacts in food systems investments, draw lessons learnt from the Climate Smart Food System Fund launched by responsAbility and CGIAR, and identify with key stakeholders the way forward to transition towards climate smart and nature-positive financial systems.
10 November 2022 08:30–09:30 Put healthy diets and nutrition at the center of food system transformation
  • Globally millions of people are at risk of under-nourishment due to extreme climate events that threaten local food production. 
  • There is also an increasing epidemic of obesity and diet-related illnesses that coincides with the rise of the Western-style diets. 
  • Speakers will discuss why it is essential to put healthy diets at the centre of the agrifood system reform that responds to the climate emergency.
10 November 2022 10:00–11:00 CLIFF-GRADS: Building capacity for climate change research in the next generation of scientific leaders from the Global South
  • The Climate, Food and Farming, Global Research Alliance Development Scholarships Programme (CLIFF-GRADS) offers exciting opportunities for early career scientists from low- and middle-income countries to learn to conduct applied research in agricultural greenhouse gas emission quantification and mitigation. 
  • In this session, some of these young scientists will share how the experience they acquired through this program has boosted their careers.
10 November 2022 11:30–12:30 Opportunities to scale regenerative food systems for people, nature and climate
  • This event celebrates the inception of Regen10 as a global community of food producers, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, business networks, landscape stewards and aligned initiatives. 
  • Regen10 aims to learn from landscape-level approaches to measure the outcomes of regenerative approaches in different contexts.
10 November 2022 13:00–14:00 Livestock transitions: Global options and local realities for adaptation and mitigation
  • We must reduce livestock emissions to achieve the 1.5°C goal, but actions must be tailored to local production systems and recognize trade-offs. 
  • This event will use examples from Brazil and Kenya to show how mitigation and adaptation can be prioritized depending on context.
10 November 2022 14:30–15:30 Triangular cooperation: Innovative climate-smart solutions
  • Triangular cooperation can help to achieve the SDGs in innovative and collaborative ways and provide solutions to overcome today's most pressing challenges. 
  • The event will unpack triangular cooperation in the context of climate change and food systems transformation and how impact can be achieved.
10 November 2022 16:00–17:00 The future Is now: How to unlock young farmers’ potential for a sustainable future of food systems
  • Youth have a tremendous impact on ensuring that food and agriculture are part of the conversations. Young people, including young farmers, are challenging us to leap into more sustainable, climate-resilient, nature-positive practices. 
  • The event will explore how youth is working and can be empowered to catalyze their potential for climate action.
10 November 2022 19:00–20:00 Unlocking the power of youth-led innovation in ag and climate-tech to transform global food systems
  • Research and innovation can help develop science-based technologies and policies that can make food systems more equitable, resilient and sustainable. 
  • This session highlights how youth-led innovation contributes to this aim and policy priorities set by youth to unlock their potential as innovators.
11 November 2022 08:30–09:30 Koronivia’s future: Widen the mandate to a food systems approach
  • This event will focus on the importance of widening the mandate of Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture (KJWA) to go beyond agriculture and include food systems. 
  • Speakers from government, academia and civil society will outline why a food systems approach will deliver better outcomes for climate, people and nature.
11 November 2022 10:00–11:00 Climate security and agriculture: Strategies for inclusive adaptation
  • Climate change-related droughts, natural disasters, and crop failures are undermining livelihoods and food security, and leading to mass forced displacements. 
  • Join policymakers who will announce new commitments on locally-based agronomic solutions and hear from grassroots leaders who will share strategies for ensuring an inclusive and resilient global food system. 
  • Together they will identify entry points and promising practices for realizing equal access to decision-making, climate financing, land ownership, technology, and agronomy research.
11 November 2022 11:30–12:30 African Food Systems Transformation Initiative (AFSTI): Sustainably scaling African food systems
  • A joint effort between Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the UN Climate Change High Level Champions, AFSTI accelerates the adoption of high yielding, adaptive and resilient practices in Africa through an ecosystem approach. 
  • The session will showcase real opportunities and seek commitments from funders and partners aiming to pivot the African food system towards more resilient practices.
11 November 2022 13:00–14:00 A sustainable and inclusive agriculture transformation, engaging the private sector
  • This event will explore how the private sector can transform and build climate-adaptive LDC (least developed countries') food systems and complementary needs.
11 November 2022 15:00–16:00 Accelerating AIM4C investments for smallholder agriculture
  • This event will serve as a platform for high-level government officials and other key AIM for Climate (AIM4C) partners to announce new AIM4C innovation sprints, as well as highlight progress made against previously announced innovation sprints and related commitments. 
  • It will also be an opportunity for governments and partners to speak to the importance of AIM4C investments in agricultural research for climate adaptation, including those in partnership with CGIAR, that benefit smallholder farmers.
11 November 2022 16:30–17:30 Pathways to Dairy Net Zero: Results and progress
  • This event will report on the progress being made on Pathways to Dairy Net Zero, a global climate initiative launched by the dairy sector last year and supported by FAO. 
  • The event will be conducted in person with presentations from key UN actors, governments and other stakeholders.
11 November 2022 18:00–19:00 Carbon neutral and resilient agrifood systems
  • This session discusses carbon neutrality and resilience to shocks in local and global agrifood supply chains and systems through four perspectives: resilience and adaptation of agrifood systems; business and greenhouse gas emissions in supply chains; leveraging technology; and innovation to reduce emissions.
11 November 2022 19:30–21:00 Building paths for transformation: the way forward for agriculture and the KJWA
  • There is an urgent need to identify avenues to facilitate climate finance flows to agriculture. 
  • This session aims to contribute to discussions on the design of possible strategies, opportunities and mechanisms for the implementation of adaptation and mitigation actions, as a way forward for the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture (KJWA).
12 November 2022 08:30–09:30 Farmers at the center of climate action
  • Through this event, a diverse panel of food producers will spotlight agroecology, regenerative agriculture and other innovative approaches, systems and practices they are using to improve food and nutrition security while simultaneously enhancing health and livelihoods, improving the environment, enhancing biodiversity and delivering high value terrestrial solutions to climate change.
12 November 2022 10:00–11:00 Food loss and waste reduction for a better climate
  • The event will showcase how food loss and waste reduction can contribute to emissions reduction and scaled-up adaptation efforts. It will identify priority interventions to support innovations by small-scale producers to reduce food loss and waste and contribute to climate action. A pledge will be launched inviting different stakeholders to make voluntary commitments to actions to reduce food loss and waste.
12 November 2022 11:30–12:30 Digitalization of agrifood systems for global food security
  • The war in Ukraine has exacerbated global food security, which was already affected by climate change and two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.To increase the security and resilience of global agrifood systems, a renewed focus on increasing sustainable productivity across existing farmlands is needed.
  • This is where digital technologies, especially mobile solutions, can help, and innovation in the agricultural sector is the key.
12 November 2022 13:00–14:00 Climate-smart initiatives in small-scale aquatic food systems for sustainable healthy diets
  • This event builds on 'The Role of Aquatic Foods in Sustainable Healthy Diets', which highlighted that sustainable healthy diets must include diverse aquatic foods, inclusive policy frameworks, and access to innovative climate-smart technologies for small-scale aquatic food producers to ensure the four betters: production, environment, nutrition and life.
12 November 2022 14:30–15:30 Unlocking climate finance for agrifood system transformation
  • This side event will showcase how FAO’s partnership with GCF and the GEF scales up climate finance for high-impact projects that promote green and climate-resilient agrifood systems. 
  • Speakers will draw from experiences in Côte d’Ivoire and Southeast Asia where successful partnerships are transforming value chains so no one is left behind.
12 November 2022 16:00–17:00 Ensuring that food business can be net zero
  • This panel will focus on how small, medium, and large scale companies are becoming carbon neutral, not over the long term, but now.
12 November 2022 17:30–18:30 Genetic resources for climate adaptation
  • Genebanks offer crop diversity solutions with their climate-smart genetic traits to ensure climate-resilience of globally important crops. 
  • This session will explore the importance of diverse genetic traits in landraces and wild relatives that help ensure global food systems are resilient in the face of a rapidly changing climate.
14 November 2022 08:30–09:30 Scaling climate resilient solutions via innovative SMEs and WEF nexus approach
  • The event will bring forward the experiences of mobilizing innovative solutions to enhance food systems and food security based on sustainable water and energy use. 
  • Scaling these climate resilient solutions from the Middle East and Africa helps market value chains to transform and communities to adapt.
14 November 2022 10:00–11:00 Official launch of the new FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031
  • This high-level event will present FAO’s new Strategy on Climate Change, and stakeholders’ perspectives.
14 November 2022 11:30–12:30 Measuring progress on adaptation and mitigation of women in agriculture: What does it take?
  • Metrics and frameworks to track women’s (and men’s) progress on climate change adaptation and mitigation are urgently needed. 
  • This interactive panel will engage key stakeholders, including farmers and funders, to discuss the development of inclusive metrics and monitoring frameworks.
14 November 2022 13:00–14:00 How can we help women and youth build resilience against climate change? 
  • This event will highlight why women and youth are more exposed to climate change and how climate adaptation strategies and climate-smart agriculture can help achieve resilience, gender equality and social equity outcomes at once. 
  • Speakers will share about gender and climate hotspot mapping, the Gender Empowerment Index, and explore the enabling policy and financial environment to increase gender equality and social inclusion in climate resilience. 
14 November 2022 14:30–15:30 The global fertilizer crisis: Implications for the transformation towards climate-resilient agrifood systems
  • Improved nutrient management and fertilizer efficiency, and promotion of locally available alternatives to mineral fertilizer, can contribute to climate change mitigation while strengthening the resilience of agroecosystems. 
  • This side event, hosted by BMZ, brings together leaders from governments, industry, research and civil society. 
  • They will discuss priority actions and commitments needed to respond to the short-term needs of poor farmers and consumers in the Global South, while not losing sight of the objective to support the transformation towards climate-friendly and resilient agrifood systems.
14 November 2022 16:00–17:00 Farmers as soil carbon stewards
  • Agriculture, and in particular agricultural soils, can play a crucial role in food security and climate change. Regenerative agriculture has great potential to store carbon in the ground and restore healthy ecosystems, while improving the livelihood of farmers. 
  • Supporting farmers to shift from conventional practices to organic and biodynamic agriculture has succeeded in increasing their standard of living, especially after introducing the Economy of Love carbon credits.
14 November 2022 17:30–18:30 Gender-responsive and sensitive strategies to combat climate change in aquatic food systems
  • This session will share information and knowledge on climate change, gender and aquatic foods, identifying priority investments and interventions needed to deliver positive change for women's empowerment, gender equality and social inclusion in aquatic food systems, while safeguarding ecosystems.
14 November 2022 19:00–20:30 Building the Beans is How theory of change
  • This interactive event will feature members of the newly formed Beans is How Science & Innovation Advisory Council and draw upon specialist knowledge to answer the question: “How can we effectively measure and achieve the goal of doubling global bean consumption in five years?”
  • This event will share results of the Platform for Climate Action in Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean (PLACA), to highlight the importance of this regional collaborative mechanism in supporting ministries of agriculture to achieve sectoral climate commitments under the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
15 November 2022 10:00–11:00 Unlocking multi-stakeholder collaboration for transformative agrifood systems through NDCs and NAPs
  • The event will highlight country experiences and needs in planning, financing and implementing climate solutions through systems-thinking in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). 
  • Discussions will emphasize the need for multi-stakeholder collaboration to harness the potential of agrifood systems, with examples from Africa.
15 November 2022 11:30–12:30 Smallholder farmers lead the way to scale climate solutions
  • Some of the communities most vulnerable to the climate crisis are the small-scale farmers and workers in the Fairtrade system. Fairtrade recognizes the importance of environmental protection and early adaptation to climate change for all as key pillars for building sustainable livelihoods. 
  • This session will showcase how the Fairtrade system works to facilitate the implementation of environmental requirements, especially measures that enable decarbonization in certified commodities.
15 November 2022 13:00–14:00 Integrating climate action: managing the food, energy and water nexus for sustainable development
  • The food, energy and water nexus is at the heart of climate action and sustainable development. In this session, panellists from governments, business and research, with UN agencies, will share perspectives on integrated resource planning and management for sustainable climate-resilient development.
15 November 2022 14:30–15:30 Climate risks to water resources for food security: linking global, regional and national responses
  • With agrifood sectors as one of the main users of water, climate change poses a serious threat to places around the world already faced with water scarcity and drought. 
  • This event brings together global frameworks, regional approaches and national actions that are attempting to address these risks.
15 November 2022 16:00–18:00 Elaborating the Africa Climate Smart Agriculture Framework (ACSAF) and its Plan of Action
  • The main objective of this event is to launch an inclusive process for the elaboration and validation of the Africa Climate Smart Agriculture Framework and its 10-year Plan of Action. 
  • The ACSAF aims to streamline implementation and strengthen coordination of climate-smart agriculture actions.
15 November 2022 18:30–19:30 Agricultural transformation requires a stronger focus on justice for vulnerable farmers
  • At COP27, the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture will determine agriculture’s future in climate talks. 
  • Yet research from University of Leeds shows the working group has not prioritized justice. Audience and speakers will discuss just agricultural transformation in the UNFCCC and beyond.
  • Indigenous Peoples and forest and farm producer organizations will share more information about their holistic food, knowledge, and territorial management systems, the Indigenous Peoples’ biocentric approach, and their contribution to ecosystem restoration and biodiversity conservation. 
  • The event will focus on how to support farmers organizations and Indigenous Peoples to accelerate climate action.
16 November 2022 10:00–11:00 Can nature-based solutions create the necessary resilience for ecosystems and communities in the Sahel’s Great Green Wall?
  • Complementary action at multiple levels is needed to achieve ecosystem and community resilience across the Sahel. Join us for a lively discussion highlighting the potential for nature-based solutions to increase resilience and harness finance for the Great Green Wall. 
  • The session will showcase applications of nature-based solution approaches helping to restore the Sahel and address food insecurity, climate change and biodiversity loss.
16 November 2022 11:30–12:30 Building pathways towards more climate-friendly food systems
  • In this session, countries from across the world will present their success stories and best practices and CGIAR leaders will elaborate on how four new CGIAR Initiatives — Agroecology, Nature-Positive Solutions, Sustainable Intensification and Excellence in Agronomy — can join forces to create a framework for more productive, nutritious, sustainable and socially just food systems.
16 November 2022 13:00–14:00 Just Transition in the agricultural sector: Social protection as a pathway for sustainable and inclusive climate actions in agrifood systems
  • The event brings together policymakers, civil society, trade unions, practitioners, and researchers to discuss pathways for a Just Transition in the agricultural sectors, how to enhance sustainable and inclusive climate actions in food systems and why social protection can be leveraged to make climate actions in agrifood systems more inclusive and effective. 
  • It will provide a forum for sharing evidence, policy insights, and programmatic approaches.
16 November 2022 14:30–15:30 Forest-climate solutions: Leveraging forests and trees for climate stability and food security
  • This event will highlight the key role of forests and trees in simultaneously supporting climate stability and food security through the launch of three complementary publications by FAO and partners.
16 November 2022 16:00–17:00 Agronomy provides key entry points for climate change adaptation with mitigation as co-benefits
  • The CGIAR Initiative Excellence in Agronomy aims to deliver agronomic gain for smallholder farming households in the Global South and ensure the minimum viable products of all its Use Cases explicitly address region-specific climate change hazards. 
  • This session will include examples of how agronomy can address climate change and planned future activities on agronomy and climate change adaptation.
16 November 2022 17:30–18:30 Science and innovation for climate adaptation of African agriculture
  • This event will feature a synthesis of the outcomes of the FAO Science and Innovation Forum 2022 side event on science and innovation for African Agriculture. 
  • It will focus on climate change impacts on agriculture and food security in Africa and discuss future research for development strategies for climate change adaptation and sustainable intensification of African agriculture.
16 November 2022 19:00–20:00 Decoupling agriculture from deforestation: Win-wins for climate, livelihoods and food security
  • The event will feature high-level interventions and evidence-based practices from countries and key international actors for agriculture-forestry win-win opportunities that directly contribute to climate change mitigation and resilient landscapes for food security and livelihoods.
17 November 2022 08:30–09:30 Nutrition-sensitive and climate-smart agrifood systems: Tools and options to move to implementation
  • This event will describe efforts linking nutrition and climate action in practice with a focus on agrifood system transformation. 
  • FAO and partners will highlight innovative tools and mechanisms to bring the ambition of nutrition-sensitive, climate-smart agrifood systems to action.
17 November 2022 10:00–11:00 Advancing Climate Smart Aquaculture Technologies (ACliSAT): For food security and economic development
  • The Advanced Climate Smart Aquaculture Technologies (ACliSAT) project is promoting climate smart aquaculture systems through development and adoption of water-use efficient and cost-effective systems under water-deficient conditions and reduce global gas emission and contribute to food security.
17 November 2022 11:30–12:30 City region food systems: Strengthening resilience against multiple shocks and stresses
  • The event calls on cities and partners to take a territorial systems and circular approach to building food resilience. 
  • In a panel setting, cities and practitioners will discuss transformative solutions, initiatives from partner organizations, and insights from a recent global study from FAO.
17 November 2022 13:00–14:00 Solar irrigation to address recurring global food, nutrition and fuel crises in a climate emergency
  • This session introduces new findings on solar irrigation uptake and challenges in Africa and South Asia, and the potential of the technology in a climate crisis. 
  • Key stakeholders will discuss tradeoffs across greenhouse gas mitigation, food and nutrition security and water depletion.
17 November 2022 14:30–15:30 Accelerating digital climate services for resilient food systems in the Global South
  • In the Global South, farmers are observing their traditional knowledge of weather patterns is becoming increasingly unreliable for making farming decisions due to climate change, and demand climate services that can fill this vacuum. 
  • This event will showcase pioneering efforts to enable meteorological agencies in the Global South to produce accurate climate information, co-create digital climate services for agricultural systems (crops, aquaculture and livestock) and support sustainable and inclusive business models.
17 November 2022 16:00–17:00 Assessing climate risks and opportunities in SIDS coasts, communities and ecosystems
  • This event will launch new climate data and findings of studies on climate change in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and discuss climate solutions for coastal areas and ocean economies in SIDS.
17 November 2022 17:30–18:30 Low emissions food systems in conflict-affected settings
  • In this side event we will discuss evidence on the links between food systems emissions and conflict, as well as evidence on how to scale approaches for achieving low emissions food systems and peace.
17 November 2022 19:00–20:00 Inclusive climate-smart digital technologies: Can small-scale farmers get on board?
  • Climate-smart technologies can only help fight climate change if they are embraced by small-scale farmers. 
  • Most digital solutions are scalable and profitable especially for big farms. 
  • The panelists will discuss how digital solutions can be designed and made available in more inclusive ways.
18 November 2022 08:30–09:30 Sustainable and circular bioeconomy in the climate agenda: Opportunities to transform agrifood systems
  • This event will raise awareness of circular bioeconomy opportunities to transform agrifood systems and accelerate implementation of climate action. 
  • The outcome will be a call for enhanced climate ambition with the sustainable use of biological resources and innovations across economic sectors.
18 November 2022 10:00–11:00 Anticipatory actions and multi-risk management interventions for climate security
  • The frequency and intensity of climate shocks coupled with raising violence and conflict increasingly affects the food security of millions of people worldwide. 
  • This session will discuss how to strengthen the resilience of food systems and innovative interventions, including anticipatory actions, to reduce both climate and conflict threats.
18 November 2022 11:30–12:30 Scaling up disaster and climate risk management actions to prevent food crises
  • The event highlights the main drivers of food insecurity driven by extreme events, conflicts, and socio-economic shocks and disturbances, and explores ways to build inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems for all, through scaling up disaster and climate risk management actions. 
  • The moderated discussion will focus on concrete tools and actions to tackle the increasing impacts of disasters on the most vulnerable and their communities, including the climate-related and protracted nature of food crises.
18 November 2022 14:30–15:30 Improving climate resilient food systems in fragile and conflict-affected settings: A way forward for peace and food security?
  • Failure to acknowledge the role of climate as a “threat multiplier” jeopardizes the efficacy of national efforts to improve resilience capacities and achieve SDGs, especially in fragile settings. 
  • This panel will discuss concrete food systems solutions to achieve a “climate resilience peace.”

EU COP side events

8 November 2022. 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Egypt). Rolling-out the AEGEI: accelerating its implementation.
    • The Africa EU Green Energy Initiative is one of the key flagships of the Global Gateway Africa–Europe Investment Package.
    • Incl. Carla Montesi Director INTPA.F - Green Deal Digital Agenda European Commission
8 November 2022 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM (Egypt) EU response to food crises and support to African resilience: Agro-ecological approaches and the Great Green Wall

    • Incl. Michèle Mbo'o Tchouawou Deputy Director, Programs African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD)
    • Incl. Koen Doens Director General European Commission -Directorate General for International Partnerships
    • Incl. Estherine Lisinge-Fotabong Director of Programme Innovation and Planning African Union Development Agency-NEPAD & Tim Benton Research Director Chatham House
    • The event will show-case how the EU has been supporting the food transition in partner countries underpinning goals of the EU Circular Economy Action Plan and the Farm to Fork Strategy.
    • Incl. Karim Elwakkad Project Manager Sekem Development Foundation & Carla Montesi Director INTPA.F - European Commission
    • Incl. Yemi Akinbamijo Executive Director FARA, Irene Annor-Frempong Coordinator,  LEAP4FNSSA & Magdalena Gajdzinska Policy Officer: Food systems EC
12 November 2022 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Egypt) Resilient agriculture in Africa : EU and partners in action
    • The event will highlight selected examples of EU support to local, bottom-up initiatives addressing climate change in the agriculture and food systems area. The International Land Coalition will focus on secure land tenure as prerequisite for climate action and sustainable food systems. Tony Rinaudo (tbc) will present its striking results with Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) of trees and the Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) initiative will highlight the role of innovation.
12 November 2022 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM (Egypt) Food systems transformation to support climate ambition: opportunities for coherent & collaborative action
    • This side event organised by the European Economic and Social Committee will involve policy-makers and civil society organisations with the aim to debate opportunities and challenges of the transition towards sustainable food systems that can effectively contribute to climate mitigation and adaptation efforts.
12 November 2022. 13:30 to 14:30 CET. Is our food system ready for the climate crisis ?
    • Many EU projects provide innovations for Food Systems transition in a joint EU-Africa approach, among them: FOODLAND | InnoFoodAfrica | HealthyFoodAfricaEWA – BELT | SustainSAHEL | SustInAfrica | UPSCALE | Soils4Africa
    • In this session, 8 panellists will discuss the role of research & innovation to support this transformation, and the need for ambitious science–policy interfaces to improve the governance of our food systems.
    • Incl. Hans-Jörg Lutzeyer · European Commission, DG Research and Innovation, Tom Arnold · Irish Government, Irene Annor-Frempong · FARA
15 November 2022 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Egypt). Optimizing food and climate action 
 
 

16 November 2022 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM (Egypt) Climate services for adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa


    • Incl. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment African Union Commission
16 November 2022 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM (Egypt) Digital technologies for climate change adaptation and mitigation
Incl. Carla Montesi Director INTPA.F - European Commission

GLF COP Side events 

11 -12 November 2022 Landscapes Forum CLIMATE ALONGSIDE COP27 
GLF Climate: Frontiers of Change

OTHER COP Side events 

14 November 2022 15:00 – 16:15 EAT The role of African women in climate change Mitigation, Adaptation & Response By AGRA/Value4Her

15 November 2022 2:30pm - 3:30pm Digital Solutions and Information for a Climate Resilient Agriculture Sector (DSI-CRA) By IICA / The Commonwealth

14 & 15 November 2022. 12:30-15:00 Rome time (CET). Global Workshop on Digital Sequence Information and Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Register here

22 November 2022. 10:00 - 11:30 AM CET. On the road to the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15). 
  • Why the engagement of the agrifood sectors will be critical to the success of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework][On the Road to the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15)
22 November 2022. Africa and Europe, hand in hand Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs - organizes its 7th Conference


22 November 2022. 1 - 2:30 pm GMT  ///  2 - 3:30 pm CET  ///  3 - 4:30 pm CAT. Uncovering Land Data Opportunities: The Cases of Senegal and Namibia 

23 November 2022 from 12:30 to 15:00. “International Science Day 2022: agriculture – food – environment” 
  • by the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations Rome in collaboration with French research institutes CIRAD-INRAE-IRD
  • The event will take place in French and English with simultaneous interpretation. 
  • About the ways in which science can inform the analysis of the current food crisis, as well as the relationship between science and society (collective scientific expertise, public policies, ethics).
  • 23/11 1 pm Food & Nutrition Security & Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA)
23 to 25 November 2022. 7th World Congress (7WC) in Rural and Agricultural Finance
  • This congress aims at bringing APRACA, AFRACA, ALIDE, CICA and NENARACA member institutions and all interested development sector partners together to discuss the topics that define the future of the flow of finance to the rural and agricultural sector and to bring a powerful message to the worldwide policy making community.
24 November 20222 4 p.m. GMT. ACAFP Webinar: The power of Hydroxyl-radical in enhancing the food safety and shelf-life of foods

24 November 20222 Voices of African Innovation 2022, by IFAD
  • impactful solutions between Italy and Africa, addressing specific challenges faced by African communities (Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Senegal, Burkina Faso) by facilitating partnerships between Italian Civil Society Organisations, and Italian and African innovators.
  • this event aims to promote the solutions developed under the Coopen programme to disseminate the knowledge and best practices from high-impact and inclusive projects developed to face the challenges of Circular Economy and Food and Sustainable Agriculture.
24 November 2022, 11:30-12:10 CET. Technological solutions for land recordation.

26 - 28 November 2022. Youth in Agroecology @DeTara Foundation YouTube livestreaming
  • 26 November 2022: 13.30-14.30 (GMT+07.00) Controlling Pests and Diseases Speakers: Dr. Sari Nurulita (IPB University) and Dedi Mulyadi (Organic Farming Practitioner - Agrospora)
  • 27 November 2022: 09.30-10.30 (GMT+07.00) Gender & Agricultural Resources Management Speaker: Latipah Hendarti (DeTara Foundation)
  • 27 November 2022: 10.30-11.30 (GMT+07.00) Mapping Our Environment Potency Speaker: Dr. Fakhrizal Nashr (PT. Plan B Indonesia)
28 -30 December 2022. International Symposium on GIAHS and Family Farming 2022 by FAO
28 -30 December 2022. 18th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Partnership Platform (CAADP PP): Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture: A pathway to strengthening resilience of agro-food systems on the continent.
  • Sub-theme 1: Upscaling food bio-fortification in Africa with reference to the Declaration on Food Fortification and Bio-Fortification
  • Sub-theme 2: Promotion of orphan crops and indigenous foods in view of their importance in nutrition security
28 November 2022. Promoting circular economy and reducing food losses and waste: successes by SMEs and entrepreneurs by the Pan-African Farmers Organization (PAFO) and the COLEACP within their Innovations series.


29 November 2022. Session I of the AKADEMIYA2063 Ukraine Crisis Webinar Series
  • Online meeting via Zoom with interpretation in English, French and Spanish
  • As part of the exchange between FO-RI partners, regional farmers organisations (RFOs) will share with us their experience in:
    • Policy development processes, when possible related to agroecology, based on evidence and research, including partnerships creation,
    • The development of specific communication materials/policy briefs, and
    • Exchange on issues relevant to the action research partners.
  • With input from :
    • RFO Pacific Islands PIFON: Kyle Stice, Executive Director
    • RFO West Africa ROPPA: Ousseini Ouedraogo, Secretary General
    • RFO Latin American COPROFAM: Fernando Lopez, President and Gustavo Cabrera, Coordinator CNFR
29 November 2022. HiddenHunger global data and actions needed hosted by the Micronutrient Forum
 by IFPRI 

29 November 2022. 09:30 AM FOODPathS: Online Funders Forum Event

29 November 2022 08:00 EST (New York) / 14:00 CET (Brussels)  ‘Countdown to the UN SDG Summit 2023,’
  • The first in a series of eight SDGs monthly webinars, will focus on SDG 1 on Poverty and SDG 2 on Hunger.

29 November - 2 December 2022 AGROFOOD WEST AFRICA
  • Exhibitors from all over the world are ready to meet with Ghanaian and West African farmers, food & drink producers, and food retail, hotels, and restaurants to discuss ideas, network, and talk business.

  • Though widely called upon, the use of scientific evidence in the design of nutrition policies still faces many obstacles and is poorly implemented. 
  • A gap that the Knowledge and Research for Nutrition project aims to address, by improving the connection between researchers and decision makers.
30 November 2022.Farming with Fungi, 11a.m. - 1p.m. Pacific time.  Convert your time zone here.

30 November 2022. 04:00 PM Singapore. CLIMATE CHANGE: FROM RISK TO RESILIENCE

1 December 2022. Legal issues in animal gene banking. by FAO

5  December 2022.2:00 to 4:00pm EAT Leveraging the New Bottom-Up Economic Plan for Food System Transformation in Kenya  by IFPRI

8 December 2022, 09:00 CET - 9 December 2022, 18:00 CET, Brussels, Belgium. The 2022 EU Agricultural Outlook conference - A sustainable agri-food system forged in crises, 

6 - 7 December 2022. AGRA INNOVATE LAGOS
  • Now in its 8th year, Agra Innovate Lagos is West Africa's leading agriculture trade show. 
  • Featuring free seminars on hot agribusiness topics, a buzzing expo and unlimited networking opportunities, the expo connects global suppliers to serious local agriculture sector buyers, professionals and practitioners.

7 December 2022 Monitoring the Status of Animal Genetic Resources Worldwide - the Domestic Animal Diversity Information System

8 December 2022 Food and nutrition education and school food to improve diets for life by FAO

8 December 2022, 10.00-12.00 hours GMT. Launch Event of the AfricaSeeds New Strategy Document

8 December 2022. Perspectives on Pastoralism” film festival.
  • Brussels, in combination with a photo exhibit by the PASTRES (Pastoralism, Uncertainty and Resilience: Global Lessons from the Margins) research programme funded by the European Research Council (ERC)
  • The films selected for the 2nd edition of the “Perspectives on Pastoralism” festival can be found on the film festival website (www.pastoralistfilmfestival.com).
  • This film festival forms part of the initiative for the International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists (IYRP; www.iyrp.info), approved by the United Nations to be celebrated in 2026.
13 December 2022 MaRCCI Building Resilient Crop Systems in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges. RUFORUM AGM event

22 December 2022 6TH GLF INVESTMENT CASE SYMPOSIUM
  • The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement.
25-26 January 2023. Dakar. Feed Africa. AFDB, AU, FAO, etcFeb 15, 2023 - Feb 16, 2023 AFRICA AGRI EXPO
  • Africa Agri Expo cater a networking platform for Agriculture Companies, Service Providers, Machinery & Equipment Companies, Technology Companies, Agro Chemical and Fertiliser companies, Seed Companies and Investors to build valuable connections.
15- 17 March 2023 AGRITECH WEST AFRICA
  • exhibition and marketing platform for companies in the agriculture technology, agro chemicals, irrigation & systems, and all products related to agriculture and value addition, if they are targeting to connect partners and expand your business in West Africa.
30 March - 1 April 2023 AFMASS FOOD EXPO EASTERN AFRICA
  • The food industry in Eastern Africa is the most vibrant in Africa – as new investments and new product innovations surge in key markets in the region such as Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda etc
19 June - 30 June 2023. ANH 2023 will be hosted in a hybrid format: online and in Malawi.


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