Recordings November - December 2022

UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15)

7-19 December 2022 in Montreal, Canada, UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15): CBD side events: extracts

• Dec 13 Four African CSOs on agroecology, biotechnologies and the "free, prior and informed consent
• Dec 20. Final Press Conference with COP15 Presidency

11-13 December 2022. Fifth Science-Policy Forum for Biodiversity and and the Eighth International Conference on Sustainability Science

1. SESSION 1 The role of the scientific community in the implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework
2. SESSION 2 Transformative actions on all drivers of biodiversity loss urgently required to achieve the global goals by 2050
3. SESSION 3 Biodiversity-Inclusive One health: Future solutions, learning from experience
4. SESSION 4 Biodiversity as a source of solutions to sustainability challenges in urban, peri-urban and rural areas
5. SESSION 5 Valuing, measuring and reporting on ecosystem services
6. SESSION 6 What capacity building for digital sequence information can offer
7. SESSION 7 Sustainability & food systems/ agriculture: Scaling-up and measuring sustainability
8. SESSION 8 Mobilizing tools and technologies to support implementation and monitoring of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework - towards a global biodiversity observation system
9. SESSION 9 PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION: Public policies & private sector
10. SESSION 10 Restoration, connectivity, ecological integrity. How to effectively achieve and measure restoration and functionality recovery
11. SESSION 11 Nature positive solutions for public & private sectors
12. SESSION 12 Opportunities for nature positive future – session for early-career scholars and students

The Food Day @ the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15)

• Transforming food systems to reverse biodiversity loss – Building nexus between Biodiversity-Climate-Land-Food Systems
• Role of Grasslands, Savannahs and Rangelands - A discussion on the vital importance of our most important environmental asset: Soil.
• Transforming aquatic and terrestrial food systems together in the  GBF & beyond
• Indigenous and local women as stewards of land and food sovereignty
• How to implement food-related targets of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework - This session highlighted successful practices from around the world that use food systems as a pathway to support countries in meeting food-related targets of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.
• Scaling demand side actions to spur a radical transformation of our food system
• Aligning agricultural subsidies with nature and biodiversity goals: Shifting the trillions towards a nature positive economy
• From Ambition to Action: Scaling nature positive food systems by 2030 - This session deep-dived into the role of agri-food companies in scaling nature-positive food systems through the implementation of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. 

Nature Positive Pavilion at the CBD's COP15

• 8/12 Domestication of Forest plants from Taï National Park (IOPC) - Côte d'Ivoire
• 08/12 Atewa Forest, Ghana, and Nature-Based Solutions for critical public goods (A Rocha Ghana)
• 09/12 Our Climate's Secret Ally: Uncovering the story of nature in the IPCC 6th Assessment Report (WWF)
• 09/12 Science Basis for a Nature and People Positive World (Earth Commission)
• 11/12 Shared spaces approaches to a nature and people positive future (CORDIO East Africa)
• 13/12 Agriculture in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (WBCSD, IUCN)

UN Climate conference (COP 27)

6 - 18 November 2022. COP 27: The Food Systems Pavilion

• The Food Systems Pavilion brought together over 15 international leaders in the food space spanning the public, private and not-for-profit sectors, from farmers and youth to policy makers and scientists.
• The Food Systems Pavilion features 11 days of programming – including 10 Thematic Days highlighting the critical role that transforming food systems must play in climate mitigation, adaptation and building resilience.
• Nov. 6. ENHANCE resilience to climate and shocks
• Nov. 8. ENABLE a culture of sustainable, healthy and nutritious diets
• Nov. 9. INCREASE sustainable investment and financing to build food systems
• Nov. 10. ACCELERATE innovation and digitalisation11 Nov. BOOST nature positive production and soil health11 Nov. BOOST nature positive production and soil health
• 12 Nov. SCALE climate resilient agriculture
• 14 Nov. EMBRACE sustainable water and aquatic blue food diversity for climate smart food systems
• 15 Nov. CHAMPION youth action in food systems
• 16 Nov. PROTECT and restore nature
• 17 Nov. TRANSFORM value chains and develop inclusive markets
• 18 Nov. CLOSING

6 - 18 November 2022. COP27: Water Pavilion: Climate Smart Agriculture for Food Security, Adaptation, Sustainability

• Nov. 11. Thematic Day 4: Climate Smart Agriculture for Food Security, Adaptation, and Sustainability.

8 - 14 November 2022. COP27: Africa pavilion, AFDB and African panels

6 - 18 November 2022. EIB at COP27 - (European Investment Bank and European Investment Fund)

8 - 16 November 2022. World Bank Group at COP27

8 - 16 November 2022. EU COP27 side events

6 - 18 November 2022. COP 27: The Food Systems Pavilion: CGIAR & FAO

FAO/CFS

22 November 2022. CFS: Reducing Inequalities for Food Security and Nutrition

• The objective of the event was to provide the CFS High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) with substantive inputs and contributions towards the preparation of a report on this topic, which is expected to be released in the summer of 2023 to inform the preparation of related CFS policy recommendations.

22 November 2022. How far are we in the agroecological transition? The contribution of the Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE)

• The webinar highlighted how the growing community of practice for TAPE is generating a multitude of evidence and insights, thereby contributing to the further development and application of this tool.

INTPA

13 December 2022. Women Land and Environmental Rights Defenders: Protection and Justice

12 December 2022. Food fortification for improved nutrition

30 November 2022. Evidence-informed decision making: Insights from the nutrition field

CGIAR

5 - 8 December 2022 Financial Flows in the Agrifood Sector in the Global South

• This consultative roundtable was moderated by a senior researcher from The Economist with the aim of exploring how to scale up innovations in agrifood systems and understanding the drivers of the financial flows in the sector. 

AU/DREA/AUDA-NEPAD/CAADP

1 - 2 December 2022. MALABO POLICY LEARNING EVENT (MAPLE2022) - 18th CAADP PP No recording (yet?) available

28 -30 December 2022. 18th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Partnership Platform No recording (yet?) available

23 - 24 November 2022. AU-EU Innovation Agenda Stakeholder Event Nairobi No recording (yet?) available

• This Stakeholder Event provided a forum to present and discuss on the findings of the online public consultation on the AU-EU Innovation Agenda; Discuss on specific stakeholder demands and ideas; and strategic training and information sessions focused on topics of particular relevance to the implementation of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda.

IFPRI webinars

24 December 2022. Harmful Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Subsidies 

• In a recent review of the literature on agricultural subsidies, the Institute for International Trade identified key areas where further analysis is needed to strengthen the evidence base for subsidy reform. The study confirmed that many subsidies rely on environmentally harmful policy instruments, with few constraints on these expenditures.

12 December 2022. Minata Samaté Cessouma on Africa’s Year of Nutrition

• H. E. Amb. Minata Samaté Cessouma is the Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, African Union (AU).

6 December 2022. Enhancing Biodiversity and Resilience in Intensive Farming Systems

• The growth of our global food production capacity over the past century is unprecedented, and has been facilitated by advances in crop breeding, mechanization, intensification, and the application of chemical inputs. This has come at a cost in terms of biodiversity loss and land degradation.

5 December 2022. New Bottom-Up Economic Plan for Food System Transformation in Kenya

• This seminar discussed results from an ongoing effort in Kenya by KIPPRA and CGIAR’s National Policies and Strategies Initiative to model the expected impacts of implementing the plan on key socioeconomic outcomes such as the food system, diets, jobs, poverty, and inequality.

AKADEMIYA2063

20 December 2022.  Session III – The Ukraine Crisis and African Economies Fertilizer Sector Disruptions: Exposure, Contagion, and Effects on Agricultural Productivity and Growth 

13 December 2022 Session II – The Ukraine Crisis and African Economies Terms of Trade: Impacts on  Growth, Employment, Poverty, and  Food Security

29 November 2022  Session I – The Ukraine Crisis and African Economies: Impacts and Policy Implications 

ReNAPRI

1-3 November 2022 9th Annual ReNAPRI Stakeholders Conference

• The overarching theme of the 9thth Annual Regional Network of Agricultural Policy Research Institutes (ReNAPRI) Stakeholders Conference was: “Looking Ahead: Strengthening Africa’s food system through increased productivity, climate resilience and adaptation”.
• Session 1: Megatrends affecting African food systems: implications for government action
• Session 2: Farmers's risk and economic use of fertilizers in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Session 3: High level Panel discussion on the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit: thoughts, opportunities and expectations
• Session 4: Informing policy: towards a 10-year African Fertilizer and soil health
• Session 5: Implementation of NDCs and NAPs in Africa under the Paris Agreement of Climate Change
• Session 6: STAAARS+ The Structural Transformation of African and Asian Agriculture and Rural Spaces

RUFORUM

12 - 16 December 2022. 2022 edition of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Africa

• This year, the AGM of the of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Africa (RUFORUM) emphasized on the needed actions by African universities and their partners to strengthen Agri-food systems in Africa

PAFO-COLEACP

28 November 2022 Innovations Series - Session 11: Innovations and successes of African farmer-led businesses and SMEs

23 November 23, 2022. IICA-COLEACP Caribbean Agrifood Business Series - Session 7

Other recordings

8-9 December 2022. 5th East African Banking & Microfinance Forum: Promoting agriculture and agri-business in Africa

• 08/12 Promoting agriculture and agri-business in Africa (Panel discussion). @ 6:40:49 (video recording)

5- 8 December 2022. Social and Behavior Change and nutrition

• Leaders in SBCC and related fields from around the world shared their insights and reflections during these informative sessions during the 2022 International Social and Behavior Change Summit in Marrakech, Morocco

23 November 2022. The Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations Rome organised an “International Science Day 2022: agriculture – food – environment” as a webinar.