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Community for Climate Change Mitigation in Agriculture

Welcome to the homepage of the Community for Climate Change Mitigation in Agriculture. This Community of Practice, launched by the MICCA Programme in January 2012, provides a network for practitioners working on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture. The Community facilitates the development and adoption of sustainable mitigation practices currently being used in agricultural production systems in different parts of the world.

Our goals are:

• making information about climate change mitigation in agriculture easily accessible for practitioners;
• fostering knowledge-sharing and collaboration among practitioners;
• supporting collective efforts to influence relevant policy areas; and
• increasing the visibility of climate change mitigation in agriculture at a global level.
  
  

Activities of the Community of Practice

“I particularly liked the participatory engagement of the community for climate change mitigation in agriculture in deciding what they should learn. That is great!” - Member, Malawi

Learning events

The learning events are a series of online webinars carried out by the Community of Practice, facilitated by MICCA. Each learning event takes place over a period of two to three weeks and gathers professionals, practitioners, and institutions to discuss issues related to climate change and agriculture. Through this, the Community of Practice has grown to more than 270 members from projects and institutions, originating from more than 30 countries including Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Pakistan, India, Europe and North America.

“It is important for scientists working on local adaptation mechanisms to climate change (...) to compare notes, share information, and learn from progress made in other regions of the world. The establishment of a network focusing on climate smart agriculture will facilitate the advancement of achieving food security in most developing countries.” - Survey Participant

Discussion Fora

The Community’s members communicate via its Discussion Group ('Development Group' or DGroup’). The DGroup allows them to exchange experiences, questions and advice with each other individually or in discussion threads. They can also benefit from the moderation and support provided by the Community’s co-ordination team. We want the DGroup to become an active forum in which practical and technical issues relating to mitigation in agriculture can be addressed.

Join us

©FAO/Hoang Dinh Nam Are you already working on reducing or removing greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture? Would you like to help make agriculture more climate-smart? We invite you to become a member, join in the discussion and share documents, experiences and news with the Community. You can also join our LinkedIn Group, which allows professionals share contacts.