Learning events

Learning event on agroforestry, food security and climate change

The Community of practice hosts 2 - 3 learning events per year. The most recent event took place from February to March 2013. The online learning event on agroforestry, food security and climate change was organized jointly by the MICCA Programme and the Agroforestry Programme of FAO's Forestry Department in collaboration with key agroforestry partners, including the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) and the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF). Over 600 participants shared their experiences, and 11 expert presentations were given (see recordings and slides below).

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Webinar topics, recordings and presentations

Webinar 1: Agroforestry for food security and climate change – Setting the objectives of the learning event (90 min) Tuesday, 5 February at 15:30–17:00 (Rome Time - GMT +1)
Recording of the session

Presentations
• Agroforestry and climate change 
Emmanuel Torquebiau, CIRAD
• International Conference on Forests for Food Security and Nutrition 
Fred Kafeero, FAO
• Advancing agroforestry on the policy agenda: a Guide for decision-makers 
Gérard Buttoud, FAO

Webinar 2: Cases of emerging opportunities for agroforestry in the context of climate change – Intersectoral dialogue, policies and practices (90 min) Tuesday, 12 February at 15:30–17:00 (Rome Time - GMT +1)
Recording of the session
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Malawi case study
Part 3: Last three presentations

Presentations
• Intersectoral dialogue and policies for promoting agroforestry in the Southern African region: The case of the Agroforestry Policy Working Group in Malawi 
Godfrey Kundhlande, ICRAF
• Combining agricultural, forestry and climate change policy agendas
Part 1  - Part 2  - Part 3 
Christian Dupraz, SupAgro, The French Association of Agroforestry and the European Agroforestry Federation
• Cacao and coffee in Central America for climate resilience and food security 
Eduardo Somarriba, CATIE
• Gender and agroforestry – ownership of trees in the context of climate change 
 David Edmunds, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)

Webinar 3: Governance, economics and financing for climate-smart agroforestry (90 min) Thursday, 14 February at 15:30–17:00 (Rome Time - GMT +1)
Recording of the session
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2:  Agroforestry and climate change adaptation and mitigation
Part 3: Coping with increased risks – Economics of agroforestry at the farm level
Part 4: Agroforestry policies for carbon, biodiversity and livelihoods: examples from Brazil

Presentations
• Agroforestry and climate change adaptation and mitigation 
Henry Neufeldt, ICRAF
• Coping with increased risks – Economics of agroforestry at the farm level  
Peter Dewees, World Bank
• Agroforestry policies for carbon, biodiversity and livelihoods: examples from Brazil 
Götz Schroth, Federal University of Western Pará, Brazil

Webinar 4: Recommendations to the International Conference on Forests for Food Security and Nutrition (90 min) Monday, 4 March at 15:30–17:00 (Rome Time - GMT +1)
Recording of the session

Presentation
• The Role of Agroforestry in Food and Nutritional Security 
Ramni Jamnadass, Ian Dawson, Stepha McMullin, Katja Kehlenbeck and Frank Place (ICRAF)

Key background reading material

• Policy Brief: Helping smallholder farmers mitigate climate change
  Wollenberg E, Higman S, Seeberg-Elverfeldt C, Neely C, Tapio-Biström ML and Neufeldt H. 2012. CCAFS Policy Brief no. 5. CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
• Policy Brief: Trees on farms: Tackling the triple challenges of mitigation, adaptation and food security
  Neufeldt H, Wilkes A, Zomer RJ, Xu J, Nang’ole E,  Munster C,  Place F. 2009. World Agroforestry Centre Policy Brief 077. World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.
• Linking Carbon, Biodiversity and Livelihoods Near Forest Margins: The Role of Agroforestry
  Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry Systems - Part II in Advances in Agroforestry, Volume 8, 2011, pp 179-200 © Götz Schroth, Maria do Socorro Souza da Mota, Terry Hills, Lorena Soto-Pinto, Iwan Wijayanto, Candra Wirawan Arief, Yatziri Zepeda.
• Main Highlights on Towards the Assessment of Trees Outside Forests
  FAO, 2013. 12 pp. (Brochure).
• Agroforestry Guidelines: Advancing agroforestry on the policy agenda: A guide for decision makers
  FAO 2013

Additional background material related to each webinar topic will be made available in advance.

Objectives

1. To facilitate the exchange of knowledge on agroforestry and its role and potential for climate change mitigation, adaptation and food security;
2. To gather recommendations for agroforestry policy mechanisms, practices and strategic decision making, with specific considerations regarding the implementation of the Agroforestry Guidelines: Advancing Agroforestry on the Policy Agenda – A guide for decision-makers; and
3. To contribute to the background document of the International Conference Forests  for Food Security and Nutrition (Rome, Italy, 13 to 15 May, 2013).