GACSA Annual Forum 2019
The third Annual Forum of the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture – in short “GACSA” – took place on 15 and 16 June 2019 in Bonn Germany. Representatives of many different stakeholder groups, including national and sub-national governments, civil society, farmers’ organizations, private sector, academia, and international development organizations, attended the event (Annex 4). Participants shared their experiences on promoting and implementing climate-smart agriculture – with examples ranging from local initiatives with schoolchildren, to agricultural policies and incentive schemes at the state-level, to regional networks.
Day 1
WELCOME ADDRESS
Moderator: Lindiwe Majele Sibanda - GACSA Co-Chair
A.G. Kawamura – Farmer | Co-Chair, Solutions from the Land and former Secretary | California Department of Food and Agriculture
Revolutions in Resilience: Unifying Vision for 21st Century Agriculture
INNOVATIVE CSA SUCCESSES AND LESSONS LEARNED BY TYPES OF GACSA MEMBERS
Moderator: Ernie Shea - Chair, GACSA Member Engagement Team and President, Solutions from the Land | See presentation
Tony Siantonas - Director, Climate Smart Agriculture & Sustainable Landscapes (WBCSD) | See presentation
Rosa Mosquera Losada - Professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela (AFINET)
CSA SUCCESSES AND LESSONS LEARNED THROUGH REGIONAL INITIATIVES
Moderator: Lindiwe Majele Sibanda - GACSA Co-Chair
Fred Yoder - Farmer from North America Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance (NACSAA)
Abdulai Jalloh - Director of Research and Innovation (CORAF)
Imelda Bacudo - Technical advisor to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Resilience building in agriculture in ASEAN
HOW CLIMATE EXTREMES AND OTHER SHOCKS CHALLENGE CSA
Moderator: Marcel van Nijnatten - Policy Coordinator, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
Jonas Jägermeyr - Postdoc at University of Chicago and NASA/GISS and AgMIP
Modeling opportunities for climate smart approaches: anticipating extreme events and shocks
KEYNOTE REFLECTION: STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS
Moderator: Bruce Campbell – Program Director, Program Management Unit (CGIAR/CCAFS)
Karen Ross – Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture
Zitouni Ould-Dada – Deputy Director of the Climate and Environment Division (FAO)
PANEL DISCUSSION: GACSA’S SUPPORT OF UN AND IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES
Moderator: Allison M. Chatrchyan – Director, Cornell Institute for Climate Smart Solutions
GACSA’s Interaction with, and Support of UN Initiatives and Implementing Agencies
Herwing Ranner - Climate policy officer at DG AGRI; EU Agriculture negotiator at UNFCCC
The Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture Ideas for a successful outcome
Hien T. Ngo - Head of the Technical Support Unit for the Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
Martial Bernoux and Federica Matteoli – Natural Resources Officers (FAO)
FAO's work on Climate Change and Environment
WRAP UP & RECOMMENDATIONS
Moderator: Marcel van Nijnatten - Policy Coordinator, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
Recommendations as they align to the Strategic Plan 2018-2022
Day 2
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: SETTING IDEAS FOR EACH GACSA ACTION GROUP
Moderator: Lindiwe Majele Sibanda - GACSA Co-Chair
Hans Hoogeveen – Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Global Climate Smart Agriculture Investment Facility (GACSA-IF)
Bruce Campbell – Program Director, Program Management Unit (CGIAR/CCAFS) | See presentation
Slaven Tadić - Research Fellow at Ibimet | The Emilia Romagna Region: can policy influence innovation
WORKING GROUPS: BREAKOUT PLANNING SESSION TO IMPLEMENT THE GACSA STRATEGIC PLAN AND SET-UP THE GACSA INVESTMENT FACILITY
Knowledge Action Group Moderator: Allison M. Chatrchyan – Director, Cornell Institute for Climate Smart Solutions Investment Action Group
Moderator: Simon Leiva – Coordinator of GACSA Facilitation Unit Enabling Environment Group
Moderator: Federica Matteoli – Natural Resources Officer, FAO
CONFERENCE CLOSING REMARKS
Dr. Theo de Jager – World Farmers Organization (WFO)