About the event

Representatives from Ethiopia and Kenya will launch Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Plans designed to align climate adaptation in agriculture with Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Panelists will discuss how the approach of these countries can be replicated across Africa.

In addition, the African Group of Negotiators Expert Support (AGNES) will showcase the Technical Guide for the Development of Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategies (LT-LEDS) intended to support African countries by providing practical description of the various steps needed to develop holistic and economy-wide LT-LEDS. 

Objectives

The session has three main objectives:

1. Policy Alignment
   
   Showcase how Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Plans can address both adaptation and mitigation goals by aligning with policies/strategies such as Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategies (LT-LEDS) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and discuss how to effectively integrate these plans into existing policy frameworks.
    
2. Promote Knowledge Sharing and Exchange
   
   Provide a platform for sharing best practices, lessons, and case studies from Kenya, Ethiopia and Zambia, focusing on mobilizing finance, scaling climate-smart agriculture (CSA), and achieving both food security and climate action objectives. Share the AGNES technical guide on developing LT-LEDS in Africa.
    
3. Fostering Public-Private Sector Partnerships
   
   Explore how public-private partnerships can mobilize technical and financial resources to scale CSA and advance low-carbon agricultural investments, fostering collaboration for sustainable growth.

Speakers

Moderator: Dorcas Jalango, Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT

Speakers:

• Patrick Kibaya, Head of Department, Climate Change Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Kenya
• Addisu Negash, Lead, Environment and Climate Change Coordination, Ministry of Agriculture, Ethiopia
• Walters Tubua, Regional Lead, UNFCCC Regional Collaboration Centre West and Central Africa
• Ruth Nyamasege, NDC Senior Facilitator for Kenya, NDC Partnership
• George Wamukoya, Team Lead, African Group of Negotiators Expert Support (AGNES)
• Romy Chevallier, Climate Policy Expert, Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA)

Panelists:

• Morton Mwanza, Chief Agriculture Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Zambia
• Ignatius Juma, Senior Adaptation Advisor to Chair, African Group of Negotiators and Kenya Climate Envoy
• Berhanu Assefa, Project Coordinator, Scaling up Climate Ambition on Land Use and Agriculture (SCALA), Food and Agriculture Organization/United Nations Development Program
• Lydia Kimani, Executive Director, Agribusiness for African Markets (AfAM)

Food and Agriculture Pavilion

At the Food & Agriculture Pavilion, CGIAR and FAO  will create a platform for collaborative dialogue, knowledge sharing, and decision-making on the unique role of agriculture and food systems in the fight against climate change. These will include sharing efforts to drive adaptation and reduce emissions across food, land, and water systems to ensure food, nutrition, and water security for the most affected small-scale producers and food-insecure communities through targeted adaptation strategies. 

Livestreaming will available.

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