About the event: Following the launch of the Global Alliance for CSA (GACSA) on 23 September 2014 during the UN Secretary-General Climate Summit in New York, the emphasis was put on identifying early actions of the Alliance and defining the Governance structure, formulating the TORs of the action groups, developing the work programme for the Inception year.

The overall objective of this side event is:

• Facilitate and contribute to on-going dialogue on CSA;
• Facilitate sharing and (peer) learning from on-the-ground experiences in scaling up CSA;
• Mobilise increased stakeholder participation in the GACSA and strengthen global drive and support for CSA.

The country cases are represented by GACSA country members from the Caribbean, Asian and African regions to show that CSA approach is both context specific and knowledge intensive. This side-event will put forward a positive, actionable agenda on climate-smart agriculture practices for GACSA. The role of the AGs will be addressed by the GACSA co-chairs, highlighting the importance of the synergies among the three AGs' Work Plans.

Aims and Topics:

The side event will be organized as a panel discussion.
Panel members will include:

• High level representatives of  three countries (tbc)
• International NGO (tbc)
• Frank Rijsberman, CEO, CGIAR Consortium
• GACSA Co-Chair

Responsible office: 

Martin Frick, Director, NRC, FAO

Languages: 

English, French, Spanish

Concept Note: 

English

Twitter hashtag:

#UNFAO39; #UNFAOresults; #climatechange