How can mitigation funding benefit smallholders' food security and build climate resilience?
Hosted by: SIANI
The event will start on: 03 Dec 11 12:30
And will end on: 03 Dec 11 13:30
At Durban University of Technology
Posted by: Olivia
The Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project (KACP), developed by the Vi Agroforestry programme, receives mitigation funding from the World Bank's BioCarbon Fund for soil carbon sequestration and above-ground sequestration in trees.
Apart from providing farmers with a small sum of extra cash, the switch to climate-smart agricultural practices has had the additional benefits of increasing crop yields as well as improving farmer's resilience to climate change. According to a recent World Bank commissioned study, the crop yield increases alone are worth US$ 200-400/ha/year.
In KACP, Vi Agroforestry and the BioCarbon Fund has developed the Sustainable Agricultural Land Management (SALM) methodology. A model approach to measuring soil carbon sequestration is being used, which has been approved by the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) agency. SALM is a public good, free for any organization to use.
However, concerns have been raised, notably by the International Agricultural Trade Policy Institute (IATP), about the adequacy of a carbon market approach to financing a shift to sustainable agriculture. This event will also discuss these concerns.
This event will be part of the Agriculture and Rural Development Day, during the COP 17 negotiations in Durban, South Africa. In order to attend, you need to register at ARDD's website before the 30th of November.
Speakers are: Amos Wekesa, Climate and Environment Advisor at ViAgroforestry, Ellysar Baroudy, Manager of the BioCarbon Fund at the World Bank and Karen Hansen-Kuhn, International Programme Director at IATP. The session will be moderated by Thomas Rosswall, Chair of CCAFS.
