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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

This event will take place through a webinar on Wednesday 21 June, and within the online community of practice on Agriculture sectors and climate change between 14 June and 4 July 2017.

More informaton at http://www.fao.org/global-soil-partnership/about/plenary-assembly/fifth-session-2017/en/

>>>Watch the webcast LIVE: Monday 19 June 9.30 - 17:00 CET<<<

There is no shortage of knowledge, technologies, resources and good practices for addressing drought, agricultural and rural development and water shortage. Coping with these issues in a global framework and global approach have to help us to avoid famines. 

Promoting and supporting partnerships to harness the knowledge and experience of stakeholders and enabling targeted actions for drought response, agricultural production and sustainable use of water in agriculture is the way forward, thereby addressing the challenges for agricultural production and livelihoods posed by climate change.

Drought, a devastating natural hazard, affects...

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