Water for Agriculture and Energy in Africa: the Challenges of Climate Change

Water for agriculture and energy in Africa
The challenge of climate change

Report of the ministerial conference
15-17 December 2008
Sirte, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome 2011

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The Ministerial Conference on â€œWater for Agriculture and Energy in Africa: the Challenges of Climate Change was held in Sirte, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, on the 15-17 December 2008. The Conference discussed the prospect for food end energy demand by 2015 and the projections for 2030 and 2050, based on the key drives of population and income growth and under the threat of climate change, concluding that policy decisions and budget allocations should as well be made available for large-scale for irrigated agriculture and hydropower generation.

While recognizing the importance of national financing and regional cooperation for implementing strategies to address country needs and boost food production, the Conference Declaration appealed to multilateral agencies for additional funding and called upon developed and developing countries to realize their commitments in terms of budget allocation to agricultural production. The Sirte Declaration called upon the African Union Commission to design a road map and mechanism for monitoring and evaluating implementation, in collaboration with FAO, The African Development Bank, The Economic Commission for Africa, NEPAD, and the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements List of figures List of tables Acronyms and abbreviations Foreword	- 174kb

Report of the Conference Date and place of the Conference Inaugural ceremony Opening of the Conference Committee of the whole Round tables Parallel events Adoption of the Declaration on Water for Agriculture and Energy in Africa: The Challenges of Climate Change Participation Closure of the Conference Annex 1. Full texts of the statements delivered during the inaugural ceremony Annex 2. Adopted agenda and timetable Annex 3. Composition of the drafting committee Annex 4. The reports of the parallel events Appendix: The Conference adopted Declaration	- 233kb

Conference thematic approach Introduction Theme 1: Prospects for food and energy demand by 2015 and projections for 2030-2050 Theme 2: Defining the investment envelope Theme 3: Financing mechanisms and implementation strategies Conclusions References	- 1.064kb

Regional views for investment Introduction Challenges Water resources for agriculture and energy in the context of climate change Investment programmatic framework and envelope Institutional environment Implementation strategies and financing mechanisms Conclusions Annex 1: Regional distribution Annex 2: Africa and the world Annex 3: Investment envelopes Irrigation projections for 2030-2050 The baseline Projections Analysis Conclusions and recommendations References	- 225kb

Resources and challenges in the context of climate change Executive summary Introduction African climate and anticipated future patterns Water resources in Africa Irrigation and cropping pattern zones Water for food Energy requirements for sustainable agriculture Hazardous agriculture in light of climate change Attempts to overcome the challenges Forming partnerships across Africa Opportunities for sustainable agriculture The way ahead References	- 2.077kb

Hydropower resource assessment In Africa Executive summary Introduction Hydroelectric power development in Africa Hydropower/small hydropower database for Africa Africa s hydropower project partners Impacts Conclusions and recommendations References	- 201kb

The Lake Chad Basin: a system under threat Geographical context Demographic context Economy The Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) Stakes and challenges of the Lake Chad Basin Saving Lake Chad and its basin: an absolute necessity	- 442kb

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