AICCRA @ COP27: What's the best approach to transformative adaptation for resilient agriculture in Africa?
By 2050, up to $50 billion will be needed yearly for climate change adaptation in Africa. The scale of the challenge requires a transformative response: incremental action is not enough.
This event will define transformative adaptation and explore the most promising actions in African agriculture.
Background
Climate change adaptation could cost $50 billion annually in Africa by 2050, even if global warming is less than 2 degrees. The urgency of the climate challenge requires far-reaching, transformative adaptation because incremental action is no longer sufficient.
In Africa’s agriculture sector, innovative technological interventions are critical but social, institutional and governance factors are the actual drivers of transformation.
This discussion will help define transformative adaptation and explore transformative approaches in agriculture in Senegal and Zambia that are supported by Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) and the CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience, ClimBeR.
Speakers
- Caroline Mwongera, Senior Scientist & Global Leader Policies and Institutions for Climate Action, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
- Esther Zulu, Farmer and Community Leader, Zambia, AICCRA
- Ana Maria Loboguerrero, Leader of ClimBeR, CGIAR and Director of AICCRA
- Sithembile Mwamakamba, Director of Policy Research and Analysis, FANRPAN
To join virtually
Livestream will be available on the Food and Agriculture Pavilion website.
Organized by:
ClimBeR
AICCRA
CGIAR
Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP27 (Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC), will be the 27th United Nations Climate Change conference, to be held from 6 to 18 November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
About the Food and Agriculture Pavilion
CGIAR, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and The Rockefeller Foundation are collaborating to show how agrifood systems are part of the solution to the climate crisis under the first ever pavilion at the UN Conference of Parties dedicated to food and agriculture. In the pavilion, the three organizations will lead a unique program of events bringing together government and community leaders, farmers, academics and other experts who are taking decisions on innovative solutions to help countries take effective climate action.