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Recent News » Building Climate Smart Agriculture and Resiliency in the Sahel
Thursday March 1, 2012
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
10 G St NE, Suite 800
Washington, DC
This event features leading global experts who will discuss lessons learned from farmer innovations and observed landscape transformations in Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali. The speakers will draw on their experiences in the Sahel to explore how to use Climate Smart Agriculture to increase productivity and resiliency.
In the wake of the latest crisis in the Horn of Africa, concerns are mounting about a potential food crisis in the West African Sahel. This event will focus on scaling up interventions to address the root causes of chronic food shortages while strengthening household economies.
SPEAKERS:
- Chris Reij - Senior Fellow, WRI, Free University, Netherlands
- Mike McGahuey - Natural Resources Management Specialist, USAID
- Gray Tappan - Remote Sensing Specialist, US Geological Survey
- Emmy Simmons - Board Member, the Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa
MODERATORS:
- Jerry Glover - Science & Technology Policy Fellow, USAID
- Edward Cameron - Director, International Climate Initiative, WRI
BACKGROUND READING:
- From Vulnerability to Resilience: FMNR in Niger – by Edward Cameron
- Agroenvironmental Transformation in the Sahel – by Chris Reij, Gray Tappan, Melinda Smale
- African Re-greening Initiatives blog
- The Great Oasis: Can a Wall of Trees Stop the Sahara from Spreading – interview with Chris Reij, by Burkhard Bilger
- Development of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration – by Tony Rinaudo
RSVP AT: http://bit.ly/Aruuce
For more information, contact: Bob Winterbottom, rwinterbottom@wri.org
Posted By Rachel Friedman at 1:39pm on 21 February 2012
