FAO Side Events
5 June 2014
National Adaptation Plans: supporting the development and implementation of agricultural relevant components
13:15 - 14:45 Room: Wind
Presenters will include countries show casing existing initiatives and programmes. FAO, IFAD, UNDP and WFP will present current work and support mechanisms which countries can benefit from when developing and implementing their NAPs.
Speakers: Various countries FAO , IFAD, WFP and UNDP
Presentations:
- Importance of the agricultural sector for the NAP process in Malawi. (Fred Kossam/Austin Tibu)
- The agricultural sectors in the National Adaptation processes in Vietnam. (Bui My Binh)
- Importance of Agriculture for the NAP process. (Jan Verhagen)
Towards a transparent and reliable REDD+ MRV: the case of the NFI in Papua New Guinea
13:15 - 14:45 Room: Metro
The government of Papua New Guinea government with the support of the UN-REDD Programme and EU GCCA is conducting the first National Forest Inventory. The NFI is developed to support REDD+ activities and to be integrated with the national GHG Inventory. Full description of PNG forest activity data will be presented.
Climate-Smart Agriculture at work
18:30 - 20:00 Room: Rail
What are we learning from the country-level design and implementation of Climate-smart Agriculture (CSA) projects and programmes? Which approaches have been validated, which theories of change have yet to be tested? What needs to be done differently?
Speakers: Ireland, FAO, IFAD and WFP
6 June 2014
Connecting commodities to landscapes through public-private-civic partnerships
18:30—20:00
Room: Wind
There is a disconnect between commodities and landscapes in the sense that landscapes provide no direct benefits to business while providing many of the long-term services to sustain productivity. We will discuss reasons why some businesses do engage at landscape scales.
Speakers: ICRAF; EcoAgriculture Partners; CCAFS; business partners; FAO; DFID, WB