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23 August 2017

How can climate-smart agriculture and rural development foster resilience?

Picture by ILRI via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Picture by ILRI via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

People who live in rural areas are increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Shocks related to the lack of resources like water, food and energy, extreme weather, high unemployment and migration to cities exacerbate fragility, increasing risks of polarization and conflict. How can we reverse these worrying trends?

Climate-smart agriculture with its focus on sustainable resource management and rural development are frequently mentioned among the solutions for creating prosperous societies. However, how exactly do we apply and combine these tools? These are the questions to be discussed at the seminar, jointly organized by IFAD , the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and SIANI.

The seminar will include a speech by Gilbert Huongbo, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD who also was the Prime Minister of Togo during 2008-2012 and worked as Deputy Director-General for Field Operations and Partnerships at the International Labour Organization (ILO). Elected at the time of ongoing famines in South Sudan, Nigeria, Yemen and Somalia and challenging food security conditions in other parts of Africa, he pledged to ensure more agricultural investments aimed at poverty eradication.

IFAD is an international financial institution and a specialized agency of the United Nations dedicated to eliminating poverty and hunger in rural areas of developing countries. IFAD has a unique mandate, focusing exclusively on rural areas and targeting the poorest and most deprived segments of the rural population. Huongbo himself was born and raised in rural Togo, and among his chief priorities is ensuring young women and men in rural areas have the opportunity to secure decent livelihoods without feeling compelled to migrate.

Times

Från 23 augusti 2017 vid 11:30 till 23 augusti 2017 vid 13:15

Venue

UD:s internationella presscenter, Fredsgatan 6

Resurser

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Welcoming remarks, Ulrika Modéer, State Secretary to the Minister for International Development Cooperation & keynote speech: Gilbert Houngbo, President IFAD

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Ola Möller, Senior Policy Specialist, Agriculture and Food Security Policy Support Unit, Sida

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Ylva Hillbur, Vice Chancellor for International Relations, Swedish University for Agricultural Sciences, SLU

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Kathrine Löfberg, Chairman of Board, Löfbergs Lila AB

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Lennart Ackzell, International Secretary, Swedish Farmers Federation, LRF

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Atakilte Beyene, Senior Researcher, Nordic Africa Institute, NAI

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Panel discussion with audience

Part of the seminar "How can climate-smart agriculture and rural development foster resilience?” on 23rd of August 2017 at the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

Agenda

Tentative agenda:

  • 13.30 -13.40 Welcoming remarks: Ulrika Modéer, State Secretary to the Minister for International Development Cooperation
  • 13.40 -14.00 Keynote speech: Gilbert Houngbo, President International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD.
  • 14.00 -14.40 Short presentations from the panel:

– Ola Möller, Senior Policy Specialist, Agriculture and Food Security Policy Support Unit, Sida;
– Ylva Hillbur, Vice Chancellor for International Relations, Swedish University for Agricultural        Sciences, SLU;
– Kathrine Löfberg, Chairman of Board, Löfbergs Lila AB;
– Lennart Ackzell, International Secretary, Swedish Farmers Federation, LRF;
– Atakilte Beyene, Senior Researcher, Nordic Africa Institute, NAI.

  • 14.40 -15.10 Panel discussion with audience.
  • 15.10 -15.15 Closing remarks

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