FAO and partners are organizing a 3-week learning event in June-July 2017 that consists of one webinar and facilitated e-mail discussion through an online community. The webinar will take place on Wednesday 21 June at 10-11.45 (link will be provided). 

Objective

The aim of the event is to strengthen agricultural practitioners’ knowledge of challenges for irrigation in the context of climate change and practical options for climate-smart responses.

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Presenters of the webinar

• Patricia Mejias Moreno, Land and Water Division, FAO
• Vinay Nangia, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas – ICARDA 

Participants

• Experts: especially practitioners facing drought and irregular rain patters; experts in sustainable irrigation,
• Practitioners from civil society organizations working on climate change and food systems,
• Organizations: Development organizations, and members of the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA), and
• Members of the communities facilitated by FAO (DGroup and the LinkedIn group).

With the acquired knowledge and peer support through the online community of practice, the practitioners will be better able to identify climate change-related challenges and climate-smart responses for irrigated agriculture and eventually support farmers to get prepared for climate change and addressing it in their work for ensuring food security.